NIH funding profile · Stanford, CA · Higher education
Stanford University NIH Funding
Also known as Stanford Medicine
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
Stanford University received $665.6M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 1,062 award records and 907 principal investigators. That ranks #7 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #2 in California, up 3.0% 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
$665.6M
+3.0% vs FY2025
National rank
#7
Up 1 place from #8 vs FY2025
Rank in California
#2
13.2% of California NIH funding
Awards · PIs
1,062
907 investigators · 253 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
Stanford University received $3.25B in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved +1.2% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #6 (FY2022).
NIH institutes funding Stanford University, FY2026
24 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), accounted for 12.6% of the institution's NIH funding across 141 awards.
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$83.7M · 12.6%
141 awards · vs FY2025: −6.6%
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$67.5M · 10.1%
140 awards · vs FY2025: −14.9%
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$66.9M · 10.0%
117 awards · vs FY2025: +11.5%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$57.1M · 8.6%
92 awards · vs FY2025: +8.4%
- NIDDK · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases$53.8M · 8.1%
78 awards · vs FY2025: +36.3%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$53.4M · 8.0%
73 awards · vs FY2025: +20.4%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$47.0M · 7.1%
79 awards · vs FY2025: −15.1%
- NIMH · National Institute of Mental Health$45.4M · 6.8%
61 awards · vs FY2025: +20.1%
- NHGRI · National Human Genome Research Institute$33.4M · 5.0%
28 awards · vs FY2025: +20.6%
- NICHD · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development$22.5M · 3.4%
45 awards · vs FY2025: −15.8%
Also: NIDA $20.2M · OD $18.4M · NEI $17.9M · NIBIB $15.7M · NCATS $15.2M · NIDCD $11.2M · NIAMS $11.0M · NIDCR $6.8M · NLM $5.8M · NIAAA $4.5M · NIMHD $3.7M · NCCIH $2.4M · NIEHS $1.8M · NINR $534K
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 49.7% of funding.
- R01-equivalent49.7% · FY22 44.2%
- Cooperative agreements (U)17.7% · FY22 27.2%
- Other research (R)11.8% · FY22 10.4%
- Centers & program projects (P)7.2% · FY22 6.7%
- Career development (K)5.0% · FY22 4.7%
- Other3.5% · FY22 2.8%
- Institutional training (T)2.8% · FY22 2.6%
- Contracts (N)1.8% · FY22 0.8%
- Fellowships (F)0.6% · FY22 0.6%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 464 | $305.8M | 45.9% | $659K |
| R35 | 75 | $43.6M | 6.6% | $582K |
| U01 | 27 | $22.2M | 3.3% | $823K |
| P30 | 6 | $20.5M | 3.1% | $3.4M |
| U24 | 13 | $20.0M | 3.0% | $1.5M |
| U19 | 4 | $18.3M | 2.8% | $4.6M |
| T32 | 38 | $17.3M | 2.6% | $454K |
| UM1 | 4 | $17.2M | 2.6% | $4.3M |
| P01 | 8 | $14.6M | 2.2% | $1.8M |
| U54 | 11 | $14.5M | 2.2% | $1.3M |
| DP1 | 10 | $12.0M | 1.8% | $1.2M |
| UF1 | 1 | $11.3M | 1.7% | $11.3M |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- Development of outpatient antiviral cocktails against SARS-CoV-2 and other potential pandemic RNA viruses. (opens NIH RePORTER)
4U19AI171421-02 · NIAID
$12.2MU19
- ACE-D: Accelerating Cognition-guided signatures to Enhance translation in Depression (opens NIH RePORTER)
4UF1MH136062-03 · NIMH
$11.3MUF1
- Stanford Center for Clinical and Translational Research and Education (opens NIH RePORTER)
5UM1TR004921-03 · NCATS
$10.0MUM1
- DEVELOPMENT OF THERAPEUTIC PRODUCTS FOR ENTEROVIRUSES (opens NIH RePORTER)
75N93020C00054-P00017-9999-1 · OD
$7.1MN01
- The Stanford-SLAC CryoEM Center (opens NIH RePORTER)
5R24GM154186-03 · NIGMS
$6.4MR24
- Analysis of Immune Tolerance Mechanisms in T1D patients Receiving Sequential B Cell Depletion and T Cell Costimulatory Blockade (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01DK147503-01 · NIDDK
$5.6MR01
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 253 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Dissecting the Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Underpinning Single Neuron Computation (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01NS153223-01 · NINDS · Notice Sep 19, 2026
$532KR01
- Monitoring M.tuberculosis through community wastewater (opens NIH RePORTER)
1K01AI199468-01 · NIAID · Notice Sep 18, 2026
$155KK01
- Identification of bacterial derived proteases that inhibit inflammation and pain signaling in the gut (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01DK147117-01 · NIDDK · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$3.8MR01
- Neuronal circuitry of REM sleep pressure (opens NIH RePORTER)
1RF1NS146719-01A1 · NINDS · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$1.7MRF1
- Safety and Effectiveness of Intravenous Iron Therapy During Pregnancy (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01HD124754-01 · NICHD · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$828KR01
- The nascent neuronal proteome of brain aging and Alzheimer's (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AG094901-01A1 · NIA · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$661KR01
Other NIH-funded institutions in California
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA | $822.6M |
| 2 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | $665.6M |
| 3 | University of California San DiegoLa Jolla, CA | $505.9M |
| 4 | University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA | $462.9M |
| 5 | University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA | $367.3M |
| 6 | University of California, DavisDavis, CA | $308.2M |
| 7 | University of California, IrvineIrvine, CA | $225.1M |
| 8 | Scripps ResearchLa Jolla, CA | $155.5M |
| 9 | University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley, CA | $138.8M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA | $739.6M |
| 5 | Washington University in St. LouisSaint Louis, MO | $726.3M |
| 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 |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI | $760.6M |
| 4 | University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA | $739.6M |
| 5 | Washington University in St. LouisSaint Louis, MO | $726.3M |
| 6 | Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT | $686.5M |
| 7 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | $665.6M |
| 8 | University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA | $654.4M |
| 10 | Columbia University Health SciencesNew York, NY | $585.6M |
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 8046501. 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.