NIH funding profile · Philadelphia, PA · Higher education
Temple University NIH Funding
NIH RePORTER recipient name: Temple Univ of the Commonwealth
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
Temple University received $61.5M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 125 award records and 125 principal investigators. That ranks #121 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #7 in Pennsylvania, up 2.0% 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
$61.5M
+2.0% vs FY2025
National rank
#121
Up 6 places from #127 vs FY2025
Rank in Pennsylvania
#7
2.7% of Pennsylvania NIH funding
Awards · PIs
125
125 investigators · 24 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
Temple University received $347.1M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved −17.3% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #102 (FY2023).
NIH institutes funding Temple University, FY2026
16 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), accounted for 18.2% of the institution's NIH funding across 23 awards.
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$11.2M · 18.2%
23 awards · vs FY2025: −4.1%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$7.9M · 12.9%
11 awards · vs FY2025: +5.8%
- NIDA · National Institute on Drug Abuse$6.4M · 10.3%
11 awards · vs FY2025: +9.2%
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$5.7M · 9.3%
8 awards · vs FY2025: +107.8%
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$5.4M · 8.8%
14 awards · vs FY2025: +0.5%
- NIDDK · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases$4.5M · 7.4%
10 awards · vs FY2025: +4.2%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$4.5M · 7.3%
7 awards · vs FY2025: +43.6%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$3.9M · 6.3%
12 awards · vs FY2025: −16.1%
- NIMH · National Institute of Mental Health$2.8M · 4.6%
7 awards · vs FY2025: −37.7%
- NICHD · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development$2.5M · 4.0%
5 awards · vs FY2025: −0.8%
Also: NIMHD $1.7M · NIDCD $1.6M · NIDCR $1.5M · NIAAA $1.5M · NEI $249K · NINR $131K
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 57.4% of funding.
- R01-equivalent57.4% · FY22 63.8%
- Other research (R)17.0% · FY22 11.1%
- Cooperative agreements (U)11.6% · FY22 12.0%
- Centers & program projects (P)9.4% · FY22 7.3%
- Career development (K)2.0% · FY22 1.7%
- Institutional training (T)1.7% · FY22 2.2%
- Fellowships (F)0.9% · FY22 0.6%
- Other0.0% · FY22 1.3%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 59 | $32.8M | 53.3% | $556K |
| R35 | 10 | $4.6M | 7.5% | $463K |
| UM1 | 1 | $3.7M | 5.9% | $3.7M |
| R21 | 11 | $3.5M | 5.6% | $314K |
| P30 | 2 | $3.4M | 5.6% | $1.7M |
| RF1 | 1 | $2.5M | 4.1% | $2.5M |
| P01 | 1 | $2.3M | 3.8% | $2.3M |
| R00 | 8 | $2.0M | 3.2% | $248K |
| U01 | 3 | $1.6M | 2.6% | $538K |
| U54 | 1 | $1.5M | 2.4% | $1.5M |
| T32 | 3 | $1.0M | 1.7% | $346K |
| K01 | 6 | $909K | 1.5% | $152K |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- CRISPR for Cure (opens NIH RePORTER)
4UM1AI164568-06 · NIAID
$3.7MUM1
- Assessing Everyday Function In Older Adults With The Virtual Kitchen (opens NIH RePORTER)
2RF1AG062503-06A1 · NIA
$2.5MRF1
- SRIN009, a cannabidiol formulation to treat chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01CA297795-01A1 · NCI
$2.5MR01
- Exosomes as mediators of cardiac injury and repair (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P01HL134608-08 · NHLBI
$2.3MP01
- Center for Integrative Addiction Neurobiology (CIAN) (opens NIH RePORTER)
2P30DA013429-26 · NIDA
$2.0MP30
- TUFCCC/HC Regional Comprehensive Cancer Health Partnership (opens NIH RePORTER)
5U54CA221705-09 · NCI
$1.5MU54
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 24 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Protein Phosphatase 2A/B55, substrates, and inhibitors in the regulation of cell cycle and checkpoint phosphorylation signaling (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R35GM164078-01 · NIGMS · Notice Sep 4, 2026
$449KR35
- Comprehensive CRISPR Editing of iPSCs for Dynamic Disease Modeling in Early-Onset Alzheimer's Research (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21AG100709-01 · NIA · Notice Sep 4, 2026
$436KR21
- Shared Decision Making for Depression Care in Primary Care: The ENGAGE-D Trial (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01MD021665-01 · NIMHD · Notice Sep 1, 2026
$792KR01
- CRCNS: NMDAR/TRPM4 signaling and mitochondrial dysfunction in Alzheimer's Disease (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AG107075-01 · NIA · Notice Aug 25, 2026
$132KR01
- Salmonella biofilms in the gut (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21AI200326-01 · NIAID · Notice Aug 18, 2026
$198KR21
- The role of bacterial biofilm components in anti-DNA induction in SLE (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AI194540-01A1 · NIAID · Notice Aug 10, 2026
$739KR01
Other NIH-funded institutions in Pennsylvania
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA | $202.9M |
| 4 | Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity Park, PA | $100.3M |
| 5 | Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical CenterHershey, PA | $83.5M |
| 6 | Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $70.0M |
| 7 | Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $61.5M |
| 8 | Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $54.5M |
| 9 | Wistar InstitutePhiladelphia, PA | $48.9M |
| 10 | NRG Oncology Foundation, Inc.Philadelphia, PA | $32.4M |
| 11 | ECOG-ACRIN Medical Research FoundationPhiladelphia, PA | $30.3M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 118 | University of South CarolinaColumbia, SC | $63.3M |
| 119 | University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park, MD | $62.3M |
| 120 | Salk Institute for Biological StudiesLa Jolla, CA | $61.8M |
| 121 | Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $61.5M |
| 122 | Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI | $61.4M |
| 123 | Virginia TechBlacksburg, VA | $59.1M |
| 124 | PPD Development, LPWilmington, NC | $59.1M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 117 | Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ | $64.6M |
| 118 | University of South CarolinaColumbia, SC | $63.3M |
| 119 | University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park, MD | $62.3M |
| 121 | Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $61.5M |
| 122 | Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI | $61.4M |
| 123 | Virginia TechBlacksburg, VA | $59.1M |
| 125 | Colorado State UniversityFort Collins, CO | $58.6M |
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 8240301 (Temple Univ of the Commonwealth). 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.