NIH funding profile · Columbus, OH · Higher education
The Ohio State University NIH Funding
Also known as Ohio StateNIH RePORTER recipient name: Ohio State University
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
The Ohio State University received $291.1M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 527 award records and 578 principal investigators. That ranks #34 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #1 in Ohio, down 0.9% 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
$291.1M
−0.9% vs FY2025
National rank
#34
Unchanged vs FY2025
Rank in Ohio
#1
27.8% of Ohio NIH funding
Awards · PIs
527
578 investigators · 127 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
The Ohio State University received $1.33B in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved +25.9% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #34 (FY2025).
NIH institutes funding The Ohio State University, FY2026
25 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), accounted for 21.2% of the institution's NIH funding across 95 awards.
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$61.7M · 21.2%
95 awards · vs FY2025: +0.2%
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$44.0M · 15.1%
77 awards · vs FY2025: +6.0%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$33.1M · 11.4%
64 awards · vs FY2025: +19.7%
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$22.4M · 7.7%
56 awards · vs FY2025: −8.3%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$20.1M · 6.9%
41 awards · vs FY2025: −14.2%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$14.3M · 4.9%
26 awards · vs FY2025: −11.7%
- NEI · National Eye Institute$13.2M · 4.5%
18 awards · vs FY2025: +7.8%
- NIMH · National Institute of Mental Health$12.1M · 4.1%
16 awards · vs FY2025: −59.4%
- NIDA · National Institute on Drug Abuse$10.5M · 3.6%
20 awards · vs FY2025: +10.5%
- NICHD · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development$10.1M · 3.5%
21 awards · vs FY2025: +0.3%
Also: NIDDK $7.7M · NIAAA $6.9M · NCATS $6.7M · NIDCR $6.4M · NIDCD $4.4M · FIC $3.6M · NIAMS $3.3M · NINR $2.7M · OD $2.0M · NIEHS $1.6M · NIMHD $1.5M · NIBIB $1.1M · NLM $1.1M · NHGRI $423K · NCCIH $133K
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 66.9% of funding.
- R01-equivalent66.9% · FY22 62.3%
- Other research (R)13.7% · FY22 10.0%
- Cooperative agreements (U)9.4% · FY22 14.2%
- Centers & program projects (P)4.0% · FY22 7.0%
- Career development (K)3.0% · FY22 3.1%
- Institutional training (T)1.9% · FY22 1.8%
- Contracts (N)0.4% · FY22 0.4%
- Fellowships (F)0.4% · FY22 0.6%
- Other0.3% · FY22 0.5%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 285 | $185.0M | 63.6% | $649K |
| R35 | 39 | $17.6M | 6.0% | $451K |
| R21 | 35 | $11.8M | 4.1% | $338K |
| UG1 | 4 | $8.2M | 2.8% | $2.0M |
| UM1 | 3 | $7.9M | 2.7% | $2.6M |
| P30 | 3 | $7.1M | 2.4% | $2.4M |
| T32 | 15 | $5.2M | 1.8% | $346K |
| P01 | 2 | $4.6M | 1.6% | $2.3M |
| UH3 | 4 | $4.0M | 1.4% | $1.0M |
| U54 | 2 | $3.9M | 1.4% | $2.0M |
| R00 | 15 | $3.6M | 1.2% | $242K |
| R37 | 6 | $3.2M | 1.1% | $533K |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- Delaying the onset of nearsightedness study – coordinating center (opens NIH RePORTER)
5UG1EY037202-02 · NEI
$6.5MUG1
- Cancer Center Support Grant (opens NIH RePORTER)
2P30CA016058-50 · NCI
$5.8MP30
- The OSU Center for Clinical and Translational Science: Advancing Today's Discoveries to Improve Health (opens NIH RePORTER)
5UM1TR004548-04 · NCATS
$5.4MUM1
- The Ohio State University Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science (OSU-TCORS) (opens NIH RePORTER)
5U54CA287392-04 · NCI
$3.9MU54
- Identification of novel botanical derived NRF2 activating agents with potential against Alzheimer’s disease from Malagasy plants (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01TW013294-01A1 · FIC
$3.4MR01
- CD8 T cell mechanisms of influenza virus clearance and pathology in the heart (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AI199095-01 · NIAID
$3.1MR01
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 127 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Magnesium Regulation of Neural Tube Closure (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01HD122974-01 · NICHD · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$710KR01
- The Mechanism of Trinucleotide Repeat Disease Expansions (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R56NS146660-01A1 · NINDS · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$551KR56
- Ocular stiffness predicts aqueous humor dynamics and IOP fluctuations (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21EY038921-01 · NEI · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$429KR21
- Metabolic intermediates govern transcriptional program in muscle stem cells (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AR085768-01A1 · NIAMS · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$406KR01
- Age related changes impair neutrophil plasticity and healing after central nervous system trauma (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AG091100-01A1 · NIA · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$394KR01
- The Emmetropization Via Accommodation (EVA) study - II (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01EY039432-01 · NEI · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$386KR01
Other NIH-funded institutions in Ohio
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH | $291.1M |
| 2 | Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH | $184.1M |
| 3 | Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterCincinnati, OH | $174.8M |
| 4 | Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of CWRUCleveland, OH | $119.7M |
| 5 | University of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH | $90.3M |
| 6 | Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's HospitalColumbus, OH | $75.7M |
| 7 | Battelle Centers for Public Health Research and EvaluationColumbus, OH | $36.6M |
| 8 | University of Toledo Health Science CampusToledo, OH | $11.7M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | University of California, DavisDavis, CA | $308.2M |
| 32 | Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortland, OR | $297.6M |
| 33 | Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX | $295.4M |
| 34 | The Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH | $291.1M |
| 35 | University of ChicagoChicago, IL | $285.2M |
| 36 | University of FloridaGainesville, FL | $279.6M |
| 37 | University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT | $277.9M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | University of California, DavisDavis, CA | $308.2M |
| 32 | Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortland, OR | $297.6M |
| 33 | Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX | $295.4M |
| 34 | The Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH | $291.1M |
| 35 | University of ChicagoChicago, IL | $285.2M |
| 36 | University of FloridaGainesville, FL | $279.6M |
| 37 | University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT | $277.9M |
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 6218701 (Ohio State University). 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.