NIH funding profile · Boston, MA · Higher education
Harvard Medical School NIH Funding
Also known as HMS
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
Harvard Medical School received $143.2M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 293 award records and 247 principal investigators. That ranks #63 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #8 in Massachusetts, down 2.2% from FY2025.
Part of Harvard University. See its combined NIH funding across every member NIH records separately.
FY2026 closed on September 30, 2026, but NIH keeps posting that year's awards to RePORTER for several weeks. FY2026 figures reflect records available on October 16, 2026 and may rise slightly at the next refresh.
FY2026 NIH funding
$143.2M
−2.2% vs FY2025
National rank
#63
Unchanged vs FY2025
Rank in Massachusetts
#8
4.3% of Massachusetts NIH funding · down 1 place from #7
Awards · PIs
293
247 investigators · 63 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
Harvard Medical School received $812.5M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved −18.5% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #56 (FY2022).
NIH institutes funding Harvard Medical School, FY2026
22 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), accounted for 16.7% of the institution's NIH funding across 45 awards.
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$23.9M · 16.7%
45 awards · vs FY2025: −10.6%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$21.6M · 15.1%
32 awards · vs FY2025: +38.9%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$18.9M · 13.2%
43 awards · vs FY2025: −3.6%
- NCATS · National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences$12.5M · 8.7%
2 awards · vs FY2025: +2.5%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$10.2M · 7.1%
26 awards · vs FY2025: −14.7%
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$8.8M · 6.1%
31 awards · vs FY2025: −21.4%
- NIMH · National Institute of Mental Health$8.3M · 5.8%
24 awards · vs FY2025: +2.9%
- NIDCD · National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders$5.9M · 4.1%
18 awards · vs FY2025: +16.0%
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$4.8M · 3.3%
20 awards · vs FY2025: −11.8%
- NIDA · National Institute on Drug Abuse$4.1M · 2.9%
9 awards · vs FY2025: −36.3%
Also: NEI $4.0M · NIAMS $3.6M · NIDCR $3.4M · NHGRI $3.1M · NIDDK $2.6M · OD $2.2M · NIBIB $1.1M · NIMHD $1.0M · NIEHS $1.0M · NICHD $940K · NIAAA $736K · NLM $381K
Award mechanism mix
Share of NIH award dollars by activity-code family in FY2026, with the FY2022 share for comparison. R01-equivalent research grants were 51.2% of funding.
- R01-equivalent51.2% · FY22 50.0%
- Other research (R)19.3% · FY22 14.6%
- Cooperative agreements (U)15.1% · FY22 17.4%
- Institutional training (T)5.6% · FY22 6.2%
- Career development (K)2.9% · FY22 2.6%
- Centers & program projects (P)2.5% · FY22 5.0%
- Fellowships (F)2.0% · FY22 2.3%
- Other1.5% · FY22 2.1%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 126 | $65.3M | 45.6% | $518K |
| R35 | 27 | $18.5M | 12.9% | $684K |
| UM1 | 3 | $11.8M | 8.2% | $3.9M |
| T32 | 12 | $7.6M | 5.3% | $635K |
| U2C | 2 | $6.9M | 4.8% | $3.4M |
| R24 | 4 | $5.1M | 3.6% | $1.3M |
| R37 | 5 | $3.8M | 2.6% | $758K |
| DP2 | 3 | $2.8M | 2.0% | $944K |
| P01 | 1 | $2.7M | 1.9% | $2.7M |
| R21 | 8 | $2.2M | 1.6% | $280K |
| OT2 | 3 | $2.1M | 1.5% | $707K |
| K99 | 16 | $2.0M | 1.4% | $127K |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Center (opens NIH RePORTER)
5UM1TR004408-04 · NCATS
$10.8MUM1
- Diagnosing the Unknown for Care and Advancing Science (DUCAS) (opens NIH RePORTER)
5U2CNS132415-04 · NINDS
$4.2MU2C
- Medical Scientist Training Program (opens NIH RePORTER)
5T32GM144273-05 · NIGMS
$2.8MT32
- Diagnosing the Unknown for Care and Advancing Science (DUCAS) (opens NIH RePORTER)
3U2CNS132415-04S1 · NINDS
$2.7MU2C
- Medicare at a Crossroads (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P01AG032952-17 · NIA
$2.7MP01
