NIH funding profile · Lowell, MA · Higher education
University of Massachusetts Lowell NIH Funding
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
University of Massachusetts Lowell received $12.7M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 24 award records and 25 principal investigators. That ranks #275 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #28 in Massachusetts, up 29.0% 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
$12.7M
+29.0% vs FY2025
National rank
#275
Up 45 places from #320 vs FY2025
Rank in Massachusetts
#28
0.4% of Massachusetts NIH funding · up 6 places from #34
Awards · PIs
24
25 investigators · 7 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
University of Massachusetts Lowell received $50.3M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved +83.7% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #275 (FY2026).
NIH institutes funding University of Massachusetts Lowell, FY2026
11 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Institute on Aging (NIA), accounted for 28.3% of the institution's NIH funding across 5 awards.
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$3.6M · 28.3%
5 awards · vs FY2025: +38.3%
- NIEHS · National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences$1.5M · 12.1%
1 award · vs FY2025: −4.4%
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$1.5M · 11.7%
4 awards · vs FY2025: +41.1%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$1.3M · 10.0%
1 award · vs FY2025: —
- NIDCR · National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research$1.1M · 8.9%
3 awards · vs FY2025: −28.1%
- NIDDK · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases$980K · 7.7%
1 award · vs FY2025: —
- NIDA · National Institute on Drug Abuse$828K · 6.5%
2 awards · vs FY2025: −0.6%
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$620K · 4.9%
1 award · vs FY2025: −2.0%
- NIBIB · National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering$589K · 4.6%
4 awards · vs FY2025: −49.9%
- OD · NIH Office of the Director$348K · 2.7%
1 award · vs FY2025: —
Also: NIAMS $339K
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 52.7% of funding.
- R01-equivalent52.7% · FY22 47.0%
- Other research (R)28.7% · FY22 22.7%
- Cooperative agreements (U)12.1% · FY22 30.3%
- Institutional training (T)3.4% · FY22 0.0%
- Other2.7% · FY22 0.0%
- Fellowships (F)0.4% · FY22 0.0%
Top activity codes, FY2026
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- Hazardous Materials Worker Health and Safety Training (U45), Cooperative Agreement (opens NIH RePORTER)
5U45ES006172-35 · NIEHS
$1.5MU45
- Social and behavioral determinants of health and Alzheimer’s Disease: Cohort study of the US military veteran population (opens NIH RePORTER)
5R01AG080670-04 · NIA
$1.5MR01
- Non-Addictive Analgesic Discovery from Marine Microbial Natural Products (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R61NS145983-01 · NINDS
$1.3MR61
- Project GLOW: Glucose Levels for Optimizing Wellness for People Living with HIV (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01DK146768-01 · NIDDK
$980KR01
- Microbiome and AD/ADRD Risk in SOL (opens NIH RePORTER)
5R01AG085320-02 · NIA
$769KR01
- Social and behavioral determinants of MOUD utilization and opioid overdose (opens NIH RePORTER)
5R01DA056470-04 · NIDA
$694KR01
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 7 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Gut Virome and AD/ADRD in Latinos (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21AG091476-01A1 · NIA · Notice Sep 8, 2026
$445KR21
- University of Massachusetts Lowell BRITE (Biotechnology Research, Innovation, Training, and Education) Predoctoral Training Program (opens NIH RePORTER)
1T32GM165287-01 · NIGMS · Notice Aug 19, 2026
$431KT32
- Establishing a Regional Hub for Lyophilization Research through Acquisition of the ATS SP Hull LyoStar 4.0 (opens NIH RePORTER)
1S15OD042578-01 · OD · Notice Aug 18, 2026
$348KS15
- Acquiring tissue diversity without a gradient: investigating Satb2 as a mandible-specific mediator of Gli3 transcription (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21DE035695-01A1 · NIDCR · Notice Aug 3, 2026
$445KR21
- 3D human periodontal sulcus tissue model to study early fingerprints of oral dysbiosis (opens NIH RePORTER)
1F31DE035012-01 · NIDCR · Notice Mar 25, 2026
$50KF31
Other NIH-funded institutions in Massachusetts
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Inc.Canton, MA | $23.8M |
| 23 | Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA | $20.3M |
| 24 | Joslin Diabetes CenterBoston, MA | $19.1M |
| 25 | Tufts University MedfordBoston, MA | $16.9M |
| 26 | Schepens Eye Research InstituteBoston, MA | $14.4M |
| 27 | Whitehead Institute for Biomedical ResearchCambridge, MA | $14.4M |
| 28 | University of Massachusetts LowellLowell, MA | $12.7M |
| 29 | National Bureau of Economic ResearchCambridge, MA | $12.5M |
| 30 | Ada Forsyth Institute, Inc.Somerville, MA | $10.5M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 272 | Buck Institute for Research on AgingNovato, CA | $13.0M |
| 273 | Children's Mercy Kansas CityKansas City, MO | $13.0M |
| 274 | Advanced Bioscience Laboratories, Inc.Rockville, MD | $12.9M |
| 275 | University of Massachusetts LowellLowell, MA | $12.7M |
| 276 | Lighthouse Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Novato, CA | $12.6M |
| 277 | University at AlbanyAlbany, NY | $12.6M |
| 278 | National Bureau of Economic ResearchCambridge, MA | $12.5M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 269 | University of OklahomaNorman, OK | $13.2M |
| 270 | Binghamton UniversityBinghamton, NY | $13.2M |
| 271 | CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health PolicyNew York, NY | $13.0M |
| 275 | University of Massachusetts LowellLowell, MA | $12.7M |
| 277 | University at AlbanyAlbany, NY | $12.6M |
| 279 | City College of New YorkNew York, NY | $12.2M |
| 281 | University of Central FloridaOrlando, FL | $12.0M |
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 850905. 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.