NIH funding profile · Baltimore, MD · Research institute
Lieber Institute, Inc. NIH Funding
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
Lieber Institute, Inc. received $11.6M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 13 award records and 15 principal investigators. That ranks #288 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #13 in Maryland, up 21.8% 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
$11.6M
+21.8% vs FY2025
National rank
#288
Up 36 places from #324 vs FY2025
Rank in Maryland
#13
0.7% of Maryland NIH funding · up 4 places from #17
Awards · PIs
13
15 investigators · 2 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
Lieber Institute, Inc. received $46.4M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved +71.8% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #288 (FY2026).
NIH institutes funding Lieber Institute, Inc., FY2026
5 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), accounted for 54.3% of the institution's NIH funding across 8 awards.
- NIMH · National Institute of Mental Health$6.3M · 54.3%
8 awards · vs FY2025: +21.6%
- NIDA · National Institute on Drug Abuse$2.5M · 21.9%
2 awards · vs FY2025: +59.1%
- NICHD · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development$1.5M · 12.6%
1 award · vs FY2025: +0.6%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$838K · 7.2%
1 award · vs FY2025: +0.9%
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$459K · 4.0%
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 93.7% of funding.
- R01-equivalent93.7% · FY22 92.1%
- Other research (R)4.0% · FY22 6.4%
- Fellowships (F)1.4% · FY22 0.0%
- Career development (K)1.0% · FY22 1.5%
Top activity codes, FY2026
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- Understanding Schizophrenia Risk Mechanisms Via Multimodal Analysis of Patient-derived Neurons and 3D Cortical Organoids and Correlation with Clinical and Cognitive Phenotypes (opens NIH RePORTER)
4RF1MH134828-03 · NIMH
$2.6MRF1
- Cellular resolution spatio-molecular expression across the anterior-posterior axis of the nucleus accumbens in the human brain (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01DA065276-01 · NIDA
$1.9MR01
- Maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection, placenta biology, and neurodevelopmental outcomes in the offspring (opens NIH RePORTER)
5R01HD107140-05 · NICHD
$1.5MR01
- 1/2 Large-scale, single-cell characterization of molecular and cellular networks of mood regulation circuitry in major depressive disorder (opens NIH RePORTER)
5R01MH131817-03 · NIMH
$1.0MR01
- Small-molecule probes for augmenting D5 receptor signaling (opens NIH RePORTER)
5R01MH132019-04 · NIMH
$840KR01
$838KR01
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 2 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- A translational approach to revealing stress susceptibility in amygdala-prefrontal circuits (opens NIH RePORTER)
1K99MH142727-01 · NIMH · Notice Aug 3, 2026
$114KK99
Other NIH-funded institutions in Maryland
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park, MD | $62.3M |
| 6 | Technical Resources International, Inc.Bethesda, MD | $49.1M |
| 7 | The Emmes Company, LLCRockville, MD | $29.5M |
| 8 | Fisher Bioservices, Inc.Rockville, MD | $29.2M |
| 9 | Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy KriegerBaltimore, MD | $21.8M |
| 10 | Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military MedicineBethesda, MD | $19.6M |
| 11 | Advanced Bioscience Laboratories, Inc.Rockville, MD | $12.9M |
| 12 | Precision Bioservices, Inc.Frederick, MD | $12.1M |
| 13 | Lieber Institute, Inc.Baltimore, MD | $11.6M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 285 | University of Toledo Health Science CampusToledo, OH | $11.7M |
| 286 | Institute for Systems BiologySeattle, WA | $11.7M |
| 287 | Kansas State UniversityManhattan, KS | $11.6M |
| 288 | Lieber Institute, Inc.Baltimore, MD | $11.6M |
| 289 | Healthpartners InstituteBloomington, MN | $11.6M |
| 290 | Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, VA | $11.5M |
| 291 | University of WyomingLaramie, WY | $11.3M |
Similar research institutes and nonprofits
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 278 | National Bureau of Economic ResearchCambridge, MA | $12.5M |
| 282 | J. Craig Venter Institute, Inc.La Jolla, CA | $12.0M |
| 284 | Geisinger ClinicDanville, PA | $11.8M |
| 286 | Institute for Systems BiologySeattle, WA | $11.7M |
| 288 | Lieber Institute, Inc.Baltimore, MD | $11.6M |
| 289 | Healthpartners InstituteBloomington, MN | $11.6M |
| 293 | Lovelace Biomedical Research InstituteAlbuquerque, NM | $11.1M |
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 10027618. 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.