- ImmGen Consortium (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R24AI201122-01 · NIAID
$2.0MR24
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 63 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Cellular Energy Metabolism in Neurons (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01NS153564-01 · NINDS · Notice Sep 19, 2026
$485KR01
- Advancing Personalized Periodontal Therapy Using AI and Multimodal Data Integration (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R56DE035177-01A1 · NIDCR · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$1.4MR56
- MafB mutations in Multicentric Carpo-Tarsal Osteolysis (MCTO): Multi-omic Exploration of the Mechanisms Involved in Skeletal Osteolysis in a Mouse MCTO Model (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21AR087046-01A1 · NIAMS · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$395KR21
- Utilizing Static Pressure in Wideband Tympanometry to Improve Automated Diagnosis of Hearing Loss Pathologies (opens NIH RePORTER)
1F31DC024428-01 · NIDCD · Notice Sep 10, 2026
$38KF31
- Time-Domain Measurement and Modeling to Trace the Roles of Stochastic and Fast-Adaptive Outer-Hair-Cell Bundle Behavior in the Sensitive Cochlea (opens NIH RePORTER)
1F31DC024447-01 · NIDCD · Notice Sep 10, 2026
$38KF31
- Mechanisms of Immune Suppression by Age-Associated CD8 T Cells in Cancer (opens NIH RePORTER)
1K99CA312753-01 · NCI · Notice Sep 8, 2026
$136KK99
Other NIH-funded institutions in Massachusetts
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | UMass Chan Medical SchoolWorcester, MA | $190.3M |
| 5 | Boston University Medical CampusBoston, MA | $190.1M |
| 6 | Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA | $169.7M |
| 7 | Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardCambridge, MA | $157.2M |
| 8 | Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MA | $143.2M |
| 9 | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA | $141.3M |
| 10 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA | $113.5M |
| 11 | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthBoston, MA | $100.6M |
| 12 | Tufts University BostonBoston, MA | $80.8M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardCambridge, MA | $157.2M |
| 61 | Scripps ResearchLa Jolla, CA | $155.5M |
| 62 | Wake Forest University Health SciencesWinston-Salem, NC | $152.5M |
| 63 | Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MA | $143.2M |
| 64 | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA | $141.3M |
| 65 | Medical University of South CarolinaCharleston, SC | $139.6M |
| 66 | Medical College of WisconsinMilwaukee, WI | $138.8M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 58 | University of Illinois at ChicagoChicago, IL | $169.5M |
| 62 | Wake Forest University Health SciencesWinston-Salem, NC | $152.5M |
| 63 | Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MA | $143.2M |
| 65 | Medical University of South CarolinaCharleston, SC | $139.6M |
| 66 | Medical College of WisconsinMilwaukee, WI | $138.8M |
| 67 | University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley, CA | $138.8M |
| 68 | University of KentuckyLexington, KY | $133.8M |
About these numbers
Source: the public NIH RePORTER API, refreshed October 16, 2026. See our data methodology and the guide to reading NIH funding rankings by university.
- Who is countedAwards made to NIH recipient organization code 3212902. A university's medical school, affiliated hospital, or other campuses can be separate NIH recipients with their own totals.
- What is countedTotal award amount (direct plus indirect) obligated in each fiscal year for grants, cooperative agreements, training awards, SBIR/STTR, and R&D contracts. Subprojects, intramural research, and interagency agreements are excluded.
- InstitutesEach award is credited in full to its administering institute, even when other institutes co-fund it.
- SubawardsNIH reports the prime recipient only, so research this institution performs under another organization's grant is not included here.