NIH funding profile · Boston, MA · Hospital
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary NIH Funding
Also known as Mass Eye and Ear
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary received $42.0M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 64 award records and 56 principal investigators. That ranks #162 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #17 in Massachusetts, up 27.5% from FY2025.
Part of Harvard University and Mass General Brigham. See their 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
$42.0M
+27.5% vs FY2025
National rank
#162
Up 22 places from #184 vs FY2025
Rank in Massachusetts
#17
1.3% of Massachusetts NIH funding
Awards · PIs
64
56 investigators · 16 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary received $182.5M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved +9.8% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #162 (FY2026).
| Year | Funding | Change | Awards | PIs | U.S. rank | MA rank | Top IC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $42.0M | +27.5% | 64 | 56 | #162 | #17 | NIDCD |
| FY2025 | $32.9M | −7.7% | 57 | 49 | #184 | #17 | NIDCD |
| FY2024 | $35.7M | +5.7% | 62 | 53 | #173 | #17 | NIDCD |
| FY2023 | $33.7M | −11.7% | 61 | 53 | #186 | #19 | NIDCD |
| FY2022 | $38.2M | — | 76 | 59 | #177 | #18 | NIDCD |
NIH institutes funding Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, FY2026
11 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), accounted for 43.0% of the institution's NIH funding across 29 awards.
- NIDCD · National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders$18.1M · 43.0%
29 awards · vs FY2025: +24.6%
- NEI · National Eye Institute$10.9M · 25.9%
20 awards · vs FY2025: +19.0%
- NCATS · National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences$4.6M · 11.0%
1 award · vs FY2025: +42.9%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$2.2M · 5.3%
1 award · vs FY2025: −1.0%
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$1.6M · 3.8%
3 awards · vs FY2025: +246.2%
- NIDCR · National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research$1.2M · 2.7%
2 awards · vs FY2025: +84.6%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$1.1M · 2.7%
2 awards · vs FY2025: +67.1%
- NIMH · National Institute of Mental Health$887K · 2.1%
2 awards · vs FY2025: +296.4%
- NIBIB · National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering$770K · 1.8%
2 awards · vs FY2025: −4.7%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$582K · 1.4%
1 award · vs FY2025: −42.9%
Also: NIDA $94K
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 61.1% of funding.
- R01-equivalent61.1% · FY22 56.9%
- Centers & program projects (P)17.3% · FY22 21.0%
- Cooperative agreements (U)12.4% · FY22 13.5%
- Career development (K)4.6% · FY22 5.3%
- Other research (R)4.2% · FY22 2.9%
- Fellowships (F)0.4% · FY22 0.0%
- Institutional training (T)0.0% · FY22 0.4%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 42 | $25.6M | 61.1% | $610K |
| U01 | 1 | $4.6M | 11.0% | $4.6M |
| P50 | 2 | $4.4M | 10.4% | $2.2M |
| P01 | 1 | $2.2M | 5.3% | $2.2M |
| R21 | 2 | $904K | 2.2% | $452K |
| P30 | 1 | $671K | 1.6% | $671K |
| K12 | 1 | $604K | 1.4% | $604K |
| U24 | 1 | $595K | 1.4% | $595K |
| K23 | 2 | $547K | 1.3% | $273K |
| K08 | 2 | $389K | 0.9% | $194K |
| R25 | 1 | $334K | 0.8% | $334K |
| R38 | 1 | $266K | 0.6% | $266K |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- AAV-mediated editing to treat human autosomal dominant hearing loss DFNA41 and DFNA2 (opens NIH RePORTER)
5U01TR005352-03 · NCATS
$4.6MU01
- Cochlear Synaptopathy: Prevalence, Diagnosis and Functional Consequences (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P50DC015857-10 · NIDCD
$2.7MP50
- Harvard-wide Program on Antibiotic Resistance (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P01AI083214-18 · NIAID
$2.2MP01
- Next-generation clinical phenotyping and pathophysiology of laryngeal dystonia and voice tremor (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P50DC019900-06 · NIDCD
$1.7MP50
- IND-enabling study of AAV-mediated TMPRSS3 gene therapy to treat human autosomal recessive hearing loss DFNB8 (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01DC022562-01A1 · NIDCD
$1.2MR01
- A multi-level technology-enabled intervention to improve outcomes in patients with diabetic eye disease (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01EY039033-01 · NEI
$1.0MR01
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 16 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Stimulating Access to Research in Residency (StARR) (R38) (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R38EY037094-01A1 · NEI · Notice Sep 18, 2026
$266KR38
- Deciphering the role of cellular and physiological mechanisms in glaucoma via integrative genomics, imaging, and computational modeling. (opens NIH RePORTER)
1F32EY038566-01A1 · NEI · Notice Sep 14, 2026
$77KF32
- Intraoperative fluorescence lifetime navigation system with deformation compensation and MRI/CT co-registration for precision imaging of oral cancer (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01DE035199-01A1 · NIDCR · Notice Sep 10, 2026
$702KR01
- Co-transmission of GABA and Glutamate in Cortical Circuits. (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01MH143880-01 · NIMH · Notice Aug 28, 2026
$666KR01
- Auditory encoding, perception, and plasticity in the deaf adult brain following inner ear gene therapy (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01DC023999-01 · NIDCD · Notice Jul 14, 2026
$702KR01
- Integrating histology and translational imaging of the human cochlea (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01DC022842-01A1 · NIDCD · Notice Jul 14, 2026
$692KR01
Other NIH-funded institutions in Massachusetts
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | $74.2M |
| 14 | Boston University (Charles River Campus)Boston, MA | $68.2M |
| 15 | University of Massachusetts AmherstHadley, MA | $52.7M |
| 16 | Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA | $45.5M |
| 17 | Massachusetts Eye and Ear InfirmaryBoston, MA | $42.0M |
| 18 | Boston Medical CenterBoston, MA | $41.2M |
| 19 | Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA | $33.4M |
| 20 | McLean HospitalBelmont, MA | $31.4M |
| 21 | Tufts Medical CenterBoston, MA | $28.8M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 159 | Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyPiscataway, NJ | $43.3M |
| 160 | Houston Methodist Research InstituteHouston, TX | $42.8M |
| 161 | Oklahoma Medical Research FoundationOklahoma City, OK | $42.7M |
| 162 | Massachusetts Eye and Ear InfirmaryBoston, MA | $42.0M |
| 163 | Cog Research Foundation, LLCArcadia, CA | $41.6M |
| 164 | Columbia University (Morningside)New York, NY | $41.6M |
| 165 | Boston Medical CenterBoston, MA | $41.2M |
Similar hospitals and medical centers
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 156 | Rhode Island HospitalProvidence, RI | $45.2M |
| 162 | Massachusetts Eye and Ear InfirmaryBoston, MA | $42.0M |
| 165 | Boston Medical CenterBoston, MA | $41.2M |
| 167 | Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack, NJ | $40.0M |
| 171 | Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterBuffalo, NY | $38.3M |
| 175 | Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoChicago, IL | $37.0M |
| 179 | National Jewish HealthDenver, CO | $36.5M |
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 4905801. 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.