NIH funding profile · Loma Linda, CA · Higher education
Loma Linda University NIH Funding
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
Loma Linda University received $15.3M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 14 award records and 20 principal investigators. That ranks #259 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #30 in California, up 105.2% 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
$15.3M
+105.2% vs FY2025
National rank
#259
Up 109 places from #368 vs FY2025
Rank in California
#30
0.3% of California NIH funding · up 10 places from #40
Awards · PIs
14
20 investigators · 8 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
Loma Linda University received $49.1M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved +68.6% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #259 (FY2026).
NIH institutes funding Loma Linda University, FY2026
8 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the NIH Office of the Director (OD), accounted for 52.2% of the institution's NIH funding across 1 award.
- OD · NIH Office of the Director$8.0M · 52.2%
1 award · vs FY2025: —
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$2.3M · 15.0%
3 awards · vs FY2025: +46.1%
- NIDCR · National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research$1.5M · 10.0%
3 awards · vs FY2025: +21.8%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$1.3M · 8.5%
3 awards · vs FY2025: +29.8%
- NIDA · National Institute on Drug Abuse$1.1M · 7.0%
1 award · vs FY2025: −11.9%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$622K · 4.1%
1 award · vs FY2025: −3.4%
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$311K · 2.0%
1 award · vs FY2025: +26.8%
- NIMHD · National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities$188K · 1.2%
1 award · vs FY2025: —
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 34.7% of funding.
- Other52.2% · FY22 0.0%
- R01-equivalent34.7% · FY22 75.7%
- Cooperative agreements (U)7.0% · FY22 0.0%
- Career development (K)2.5% · FY22 3.2%
- Institutional training (T)2.0% · FY22 0.0%
- Other research (R)1.6% · FY22 21.1%
Top activity codes, FY2026
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- BRF: LLU Cellular Therapy Research Facility (opens NIH RePORTER)
1C06OD042711-01 · OD
$8.0MC06
- Genomic and Epigenomic Mechanisms of Maternal E-Cigarette induced Abnormal Brain Development (opens NIH RePORTER)
5U01DA058278-04 · NIDA
$1.1MU01
- Mechanisms of uterine artery hemodynamics adaptation to pregnancy and gestational hypoxia (opens NIH RePORTER)
5R01HL169157-04 · NHLBI
$794KR01
- Effects of chronic hypoxia on cerebral blood flow autoregulation in the newborn. (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01HL185877-01 · NHLBI
$777KR01
- Regulation of cardiomyocyte growth in a fetal ovine model of reduced left ventricular filling (opens NIH RePORTER)
7R01HL171286-03 · NHLBI
$727KR01
- The REASON Score: An Epigenetic And Clinicopathologic Score to Predict Risk of Poor Survival in Early Stage Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients (opens NIH RePORTER)
5R01DE031395-05 · NIDCR
$715KR01
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 8 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Brain Pericytes in Perinatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01NS152423-01 · NINDS · Notice Sep 19, 2026
$643KR01
- Integrating RNA-Seq and AI-derived Digital Pathomics for Multimodal Survival Prediction in Oral Cancer (opens NIH RePORTER)
1K99DE036386-01 · NIDCR · Notice Sep 16, 2026
$188KK99
- A Pilot RCT of a Digitally-Enhanced Community Health Worker-led Intervention for Early Stepped Palliative Care in Hepatobiliary Cancers (opens NIH RePORTER)
1K08MD021861-01 · NIMHD · Notice Sep 1, 2026
$188KK08
- Structural-functional studies of gingipain biogenesis and localization (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01DE036286-01 · NIDCR · Notice Jul 21, 2026
$631KR01
- Loma Linda University Basic Biomedical Research T32 program (opens NIH RePORTER)
1T32GM164030-01 · NIGMS · Notice Jul 1, 2026
$311KT32
- Increased vulnerability to ferroptosis in Niemann-Pick disease type C (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21NS142761-01A1 · NINDS · Notice Feb 13, 2026
$252KR21
Other NIH-funded institutions in California
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA | $18.3M |
| 27 | The Lundquist InstituteTorrance, CA | $16.4M |
| 28 | SRI InternationalMenlo Park, CA | $16.0M |
| 29 | California Pacific Medical Center Research InstituteSan Francisco, CA | $15.7M |
| 30 | Loma Linda UniversityLoma Linda, CA | $15.3M |
| 31 | Revagenix, Inc.San Mateo, CA | $14.2M |
| 32 | Palo Alto Veterans Institute for ResearchPalo Alto, CA | $14.1M |
| 33 | Buck Institute for Research on AgingNovato, CA | $13.0M |
| 34 | Lighthouse Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Novato, CA | $12.6M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 256 | New York Genome CenterNew York, NY | $15.8M |
| 257 | California Pacific Medical Center Research InstituteSan Francisco, CA | $15.7M |
| 258 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterLubbock, TX | $15.5M |
| 259 | Loma Linda UniversityLoma Linda, CA | $15.3M |
| 260 | University of Nebraska LincolnLincoln, NE | $15.2M |
| 261 | Meharry Medical CollegeNashville, TN | $14.8M |
| 262 | Translational Genomics Research InstitutePhoenix, AZ | $14.7M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 251 | Louisiana State UniversityBaton Rouge, LA | $16.2M |
| 252 | George Mason UniversityFairfax, VA | $16.2M |
| 258 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterLubbock, TX | $15.5M |
| 259 | Loma Linda UniversityLoma Linda, CA | $15.3M |
| 260 | University of Nebraska LincolnLincoln, NE | $15.2M |
| 261 | Meharry Medical CollegeNashville, TN | $14.8M |
| 269 | University of OklahomaNorman, OK | $13.2M |
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 4562901. 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.