NIH funding profile · Los Angeles, CA · Higher education
University of Southern California NIH Funding
Also known as USC
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
University of Southern California received $367.3M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 436 award records and 423 principal investigators. That ranks #24 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #5 in California, up 0.4% 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
$367.3M
+0.4% vs FY2025
National rank
#24
Up 2 places from #26 vs FY2025
Rank in California
#5
7.3% of California NIH funding
Awards · PIs
436
423 investigators · 88 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
University of Southern California received $1.77B in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved +12.9% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #24 (FY2026).
NIH institutes funding University of Southern California, FY2026
24 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Institute on Aging (NIA), accounted for 37.3% of the institution's NIH funding across 83 awards.
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$137.0M · 37.3%
83 awards · vs FY2025: +13.3%
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$51.2M · 13.9%
52 awards · vs FY2025: −19.1%
- NIEHS · National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences$17.6M · 4.8%
17 awards · vs FY2025: +52.2%
- NIDDK · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases$15.6M · 4.2%
23 awards · vs FY2025: −2.0%
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$14.8M · 4.0%
32 awards · vs FY2025: −15.6%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$14.7M · 4.0%
29 awards · vs FY2025: −38.4%
- NIDCR · National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research$13.7M · 3.7%
19 awards · vs FY2025: −3.7%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$12.4M · 3.4%
25 awards · vs FY2025: +6.1%
- NIMH · National Institute of Mental Health$11.8M · 3.2%
29 awards · vs FY2025: +8.6%
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$10.7M · 2.9%
15 awards · vs FY2025: −26.2%
Also: NICHD $10.1M · NCATS $10.1M · NIDCD $9.2M · NEI $7.6M · NIDA $5.5M · NIAMS $4.8M · NIAAA $4.6M · OD $4.4M · NHGRI $4.3M · NIBIB $3.0M · NIMHD $2.5M · NLM $954K · FIC $591K · NINR $457K
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 49.9% of funding.
- R01-equivalent49.9% · FY22 49.1%
- Cooperative agreements (U)29.0% · FY22 27.7%
- Centers & program projects (P)9.1% · FY22 9.5%
- Other research (R)8.0% · FY22 8.7%
- Career development (K)1.5% · FY22 1.7%
- Contracts (N)0.8% · FY22 1.3%
- Institutional training (T)0.8% · FY22 1.0%
- Other0.4% · FY22 0.5%
- Fellowships (F)0.4% · FY22 0.4%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 236 | $165.7M | 45.1% | $702K |
| U24 | 5 | $41.4M | 11.3% | $8.3M |
| U01 | 18 | $32.0M | 8.7% | $1.8M |
| P30 | 8 | $17.0M | 4.6% | $2.1M |
| R35 | 29 | $15.5M | 4.2% | $534K |
| U10 | 1 | $11.1M | 3.0% | $11.1M |
| P01 | 3 | $9.4M | 2.6% | $3.1M |
| UL1 | 1 | $9.1M | 2.5% | $9.1M |
| R56 | 4 | $7.5M | 2.0% | $1.9M |
| U54 | 3 | $6.2M | 1.7% | $2.1M |
| RF1 | 2 | $5.8M | 1.6% | $2.9M |
| R21 | 17 | $5.6M | 1.5% | $330K |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- Alzheimer's Clinical Trials Consortium (ACTC) (opens NIH RePORTER)
5U24AG057437-09 · NIA
$30.4MU24
- A Next Generation Data Infrastructure to Understand Disparities across the Life Course (opens NIH RePORTER)
5U01AG077280-04 · NIA
$16.5MU01
- Children's Oncology Group Statistics and Data Center (opens NIH RePORTER)
2U10CA180899-12 · NCI
$11.1MU10
- Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute (opens NIH RePORTER)
5UL1TR001855-10 · NCATS
$9.1MUL1
- University of Southern California Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG) (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P30CA014089-50 · NCI
$6.6MP30
$6.1MR56
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 88 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Failure to resolve an adaptive stress state contributes to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Severity (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21AR088867-01 · NIAMS · Notice Sep 22, 2026
$212KR21
- NovaSeq X Plus Sequencing System (opens NIH RePORTER)
1S10OD038261-01A1 · OD · Notice Sep 18, 2026
$1.4MS10
- Tailoring Bacteriophage Therapy for Optimized Management of Pulmonary Infections (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21AI200425-01 · NIAID · Notice Sep 18, 2026
$518KR21
- Using real-time data capture to examine affective mechanisms as mediators of physical activity maintenance in interventions (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01CA303696-01A1 · NCI · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$700KR01
- Dynamic regulations of postnatal growth plate homeostasis (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AR086295-01A1 · NIAMS · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$460KR01
- Regulation of Hierarchical Cell Fate Decisions in Craniofacial Development (opens NIH RePORTER)
1K99DE035928-01 · NIDCR · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$120KK99
Other NIH-funded institutions in California
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA | $822.6M |
| 2 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | $665.6M |
| 3 | University of California San DiegoLa Jolla, CA | $505.9M |
| 4 | University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA | $462.9M |
| 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 |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | University of MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN | $391.8M |
| 22 | Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston, MA | $381.4M |
| 23 | Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN | $378.8M |
| 24 | University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA | $367.3M |
| 25 | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusAurora, CO | $363.6M |
| 26 | Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY | $352.7M |
| 27 | University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL | $335.6M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | NYU Grossman School of MedicineNew York, NY | $455.2M |
| 20 | University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI | $447.9M |
| 21 | University of MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN | $391.8M |
| 24 | University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA | $367.3M |
| 25 | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusAurora, CO | $363.6M |
| 26 | Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY | $352.7M |
| 27 | University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL | $335.6M |
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 7636101. 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.