NIH funding profile · Washington, DC · Higher education
Howard University NIH Funding
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
Howard University received $10.7M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 16 award records and 25 principal investigators. That ranks #296 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #4 in District of Columbia, down 0.1% from FY2025.
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
$10.7M
−0.1% vs FY2025
National rank
#296
Up 7 places from #303 vs FY2025
Rank in District of Columbia
#4
5.3% of District of Columbia NIH funding
Awards · PIs
16
25 investigators · 3 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
Howard University received $51.9M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved −20.4% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #276 (FY2022).
NIH institutes funding Howard University, FY2026
8 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), accounted for 45.5% of the institution's NIH funding across 1 award.
- NIMHD · National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities$4.9M · 45.5%
1 award · vs FY2025: −1.1%
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$1.6M · 14.9%
5 awards · vs FY2025: +21.1%
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$1.4M · 12.6%
1 award · vs FY2025: +1.1%
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$998K · 9.3%
2 awards · vs FY2025: +300.7%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$777K · 7.2%
3 awards · vs FY2025: +36.3%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$566K · 5.3%
2 awards · vs FY2025: +45.4%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$428K · 4.0%
1 award · vs FY2025: 0.0%
- NIDCR · National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research$132K · 1.2%
1 award · vs FY2025: 0.0%
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 14.6% of funding.
- Cooperative agreements (U)58.1% · FY22 54.0%
- Other research (R)20.3% · FY22 10.8%
- R01-equivalent14.6% · FY22 27.6%
- Career development (K)4.0% · FY22 0.0%
- Institutional training (T)3.0% · FY22 2.5%
- Centers & program projects (P)0.0% · FY22 2.2%
- Other0.0% · FY22 2.9%
Top activity codes, FY2026
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- Howard University Research Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities (opens NIH RePORTER)
5U54MD007597-37 · NIMHD
$4.9MU54
- 1/2 Howard - Hopkins Comprehensive Partnerships to Advance Cancer Health (opens NIH RePORTER)
5U54CA295337-03 · NCI
$1.4MU54
- Molecular Mechanisms of HIV-1 resistance in Sickle Cell Disease and Trait (opens NIH RePORTER)
2R01HL125005-11 · NHLBI
$749KR01
- Essential of Essential: A Variational Graph Attention Framework for Predicting Gene Essentiality and Functional Substructures (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R15GM165012-01 · NIGMS
$566KR15
- Linking defects in DNA polymerase beta to mitochondrial dysfunction and cytosolic nucleic acid sensor in Helicobacter pylori associated inflammation (opens NIH RePORTER)
5R01AI179899-03 · NIAID
$429KR01
- The Howard University Expanding Research in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (HU-ERA-PREP) (opens NIH RePORTER)
5R25AG086106-03 · NIA
$428KR25
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 3 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Decoding Cargo Sorting and Selection for Next-Generation Designer Extracellular Vesicles (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R16GM166825-01 · NIGMS · Notice Aug 20, 2026
$190KR16
- Antiviral Factors restricting HIV in Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R16AI192054-01A1 · NIAID · Notice Jul 22, 2026
$193KR16
Other NIH-funded institutions in District of Columbia
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Washington UniversityWashington, DC | $77.3M |
| 2 | Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC | $57.4M |
| 3 | Children's Research InstituteWashington, DC | $29.3M |
| 4 | Howard UniversityWashington, DC | $10.7M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 293 | Lovelace Biomedical Research InstituteAlbuquerque, NM | $11.1M |
| 294 | Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY | $10.8M |
| 295 | Baylor UniversityWaco, TX | $10.8M |
| 296 | Howard UniversityWashington, DC | $10.7M |
| 297 | Nemours Children's Hospital, DelawareWilmington, DE | $10.7M |
| 298 | Ada Forsyth Institute, Inc.Somerville, MA | $10.5M |
| 299 | University of IdahoMoscow, ID | $10.4M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 290 | Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, VA | $11.5M |
| 291 | University of WyomingLaramie, WY | $11.3M |
| 294 | Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY | $10.8M |
| 295 | Baylor UniversityWaco, TX | $10.8M |
| 296 | Howard UniversityWashington, DC | $10.7M |
| 299 | University of IdahoMoscow, ID | $10.4M |
| 301 | North Carolina A&T State UniversityGreensboro, NC | $10.3M |
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 3499801. 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.