NIH funding profile · Boston, MA · Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital NIH Funding
Also known as MGH, Mass General
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
Massachusetts General Hospital received $637.8M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 1,000 award records and 892 principal investigators. That ranks #9 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #1 in Massachusetts, down 0.3% 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
$637.8M
−0.3% vs FY2025
National rank
#9
Unchanged vs FY2025
Rank in Massachusetts
#1
19.2% of Massachusetts NIH funding
Awards · PIs
1,000
892 investigators · 240 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
Massachusetts General Hospital received $3.16B in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved +14.9% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #7 (FY2023).
| Year | Funding | Change | Awards | PIs | U.S. rank | MA rank | Top IC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $637.8M | −0.3% | 1,000 | 892 | #9 | #1 | NINDS |
| FY2025 | $639.9M | −2.0% | 1,031 | 922 | #9 | #1 | NINDS |
| FY2024 | $653.3M | −2.9% | 1,053 | 924 | #7 | #1 | NINDS |
| FY2023 | $672.7M | +21.2% | 1,081 | 914 | #7 | #1 | NINDS |
| FY2022 | $555.0M | — | 1,024 | 893 | #17 | #1 | NINDS |
NIH institutes funding Massachusetts General Hospital, FY2026
22 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), accounted for 20.2% of the institution's NIH funding across 115 awards.
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$128.7M · 20.2%
115 awards · vs FY2025: +16.7%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$80.5M · 12.6%
125 awards · vs FY2025: +14.1%
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$80.1M · 12.6%
133 awards · vs FY2025: −3.1%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$65.5M · 10.3%
104 awards · vs FY2025: +0.4%
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$64.1M · 10.0%
110 awards · vs FY2025: −6.8%
- NIMH · National Institute of Mental Health$38.3M · 6.0%
77 awards · vs FY2025: −5.3%
- NIDDK · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases$37.3M · 5.8%
75 awards · vs FY2025: +9.1%
- NIBIB · National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering$35.4M · 5.5%
53 awards · vs FY2025: +7.5%
- NICHD · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development$23.1M · 3.6%
44 awards · vs FY2025: −13.8%
- NIAMS · National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases$18.6M · 2.9%
32 awards · vs FY2025: +17.0%
Also: NIDA $13.0M · NIGMS $12.5M · OD $8.9M · NIDCD $6.1M · NCCIH $5.6M · NHGRI $5.0M · NEI $4.9M · NIDCR $4.2M · NIAAA $2.6M · NIMHD $2.5M · NIEHS $825K · NLM $162K
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 57.4% of funding.
- R01-equivalent57.4% · FY22 57.3%
- Cooperative agreements (U)14.6% · FY22 14.5%
- Other research (R)8.9% · FY22 10.2%
- Other6.1% · FY22 3.9%
- Centers & program projects (P)5.9% · FY22 5.9%
- Career development (K)5.6% · FY22 6.4%
- Institutional training (T)1.3% · FY22 1.7%
- Fellowships (F)0.2% · FY22 0.2%
- Contracts (N)0.1% · FY22 0.1%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 488 | $333.0M | 52.2% | $682K |
| OT2 | 7 | $30.8M | 4.8% | $4.4M |
| U01 | 26 | $30.3M | 4.7% | $1.2M |
| U19 | 6 | $22.8M | 3.6% | $3.8M |
| R21 | 52 | $17.5M | 2.7% | $337K |
| U54 | 18 | $16.6M | 2.6% | $923K |
| P01 | 7 | $16.6M | 2.6% | $2.4M |
| RF1 | 7 | $16.3M | 2.6% | $2.3M |
| R35 | 22 | $12.8M | 2.0% | $583K |
| K23 | 68 | $12.2M | 1.9% | $179K |
| K08 | 49 | $10.7M | 1.7% | $218K |
| R37 | 19 | $10.4M | 1.6% | $548K |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- Access for All in ALS (ALL ALS) East Clinical Coordinating Center (opens NIH RePORTER)
3OT2NS136938-01S3 · NINDS
$22.4MOT2
- DISCOVERY: Determinants of Incident Stroke Cognitive Outcomes and Vascular Effects on RecoverY (opens NIH RePORTER)
4U19NS115388-07 · NINDS
$12.8MU19
- An Intermediate-Size Expanded Access Protocol (EAP) for NUZ-001 in People with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (NUZ-001 EAP) (opens NIH RePORTER)
1U01NS153995-01 · NINDS
$8.3MU01
- Impact of Amyloid and Tau on the Aging Brain: The Harvard Aging Brain Study (opens NIH RePORTER)
2P01AG036694-16 · NIA
$4.8MP01
- Massachusetts Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (MADRC) (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P30AG062421-08 · NIA
$4.8MP30
- BRAIN CONNECTS: The center for Large-scale Imaging of Neural Circuits (LINC) (opens NIH RePORTER)
5UM1NS132358-04 · NINDS
$4.2MUM1
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 240 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Patient-Derived Models to Identify Effective Therapies in Aggressive Large B-Cell Lymphomas (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01CA309104-01A1 · NCI · Notice Sep 24, 2026
$600KR01
- Role of Gq signaling for PTH1R-dependent bone growth (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21AR088883-01 · NIAMS · Notice Sep 23, 2026
$200KR21
- Airway structure-immune cell relationships in allergic asthma (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01HL179235-01A1 · NHLBI · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$837KR01
- Cutting Out Stigma: A Barbershop-Based Cluster-Randomized Trial to Improve HIV Testing, PrEP Uptake, and Stigma Reduction (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01MD021855-01 · NIMHD · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$833KR01
- Simultaneous EEG-PET-MRI imaging of sleep-wake physiological dynamics in aging and Alzheimer's disease risk (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AG098433-01A1 · NIA · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$792KR01
- Longitudinal Trajectories of OUD Care following Initial Engagement with a Low-Threshold Bridge Clinic (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01DA065550-01 · NIDA · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$777KR01
Other NIH-funded institutions in Massachusetts
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA | $637.8M |
| 2 | Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston, MA | $381.4M |
| 3 | Boston Children's HospitalBoston, MA | $264.0M |
| 4 | UMass Chan Medical SchoolWorcester, MA | $190.3M |
| 5 | Boston University Medical CampusBoston, MA | $190.1M |
| 6 | Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA | $169.7M |
| 7 | Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardCambridge, MA | $157.2M |
| 8 | Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MA | $143.2M |
| 9 | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA | $141.3M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT | $686.5M |
| 7 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | $665.6M |
| 8 | University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA | $654.4M |
| 9 | Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA | $637.8M |
| 10 | Columbia University Health SciencesNew York, NY | $585.6M |
| 11 | Duke UniversityDurham, NC | $578.8M |
| 12 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC | $559.6M |
Similar hospitals and medical centers
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA | $637.8M |
| 22 | Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston, MA | $381.4M |
| 23 | Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN | $378.8M |
| 38 | Boston Children's HospitalBoston, MA | $264.0M |
| 44 | Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA | $202.9M |
| 45 | University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX | $201.8M |
| 55 | Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterCincinnati, OH | $174.8M |
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 4907701. 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.