NIH funding profile · Research Triangle Park, NC · Research institute
Research Triangle Institute NIH Funding
Also known as RTI International
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
Research Triangle Institute received $166.0M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 89 award records and 82 principal investigators. That ranks #59 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #3 in North Carolina, up 47.3% 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
$166.0M
+47.3% vs FY2025
National rank
#59
Up 20 places from #79 vs FY2025
Rank in North Carolina
#3
9.4% of North Carolina NIH funding · up 1 place from #4
Awards · PIs
89
82 investigators · 11 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
Research Triangle Institute received $1.54B in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved −47.0% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #17 (FY2023).
NIH institutes funding Research Triangle Institute, FY2026
11 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the NIH Office of the Director (OD), accounted for 36.3% of the institution's NIH funding across 10 awards.
- OD · NIH Office of the Director$60.3M · 36.3%
10 awards · vs FY2025: +598.4%
- NICHD · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development$34.8M · 21.0%
23 awards · vs FY2025: +42.7%
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$34.3M · 20.7%
10 awards · vs FY2025: −9.3%
- NIDA · National Institute on Drug Abuse$14.5M · 8.7%
15 awards · vs FY2025: −13.3%
- NIMH · National Institute of Mental Health$7.3M · 4.4%
14 awards · vs FY2025: +9.6%
- NIAAA · National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism$4.0M · 2.4%
6 awards · vs FY2025: −18.4%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$4.0M · 2.4%
4 awards · vs FY2025: −19.4%
- NIDDK · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases$3.0M · 1.8%
1 award · vs FY2025: +134.2%
- NHGRI · National Human Genome Research Institute$1.5M · 0.9%
1 award · vs FY2025: −6.8%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$1.3M · 0.8%
3 awards · vs FY2025: −43.8%
Also: NIEHS $964K
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 12.7% of funding.
- Other40.4% · FY22 72.6%
- Cooperative agreements (U)29.4% · FY22 13.5%
- Contracts (N)14.1% · FY22 4.8%
- R01-equivalent12.7% · FY22 6.9%
- Other research (R)2.2% · FY22 1.5%
- Centers & program projects (P)1.2% · FY22 0.7%
- Career development (K)0.0% · FY22 0.0%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OT2 | 5 | $66.3M | 40.0% | $13.3M |
| U24 | 17 | $33.1M | 19.9% | $1.9M |
| R01 | 33 | $21.1M | 12.7% | $640K |
| N02 | 5 | $16.9M | 10.2% | $3.4M |
| N01 | 11 | $6.5M | 3.9% | $587K |
| U01 | 6 | $6.4M | 3.9% | $1.1M |
| U54 | 1 | $3.9M | 2.3% | $3.9M |
| UM2 | 2 | $3.5M | 2.1% | $1.8M |
| P50 | 1 | $2.1M | 1.2% | $2.1M |
| UG3 | 1 | $2.0M | 1.2% | $2.0M |
| RM1 | 1 | $1.4M | 0.9% | $1.4M |
| R33 | 1 | $882K | 0.5% | $882K |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- Defining Evidence for Programs to Ensure Nutrition for Development (DEPEND) Coordinating Center (opens NIH RePORTER)
1OT2OD043072-01 · OD
$32.5MOT2
- All of Us Research Program Engagement and Retention Innovators (opens NIH RePORTER)
4OT2OD028395-02 · OD
$10.8MOT2
- NHLBI CATALYZE PROGRAM - PRECLINICAL SERVICES - PROJECTS (opens NIH RePORTER)
92022A00592026F00001-0-0-1 · OD
$10.0MN02
- Coordinating Center for the NHLBI Catalyze Program (opens NIH RePORTER)
4OT2HL157844-02 · NHLBI
$9.9MOT2
- BioData Catalyst Data Management Core Program (opens NIH RePORTER)
3OT2HL167310-02S1 · NHLBI
$8.5MOT2
- Nutrition for Precision Health, powered by the All of Us Research Program: Research Coordinating Center (opens NIH RePORTER)
3U24HD107676-05S1 · NICHD
$6.1MU24
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 11 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- The PEACH Project: PrEP Education and Access to Challenge HIV (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01MH142278-01 · NIMH · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$851KR01
- Advancing tobacco regulatory science with a holistic approach to connect ENDS characteristics and toxicological hazard analysis (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01HL185710-01 · NHLBI · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$617KR01
- Mesh Reinforced versus Sacrospinous Suture Hysteropexy for Uterine Prolapse: A Two-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial (MiSSion) (opens NIH RePORTER)
1UG3HD121025-01 · NICHD · Notice Sep 16, 2026
$2.0MUG3
- Advancing PrEP Access for Women in Georgia (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AI203645-01 · NIAID · Notice Sep 2, 2026
$719KR01
- PrEP and OUD Treatment Extended Combination Therapy (PROTECT) (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01DA066095-01 · NIDA · Notice Jun 25, 2026
$1.2MR01
- Assessing Toxicology Testing Practices by Medical Examiners and Coroners during the Opioid Crisis (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01DA063672-01A1 · NIDA · Notice Jun 3, 2026
$637KR01
Other NIH-funded institutions in North Carolina
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke UniversityDurham, NC | $578.8M |
| 2 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC | $559.6M |
| 3 | Research Triangle InstituteResearch Triangle Park, NC | $166.0M |
| 4 | Wake Forest University Health SciencesWinston-Salem, NC | $152.5M |
| 5 | PPD Development, LPWilmington, NC | $59.1M |
| 6 | North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh, NC | $46.3M |
| 7 | Family Health InternationalDurham, NC | $40.1M |
| 8 | Rho Federal Systems Division, Inc.Durham, NC | $26.7M |
| 9 | North Carolina A&T State UniversityGreensboro, NC | $10.3M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 56 | University of IowaIowa City, IA | $172.7M |
| 57 | Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA | $169.7M |
| 58 | University of Illinois at ChicagoChicago, IL | $169.5M |
| 59 | Research Triangle InstituteResearch Triangle Park, NC | $166.0M |
| 60 | Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardCambridge, MA | $157.2M |
| 61 | Scripps ResearchLa Jolla, CA | $155.5M |
| 62 | Wake Forest University Health SciencesWinston-Salem, NC | $152.5M |
Similar research institutes and nonprofits
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterSeattle, WA | $332.3M |
| 29 | Mayo Clinic RochesterRochester, MN | $322.5M |
| 41 | Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer ResearchNew York, NY | $231.1M |
| 59 | Research Triangle InstituteResearch Triangle Park, NC | $166.0M |
| 60 | Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardCambridge, MA | $157.2M |
| 61 | Scripps ResearchLa Jolla, CA | $155.5M |
| 88 | Kaiser Foundation Research InstituteOakland, CA | $98.9M |
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 6939101. 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.