NIH funding profile · Portland, ME · Hospital
MaineHealth NIH Funding
NIH RePORTER recipient name: Mainehealth
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
MaineHealth received $16.4M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 18 award records and 21 principal investigators. That ranks #250 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #2 in Maine, down 16.7% 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
$16.4M
−16.7% vs FY2025
National rank
#250
Down 12 places from #238 vs FY2025
Rank in Maine
#2
13.9% of Maine NIH funding
Awards · PIs
18
21 investigators · 4 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
MaineHealth received $85.7M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved +25.6% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #234 (FY2023).
NIH institutes funding MaineHealth, FY2026
11 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), accounted for 56.4% of the institution's NIH funding across 3 awards.
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$9.2M · 56.4%
3 awards · vs FY2025: +0.8%
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$1.5M · 8.9%
4 awards · vs FY2025: −22.3%
- NIEHS · National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences$1.1M · 6.6%
2 awards · vs FY2025: —
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$1.1M · 6.6%
2 awards · vs FY2025: −45.1%
- NIDDK · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases$731K · 4.5%
1 award · vs FY2025: −79.8%
- NIMHD · National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities$717K · 4.4%
1 award · vs FY2025: −2.9%
- NICHD · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development$563K · 3.4%
1 award · vs FY2025: 0.0%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$490K · 3.0%
1 award · vs FY2025: —
- NIMH · National Institute of Mental Health$467K · 2.9%
1 award · vs FY2025: —
- OD · NIH Office of the Director$420K · 2.6%
1 award · vs FY2025: −53.3%
Also: NIAMS $127K
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 27.9% of funding.
- Cooperative agreements (U)33.0% · FY22 43.7%
- Centers & program projects (P)32.0% · FY22 19.6%
- R01-equivalent27.9% · FY22 35.0%
- Other research (R)3.6% · FY22 0.8%
- Career development (K)3.2% · FY22 0.0%
- Institutional training (T)0.4% · FY22 0.0%
- Fellowships (F)0.0% · FY22 0.9%
Top activity codes, FY2026
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- Northern New England Clinical and Translational Research Network (opens NIH RePORTER)
5U54GM115516-10 · NIGMS
$4.0MU54
- Phase 2 Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Acute Care Research and Rural Health (opens NIH RePORTER)
2P20GM139745-06 · NIGMS
$2.7MP20
- Phase II COBRE in Mesenchymal and Neural Regulation of Metabolic Networks (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P20GM121301-09 · NIGMS
$2.6MP20
- MaineHealth Cancer Care Network (MHCCN) and NCORP Activities across the Lifespan (opens NIH RePORTER)
4UG1CA239771-07 · NCI
$978KUG1
- Prospective associations of childhood PFAS with metabolomic profiles, pubertal timing, and bone health (opens NIH RePORTER)
2R01ES030101-06A1 · NIEHS
$876KR01
- Transgenerational epigenetic programming of the thyroid axis (opens NIH RePORTER)
5R01DK095908-13 · NIDDK
$731KR01
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 4 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Targeting MRSA in Cystic Fibrosis: Ceftaroline-Meropenem Combination Therapy and the Predictive Role of PrsA (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21AI202371-01 · NIAID · Notice Aug 26, 2026
$490KR21
- Night shift work among pregnant healthcare workers (opens NIH RePORTER)
1K23HL186119-01 · NHLBI · Notice Aug 14, 2026
$187KK23
- Allelic Dio3 control of brain development and behavior (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01MH139529-01A1 · NIMH · Notice Jun 30, 2026
$467KR01
- Environmental influences on chronic disease risk: patient-oriented research and mentoring (opens NIH RePORTER)
1K24ES038632-01 · NIEHS · Notice Apr 27, 2026
$213KK24
Other NIH-funded institutions in Maine
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson LaboratoryBar Harbor, ME | $74.2M |
| 2 | MaineHealthPortland, ME | $16.4M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 247 | Miriam HospitalProvidence, RI | $16.6M |
| 248 | Cognition Therapeutics, Inc.Pittsburgh, PA | $16.5M |
| 249 | The Lundquist InstituteTorrance, CA | $16.4M |
| 250 | MaineHealthPortland, ME | $16.4M |
| 251 | Louisiana State UniversityBaton Rouge, LA | $16.2M |
| 252 | George Mason UniversityFairfax, VA | $16.2M |
| 253 | PsychoGenics, Inc.Paramus, NJ | $16.1M |
Similar hospitals and medical centers
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 203 | Children's Hospital Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA | $27.1M |
| 206 | Dartmouth-Hitchcock ClinicLebanon, NH | $26.5M |
| 247 | Miriam HospitalProvidence, RI | $16.6M |
| 250 | MaineHealthPortland, ME | $16.4M |
| 257 | California Pacific Medical Center Research InstituteSan Francisco, CA | $15.7M |
| 273 | Children's Mercy Kansas CityKansas City, MO | $13.0M |
| 292 | Hospital for Special SurgeryNew York, NY | $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 4757601 (Mainehealth). 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.