NIH funding profile · Worcester, MA · Higher education
UMass Chan Medical School NIH Funding
Also known as University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolNIH RePORTER recipient name: Univ of Massachusetts Med Sch Worcester
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
UMass Chan Medical School received $190.3M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 347 award records and 315 principal investigators. That ranks #50 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #4 in Massachusetts, up 0.2% from FY2025.
Part of University of Massachusetts. See its combined NIH funding across every member NIH records separately.
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
$190.3M
+0.2% vs FY2025
National rank
#50
Down 2 places from #48 vs FY2025
Rank in Massachusetts
#4
5.7% of Massachusetts NIH funding
Awards · PIs
347
315 investigators · 87 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
UMass Chan Medical School received $942.9M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved +3.8% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #45 (FY2024).
| Year | Funding | Change | Awards | PIs | U.S. rank | MA rank | Top IC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $190.3M | +0.2% | 347 | 315 | #50 | #4 | NIGMS |
| FY2025 | $189.9M | −4.5% | 344 | 313 | #48 | #4 | NIAID |
| FY2024 | $198.9M | +10.2% | 367 | 296 | #45 | #4 | NIAID |
| FY2023 | $180.5M | −1.6% | 356 | 290 | #54 | #5 | NIAID |
| FY2022 | $183.4M | — | 356 | 300 | #51 | #5 | NIAID |
NIH institutes funding UMass Chan Medical School, FY2026
21 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), accounted for 16.3% of the institution's NIH funding across 53 awards.
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$31.0M · 16.3%
53 awards · vs FY2025: +23.8%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$30.0M · 15.8%
65 awards · vs FY2025: −21.5%
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$18.4M · 9.7%
30 awards · vs FY2025: −3.6%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$13.9M · 7.3%
29 awards · vs FY2025: −33.9%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$13.1M · 6.9%
24 awards · vs FY2025: +65.2%
- NIDDK · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases$11.9M · 6.3%
22 awards · vs FY2025: −6.9%
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$11.2M · 5.9%
32 awards · vs FY2025: +3.6%
- NICHD · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development$9.6M · 5.0%
21 awards · vs FY2025: +15.3%
- NIDA · National Institute on Drug Abuse$7.8M · 4.1%
14 awards · vs FY2025: −9.0%
- NCATS · National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences$7.2M · 3.8%
3 awards · vs FY2025: —
Also: NIMH $7.2M · NINR $6.7M · NIAMS $5.2M · NIBIB $4.0M · OD $4.0M · NHGRI $3.3M · NIAAA $2.1M · NIDCR $1.3M · NLM $1.0M · NIMHD $958K · NCCIH $297K
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 54.3% of funding.
- R01-equivalent54.3% · FY22 56.4%
- Other research (R)22.6% · FY22 16.1%
- Cooperative agreements (U)12.1% · FY22 15.9%
- Centers & program projects (P)5.7% · FY22 4.3%
- Career development (K)2.5% · FY22 1.8%
- Institutional training (T)1.2% · FY22 1.6%
- Fellowships (F)1.0% · FY22 0.6%
- Contracts (N)0.6% · FY22 1.0%
- Other0.0% · FY22 2.2%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 141 | $97.6M | 51.3% | $692K |
| R35 | 42 | $22.9M | 12.0% | $546K |
| R21 | 21 | $7.6M | 4.0% | $360K |
| U01 | 11 | $6.9M | 3.6% | $627K |
| UM1 | 1 | $6.0M | 3.1% | $6.0M |
| P01 | 2 | $5.5M | 2.9% | $2.7M |
| R24 | 6 | $4.1M | 2.2% | $691K |
| U24 | 4 | $3.2M | 1.7% | $800K |
| P50 | 1 | $3.2M | 1.7% | $3.2M |
| R37 | 4 | $2.4M | 1.3% | $600K |
| R56 | 5 | $2.4M | 1.2% | $473K |
| T32 | 5 | $2.3M | 1.2% | $468K |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- CTSA Program at University of Massachusetts (opens NIH RePORTER)
1UM1TR005454-01A1 · NCATS
$6.0MUM1
- Examining the Effectiveness of School-based Health Centers (SBHCs) to Improve Pediatric Asthma Care (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01NR021257-01A1 · NINR
$3.9MR01
- The Center for Accelerating Practices to End Suicide through Technology Translation (CAPES) (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P50MH129701-04 · NIMH
$3.2MP50
- Models and Gene Therapies for AAT Deficiency (opens NIH RePORTER)
2P01HL158506-06 · NHLBI
$2.9MP01
- Systems Genetics of Tuberculosis (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P01AI181898-03 · NIAID
$2.5MP01
- Comprehensive characterization of CRISPR-Cas binding for optimal epigenome editing (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01GM165764-01 · NIGMS
$2.0MR01
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 87 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Botulinum toxin blockade of neuronal signals to immune cells as a novel treatment for hidradenitis suppurativa (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R61AR087105-01A1 · NIAMS · Notice Sep 11, 2026
$975KR61
- Metal Exposures and Genetic Risk with Incident Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias in the Framingham Heart Study (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AG096794-01A1 · NIA · Notice Sep 8, 2026
$850KR01
- Investigating mechanisms of protein interaction hubs in vivo (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R35GM161417-01 · NIGMS · Notice Sep 8, 2026
$461KR35
- Protein Interactions via Short Peptide Binding Motifs (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R35GM163698-01 · NIGMS · Notice Sep 8, 2026
$461KR35
- Optimizing parent-mediated early interventions for supportingautistic children’s social communication development (opens NIH RePORTER)
1K23MH145975-01 · NIMH · Notice Sep 8, 2026
$154KK23
- DECIDE-AF: Implementing an Interoperable Shared Decision-Making Tool in the Electronic Health Record to Prevent Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01HL184047-01A1 · NHLBI · Notice Sep 3, 2026
$858KR01
Other NIH-funded institutions in Massachusetts
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA | $637.8M |
| 2 | Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston, MA | $381.4M |
| 3 | Boston Children's HospitalBoston, MA | $264.0M |
| 4 | UMass Chan Medical SchoolWorcester, MA | $190.3M |
| 5 | Boston University Medical CampusBoston, MA | $190.1M |
| 6 | Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA | $169.7M |
| 7 | Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardCambridge, MA | $157.2M |
| 8 | Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MA | $143.2M |
| 9 | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA | $141.3M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | University of RochesterRochester, NY | $197.5M |
| 48 | Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronx, NY | $191.0M |
| 49 | University of ArizonaTucson, AZ | $191.0M |
| 50 | UMass Chan Medical SchoolWorcester, MA | $190.3M |
| 51 | Boston University Medical CampusBoston, MA | $190.1M |
| 52 | University of Miami Miller School of MedicineCoral Gables, FL | $187.2M |
| 53 | UTHealth HoustonHouston, TX | $186.2M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | University of RochesterRochester, NY | $197.5M |
| 48 | Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronx, NY | $191.0M |
| 49 | University of ArizonaTucson, AZ | $191.0M |
| 50 | UMass Chan Medical SchoolWorcester, MA | $190.3M |
| 51 | Boston University Medical CampusBoston, MA | $190.1M |
| 52 | University of Miami Miller School of MedicineCoral Gables, FL | $187.2M |
| 53 | UTHealth HoustonHouston, TX | $186.2M |
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 850903 (Univ of Massachusetts Med Sch Worcester). 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.