NIH funding profile · Atlanta, GA · Higher education
Morehouse School of Medicine NIH Funding
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
Morehouse School of Medicine received $18.3M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 18 award records and 30 principal investigators. That ranks #237 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #6 in Georgia, up 16.5% 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
$18.3M
+16.5% vs FY2025
National rank
#237
Up 18 places from #255 vs FY2025
Rank in Georgia
#6
2.3% of Georgia NIH funding
Awards · PIs
18
30 investigators · 1 new project
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
Morehouse School of Medicine received $111.7M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved −27.2% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #194 (FY2024).
NIH institutes funding Morehouse School of Medicine, FY2026
7 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), accounted for 46.9% of the institution's NIH funding across 4 awards.
- NIMHD · National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities$8.6M · 46.9%
4 awards · vs FY2025: +29.8%
- NICHD · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development$3.2M · 17.7%
2 awards · vs FY2025: +57.5%
- NHGRI · National Human Genome Research Institute$2.2M · 12.1%
2 awards · vs FY2025: +787.8%
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$1.5M · 8.4%
3 awards · vs FY2025: −45.2%
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$1.5M · 8.1%
3 awards · vs FY2025: −42.0%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$910K · 5.0%
2 awards · vs FY2025: +97.2%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$320K · 1.7%
2 awards · vs FY2025: −10.0%
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 15.1% of funding.
- Cooperative agreements (U)68.8% · FY22 57.9%
- R01-equivalent15.1% · FY22 12.0%
- Other research (R)10.5% · FY22 22.2%
- Institutional training (T)5.5% · FY22 0.0%
- Other0.0% · FY22 7.9%
Top activity codes, FY2026
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- Center for Translational Research in Health Disparities (opens NIH RePORTER)
5U54MD007602-39 · NIMHD
$4.5MU54
- Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) Coordinating Center (opens NIH RePORTER)
2U24MD015970-06 · NIMHD
$2.9MU24
- CORAL CENTER (opens NIH RePORTER)
5U54HD113292-04 · NICHD
$2.7MU54
- The MSM Institute of Translational Genomic Medicine’s Center for Genomic Research (opens NIH RePORTER)
5U54HG013595-02 · NHGRI
$2.0MU54
- Educating and Training Tomorrow’s Biomedical Workforce (opens NIH RePORTER)
5T32GM152760-03 · NIGMS
$1.0MT32
- Diabetes Prevention through Genetics, Familial History and Behavior Change (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01MD021606-01 · NIMHD
$702KR01
Other NIH-funded institutions in Georgia
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA | $514.0M |
| 2 | University of GeorgiaAthens, GA | $76.0M |
| 3 | Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA | $57.4M |
| 4 | Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta, GA | $51.5M |
| 5 | Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, GA | $28.3M |
| 6 | Morehouse School of MedicineAtlanta, GA | $18.3M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 234 | Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryRichland, WA | $19.1M |
| 235 | Clemson UniversityClemson, SC | $18.7M |
| 236 | University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA | $18.3M |
| 237 | Morehouse School of MedicineAtlanta, GA | $18.3M |
| 238 | New York Structural Biology CenterNew York, NY | $18.3M |
| 239 | Iowa State UniversityAmes, IA | $18.3M |
| 240 | Alliance NCTN FoundationChicago, IL | $18.2M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 232 | Montana State University - BozemanBozeman, MT | $19.5M |
| 235 | Clemson UniversityClemson, SC | $18.7M |
| 236 | University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA | $18.3M |
| 237 | Morehouse School of MedicineAtlanta, GA | $18.3M |
| 239 | Iowa State UniversityAmes, IA | $18.3M |
| 241 | Albany Medical CollegeAlbany, NY | $18.2M |
| 243 | Texas Engineering Experiment StationCollege Station, TX | $17.2M |
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 1726701. 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.