NIH funding profile · Memphis, TN · Hospital
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital NIH Funding
Also known as St. Jude
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital received $118.5M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 163 award records and 145 principal investigators. That ranks #74 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #3 in Tennessee, down 9.5% 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
$118.5M
−9.5% vs FY2025
National rank
#74
Down 1 place from #73 vs FY2025
Rank in Tennessee
#3
16.7% of Tennessee NIH funding
Awards · PIs
163
145 investigators · 36 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital received $580.3M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved +15.0% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #73 (FY2025).
| Year | Funding | Change | Awards | PIs | U.S. rank | TN rank | Top IC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $118.5M | −9.5% | 163 | 145 | #74 | #3 | NCI |
| FY2025 | $130.9M | +16.7% | 166 | 145 | #73 | #3 | NCI |
| FY2024 | $112.2M | −3.1% | 165 | 132 | #78 | #3 | NCI |
| FY2023 | $115.7M | +12.4% | 155 | 119 | #79 | #3 | NCI |
| FY2022 | $103.0M | — | 148 | 110 | #84 | #3 | NCI |
NIH institutes funding St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, FY2026
13 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), accounted for 40.8% of the institution's NIH funding across 65 awards.
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$48.4M · 40.8%
65 awards · vs FY2025: −12.4%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$32.3M · 27.3%
31 awards · vs FY2025: −19.4%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$9.6M · 8.1%
17 awards · vs FY2025: +21.2%
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$9.5M · 8.0%
20 awards · vs FY2025: −12.3%
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$8.2M · 6.9%
11 awards · vs FY2025: +39.1%
- NIDDK · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases$3.5M · 3.0%
6 awards · vs FY2025: +56.1%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$2.6M · 2.2%
4 awards · vs FY2025: +91.8%
- NIMH · National Institute of Mental Health$1.3M · 1.1%
2 awards · vs FY2025: −12.4%
- NEI · National Eye Institute$1.3M · 1.1%
3 awards · vs FY2025: +6.4%
- NHGRI · National Human Genome Research Institute$817K · 0.7%
1 award · vs FY2025: +0.3%
Also: NIDCD $562K · NICHD $370K · OD $22K
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 49.3% of funding.
- R01-equivalent49.3% · FY22 40.8%
- Other research (R)15.3% · FY22 12.3%
- Centers & program projects (P)10.7% · FY22 11.0%
- Cooperative agreements (U)10.7% · FY22 20.0%
- Contracts (N)10.4% · FY22 12.7%
- Career development (K)2.2% · FY22 1.8%
- Institutional training (T)1.0% · FY22 1.0%
- Fellowships (F)0.4% · FY22 0.2%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 84 | $53.9M | 45.5% | $641K |
| R35 | 21 | $14.1M | 11.9% | $669K |
| N01 | 2 | $12.3M | 10.4% | $6.1M |
| P30 | 1 | $6.8M | 5.7% | $6.8M |
| P01 | 2 | $5.9M | 5.0% | $3.0M |
| U01 | 6 | $4.8M | 4.0% | $794K |
| U24 | 2 | $4.8M | 4.0% | $2.4M |
| R37 | 7 | $3.7M | 3.1% | $523K |
| R21 | 6 | $2.3M | 2.0% | $387K |
| U19 | 1 | $1.7M | 1.4% | $1.7M |
| K08 | 6 | $1.7M | 1.4% | $278K |
| UM1 | 1 | $1.4M | 1.2% | $1.4M |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- NIAID Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Response (opens NIH RePORTER)
75N93021C00016-P00029-9999-1 · NIAID
$8.5MN01
- Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG) (opens NIH RePORTER)
2P30CA021765-47 · NCI
$6.8MP30
- Childhood Cancer Survivorship Study (opens NIH RePORTER)
5U24CA055727-32 · NCI
$4.4MU24
- NIAID Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Response: Universal Influenza Vaccine Research Activities (opens NIH RePORTER)
75N93021C00016-P00029-9999-2 · NIAID
$3.8MN01
- Fusion oncoprotein condensates in pediatric cancers (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P01CA298963-02 · NCI
$3.0MP01
- Investigating Host and Droplet-Level Factors Driving the Resolution of Influenza Contagiousness (opens NIH RePORTER)
1P01AI202800-01 · NIAID
$2.9MP01
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 36 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Systemic preservation of proteostasis and sleep by muscle-initiated lipase signaling during aging (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AG099963-01 · NIA · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$550KR01
- Mapping Real-World CAR T-cell Implementation to Support Future Scale Out (opens NIH RePORTER)
1K08CA304362-01A1 · NCI · Notice Sep 2, 2026
$283KK08
- Machine learning and AI-based tools for translational precision medicine (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R35GM163976-01 · NIGMS · Notice Aug 28, 2026
$509KR35
- Analysis of chromosome 21 non-disjunction errors in Down syndrome (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R03HD123288-01 · NICHD · Notice Aug 19, 2026
$370KR03
- Transcriptional mechanisms underlying cell fate specification and maintenance during neural development (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01NS146721-01A1 · NINDS · Notice Aug 14, 2026
$463KR01
- Engineering a Synthetic IL-33 Receptor to Enhance T-Cell Function (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21AI194203-01A1 · NIAID · Notice Aug 12, 2026
$278KR21
Other NIH-funded institutions in Tennessee
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN | $378.8M |
| 2 | Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN | $123.0M |
| 3 | St. Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN | $118.5M |
| 4 | University of Tennessee Health Science CenterMemphis, TN | $38.6M |
| 5 | Meharry Medical CollegeNashville, TN | $14.8M |
| 6 | University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN | $10.2M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN | $123.0M |
| 72 | Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of CWRUCleveland, OH | $119.7M |
| 73 | Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA | $119.2M |
| 74 | St. Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN | $118.5M |
| 75 | Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, VA | $115.7M |
| 76 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA | $113.5M |
| 77 | Seattle Children's HospitalSeattle, WA | $113.1M |
Similar hospitals and medical centers
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX | $201.8M |
| 55 | Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterCincinnati, OH | $174.8M |
| 57 | Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA | $169.7M |
| 64 | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA | $141.3M |
| 73 | Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA | $119.2M |
| 74 | St. Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN | $118.5M |
| 77 | Seattle Children's HospitalSeattle, WA | $113.1M |
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 7893501. 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.