NIH funding profile · Baton Rouge, LA · Higher education
Pennington Biomedical Research Center NIH Funding
NIH RePORTER recipient name: LSU Pennington Biomedical Research Ctr
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
Pennington Biomedical Research Center received $22.7M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 30 award records and 30 principal investigators. That ranks #219 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #3 in Louisiana, down 3.9% from FY2025.
Part of Louisiana State University System. See its 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
$22.7M
−3.9% vs FY2025
National rank
#219
Unchanged vs FY2025
Rank in Louisiana
#3
11.3% of Louisiana NIH funding · down 1 place from #2
Awards · PIs
30
30 investigators · 4 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
Pennington Biomedical Research Center received $119.3M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved −2.5% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #208 (FY2024).
| Year | Funding | Change | Awards | PIs | U.S. rank | LA rank | Top IC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $22.7M | −3.9% | 30 | 30 | #219 | #3 | NIDDK |
| FY2025 | $23.6M | −4.9% | 35 | 33 | #219 | #2 | NIDDK |
| FY2024 | $24.8M | −0.5% | 44 | 39 | #208 | #2 | NIDDK |
| FY2023 | $25.0M | +7.3% | 42 | 34 | #211 | #3 | NIDDK |
| FY2022 | $23.3M | — | 40 | 35 | #221 | #3 | NIGMS |
NIH institutes funding Pennington Biomedical Research Center, FY2026
6 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), accounted for 37.2% of the institution's NIH funding across 18 awards.
- NIDDK · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases$8.4M · 37.2%
18 awards · vs FY2025: −3.0%
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$6.4M · 28.1%
3 awards · vs FY2025: −2.5%
- NICHD · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development$5.4M · 23.9%
5 awards · vs FY2025: +77.8%
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$1.5M · 6.5%
2 awards · vs FY2025: +77.5%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$749K · 3.3%
1 award · vs FY2025: −52.9%
- OD · NIH Office of the Director$248K · 1.1%
1 award · vs FY2025: −89.9%
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 39.2% of funding.
- Cooperative agreements (U)40.5% · FY22 50.6%
- R01-equivalent39.2% · FY22 25.2%
- Centers & program projects (P)14.8% · FY22 14.1%
- Other research (R)3.1% · FY22 2.0%
- Fellowships (F)0.9% · FY22 0.9%
- Career development (K)0.8% · FY22 2.5%
- Institutional training (T)0.7% · FY22 4.0%
- Other0.0% · FY22 0.7%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 15 | $8.9M | 39.2% | $593K |
| UG1 | 3 | $4.8M | 21.1% | $1.6M |
| U54 | 1 | $3.8M | 16.7% | $3.8M |
| P20 | 1 | $2.2M | 9.7% | $2.2M |
| P30 | 1 | $1.2M | 5.1% | $1.2M |
| U24 | 1 | $599K | 2.6% | $599K |
| R35 | 1 | $375K | 1.7% | $375K |
| R21 | 1 | $225K | 1.0% | $225K |
| K23 | 1 | $179K | 0.8% | $179K |
| F32 | 2 | $165K | 0.7% | $82K |
| T32 | 1 | $157K | 0.7% | $157K |
| R25 | 1 | $102K | 0.4% | $102K |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- Louisiana Clinical and Translational Science Center (opens NIH RePORTER)
5U54GM104940-11 · NIGMS
$3.8MU54
- LAAZ-NPH Clinical Center (opens NIH RePORTER)
3UG1HD107696-05S1 · NICHD
$2.6MUG1
- Metabolic Basis of Disease - Phase 2 (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P20GM135002-07 · NIGMS
$2.2MP20
- The Louisiana Clinical Center of Nutrition for Precision Health (LA-NPH) (opens NIH RePORTER)
5UG1HD107696-05 · NICHD
$2.0MUG1
- Pennington-Louisiana NORC (opens NIH RePORTER)
2P30DK072476-21 · NIDDK
$1.2MP30
- A novel brain-to-pancreatic islet neural circuit regulates glucose homeostasis (opens NIH RePORTER)
5R01DK142603-02 · NIDDK
$760KR01
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 4 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- FGF21 and the detection of dietary protein restriction (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01DK144477-01A1 · NIDDK · Notice Sep 9, 2026
$503KR01
- Characterization of Infant Energy Balance to Optimize Early Life Growth (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01DK148893-01 · NIDDK · Notice Aug 6, 2026
$732KR01
- Role of Hydrogen Sulfide in Exercise Intolerance in HFpEF (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01HL183876-01 · NHLBI · Notice Jun 26, 2026
$737KR01
- Lifestyle intervention to improve muscle function in older adults (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AG092725-01A1 · NIA · Notice Dec 24, 2025
$749KR01
Other NIH-funded institutions in Louisiana
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane UniversityNew Orleans, LA | $99.9M |
| 2 | LSU Health New OrleansNew Orleans, LA | $26.3M |
| 3 | Pennington Biomedical Research CenterBaton Rouge, LA | $22.7M |
| 4 | LSU Health ShreveportShreveport, LA | $21.9M |
| 5 | Louisiana State UniversityBaton Rouge, LA | $16.2M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 216 | Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Inc.Canton, MA | $23.8M |
| 217 | SUNY Upstate Medical UniversitySyracuse, NY | $23.5M |
| 218 | University of Kansas LawrenceLawrence, KS | $22.8M |
| 219 | Pennington Biomedical Research CenterBaton Rouge, LA | $22.7M |
| 220 | Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, MO | $22.5M |
| 221 | LSU Health ShreveportShreveport, LA | $21.9M |
| 222 | Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy KriegerBaltimore, MD | $21.8M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 215 | SUNY Downstate Medical CenterBrooklyn, NY | $23.9M |
| 217 | SUNY Upstate Medical UniversitySyracuse, NY | $23.5M |
| 218 | University of Kansas LawrenceLawrence, KS | $22.8M |
| 219 | Pennington Biomedical Research CenterBaton Rouge, LA | $22.7M |
| 220 | Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, MO | $22.5M |
| 221 | LSU Health ShreveportShreveport, LA | $21.9M |
| 223 | University of Miami Coral GablesCoral Gables, FL | $21.5M |
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 577909 (LSU Pennington Biomedical Research Ctr). 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.