NIH funding profile · Berkeley, CA · Higher education
University of California, Berkeley NIH Funding
Also known as UC BerkeleyNIH RePORTER recipient name: University of California Berkeley
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
University of California, Berkeley received $138.8M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 281 award records and 247 principal investigators. That ranks #67 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #9 in California, down 5.0% from FY2025.
Part of University of California. 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
$138.8M
−5.0% vs FY2025
National rank
#67
Down 3 places from #64 vs FY2025
Rank in California
#9
2.8% of California NIH funding
Awards · PIs
281
247 investigators · 57 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
University of California, Berkeley received $728.4M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved −3.5% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #64 (FY2025).
| Year | Funding | Change | Awards | PIs | U.S. rank | CA rank | Top IC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $138.8M | −5.0% | 281 | 247 | #67 | #9 | NIGMS |
| FY2025 | $146.2M | −7.4% | 307 | 273 | #64 | #9 | NIGMS |
| FY2024 | $157.8M | +11.3% | 347 | 286 | #65 | #9 | NIGMS |
| FY2023 | $141.8M | −1.4% | 332 | 269 | #68 | #9 | NIGMS |
| FY2022 | $143.8M | — | 351 | 297 | #65 | #9 | NIGMS |
NIH institutes funding University of California, Berkeley, FY2026
21 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), accounted for 28.1% of the institution's NIH funding across 86 awards.
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$39.0M · 28.1%
86 awards · vs FY2025: +5.0%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$20.7M · 14.9%
33 awards · vs FY2025: +1.2%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$16.5M · 11.9%
24 awards · vs FY2025: +11.5%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$11.6M · 8.4%
23 awards · vs FY2025: −28.8%
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$10.0M · 7.2%
15 awards · vs FY2025: +48.4%
- NEI · National Eye Institute$8.4M · 6.1%
23 awards · vs FY2025: +18.1%
- NIMH · National Institute of Mental Health$5.9M · 4.2%
10 awards · vs FY2025: −34.0%
- NIDDK · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases$5.7M · 4.1%
12 awards · vs FY2025: +30.6%
- NIBIB · National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering$3.2M · 2.3%
7 awards · vs FY2025: −35.5%
- NIEHS · National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences$3.0M · 2.2%
10 awards · vs FY2025: −54.3%
Also: NICHD $2.8M · NIDA $2.1M · OD $2.1M · NHGRI $1.9M · NIDCD $1.7M · NHLBI $1.6M · NIDCR $1.1M · NCCIH $616K · NIMHD $574K · FIC $176K · NIAAA $163K
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 58.9% of funding.
- R01-equivalent58.9% · FY22 55.2%
- Other research (R)23.4% · FY22 17.6%
- Cooperative agreements (U)5.4% · FY22 9.3%
- Institutional training (T)5.0% · FY22 5.2%
- Centers & program projects (P)3.4% · FY22 5.9%
- Other1.5% · FY22 3.8%
- Career development (K)1.2% · FY22 1.1%
- Fellowships (F)1.1% · FY22 1.8%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 120 | $70.0M | 50.5% | $584K |
| R35 | 60 | $28.2M | 20.3% | $470K |
| T32 | 13 | $6.8M | 4.9% | $525K |
| R56 | 2 | $5.3M | 3.8% | $2.7M |
| DP2 | 5 | $3.3M | 2.4% | $660K |
| U19 | 1 | $3.0M | 2.2% | $3.0M |
| P01 | 1 | $3.0M | 2.1% | $3.0M |
| U01 | 5 | $2.9M | 2.1% | $577K |
| R21 | 9 | $1.8M | 1.3% | $205K |
| R37 | 3 | $1.7M | 1.2% | $573K |
| U24 | 2 | $1.6M | 1.1% | $779K |
| P30 | 2 | $1.5M | 1.0% | $727K |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- SCAN: Standardized, Centralized Alzheimer's and Related Dementias Neuroimaging (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R56AG104639-01 · NIA
$5.0MR56
- Correction of Neurological Disease via Allele Specific Excision of Pathogenic Repeats (opens NIH RePORTER)
5U19NS132303-04 · NINDS
$3.0MU19
- Protective immunity following dengue virus natural infections and vaccination (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P01AI106695-12 · NIAID
$3.0MP01
- Close-kin mark-recapture methods to characterize suppression of Aedes aegypti populations resulting from interventions and extreme weather events (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AI189916-01A1 · NIAID
$2.5MR01
- Integrating AI and Deep Mutational Scanning to Predict the Cancer-Promoting Effect of Shelterin Mutations (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01CA307971-01A1 · NCI
$2.2MR01
- Lentiviral Restriction: capsid and beyond (opens NIH RePORTER)
2R01AI147877-08A1 · NIAID
$2.1MR01
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 57 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Glyphosate Exposure and Young Adult Metabolic Health: Epigenetic and Oxidative Stress Mechanisms (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01ES038913-01 · NIEHS · Notice Sep 15, 2026
$806KR01
- All-optical interrogation of the biological mechanisms of learning (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01EY038065-01A1 · NEI · Notice Sep 10, 2026
$741KR01
- Mobile microscopy for rapid diagnosis of parasitic diseases in refugee settlements (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21TW013229-01 · FIC · Notice Sep 8, 2026
$122KR21
- High-resolution, high-dimensional semantic mapping of the human anterior temporal lobe (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AG097884-01A1 · NIA · Notice Sep 4, 2026
$634KR01
- Rational Design of Random Heteropolymers for Protein Stabilization (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R35GM161799-01 · NIGMS · Notice Sep 4, 2026
$412KR35
- Functional connectomics via high-speed two-photon voltage imaging and optogenetics (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R34NS144925-01 · NINDS · Notice Aug 31, 2026
$361KR34
Other NIH-funded institutions in California
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 10 | Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA | $119.2M |
| 11 | Kaiser Foundation Research InstituteOakland, CA | $98.9M |
| 12 | Beckman Research Institute of City of HopeDuarte, CA | $87.5M |
| 13 | Salk Institute for Biological StudiesLa Jolla, CA | $61.8M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA | $141.3M |
| 65 | Medical University of South CarolinaCharleston, SC | $139.6M |
| 66 | Medical College of WisconsinMilwaukee, WI | $138.8M |
| 67 | University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley, CA | $138.8M |
| 68 | University of KentuckyLexington, KY | $133.8M |
| 69 | UT Health San AntonioSan Antonio, TX | $131.4M |
| 70 | Brown UniversityProvidence, RI | $128.6M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 63 | Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MA | $143.2M |
| 65 | Medical University of South CarolinaCharleston, SC | $139.6M |
| 66 | Medical College of WisconsinMilwaukee, WI | $138.8M |
| 67 | University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley, CA | $138.8M |
| 68 | University of KentuckyLexington, KY | $133.8M |
| 69 | UT Health San AntonioSan Antonio, TX | $131.4M |
| 70 | Brown UniversityProvidence, RI | $128.6M |
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 577502 (University of California Berkeley). 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.