NIH funding profile · Nashville, TN · Hospital
Vanderbilt University Medical Center NIH Funding
Also known as VUMC
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
Vanderbilt University Medical Center received $378.8M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 515 award records and 482 principal investigators. That ranks #23 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #1 in Tennessee, down 16.5% from FY2025.
Part of Vanderbilt University and VUMC. 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
$378.8M
−16.5% vs FY2025
National rank
#23
Down 5 places from #18 vs FY2025
Rank in Tennessee
#1
53.4% of Tennessee NIH funding
Awards · PIs
515
482 investigators · 112 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
Vanderbilt University Medical Center received $2.12B in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved +0.8% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #18 (FY2025).
| Year | Funding | Change | Awards | PIs | U.S. rank | TN rank | Top IC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $378.8M | −16.5% | 515 | 482 | #23 | #1 | NHLBI |
| FY2025 | $453.4M | −6.5% | 525 | 510 | #18 | #1 | OD |
| FY2024 | $484.8M | +13.0% | 574 | 544 | #20 | #1 | NIAID |
| FY2023 | $429.1M | +14.2% | 602 | 531 | #21 | #1 | OD |
| FY2022 | $375.8M | — | 569 | 508 | #24 | #1 | NIAID |
NIH institutes funding Vanderbilt University Medical Center, FY2026
24 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), accounted for 16.3% of the institution's NIH funding across 91 awards.
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$61.9M · 16.3%
91 awards · vs FY2025: −7.6%
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$48.1M · 12.7%
58 awards · vs FY2025: −16.4%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$44.5M · 11.8%
71 awards · vs FY2025: −15.6%
- NIDDK · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases$44.3M · 11.7%
68 awards · vs FY2025: +15.0%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$39.4M · 10.4%
38 awards · vs FY2025: −14.5%
- OD · NIH Office of the Director$33.7M · 8.9%
9 awards · vs FY2025: −63.4%
- NCATS · National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences$23.0M · 6.1%
6 awards · vs FY2025: +1.1%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$13.1M · 3.5%
31 awards · vs FY2025: +23.3%
- NIMH · National Institute of Mental Health$9.8M · 2.6%
21 awards · vs FY2025: +4.7%
- NHGRI · National Human Genome Research Institute$9.6M · 2.5%
11 awards · vs FY2025: +52.0%
Also: NICHD $8.7M · NLM $7.5M · NIDCD $6.3M · NIAMS $5.8M · NIGMS $5.7M · NEI $3.5M · NIDA $3.1M · NIAAA $2.7M · NIBIB $2.4M · NCCIH $1.5M · NIMHD $1.4M · FIC $1.3M · NINR $848K · NIDCR $629K
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 49.3% of funding.
- R01-equivalent49.3% · FY22 46.2%
- Cooperative agreements (U)24.1% · FY22 29.3%
- Centers & program projects (P)7.9% · FY22 8.5%
- Other6.4% · FY22 2.8%
- Other research (R)6.1% · FY22 6.4%
- Career development (K)3.8% · FY22 4.3%
- Institutional training (T)1.8% · FY22 1.5%
- Contracts (N)0.5% · FY22 0.7%
- Fellowships (F)0.1% · FY22 0.2%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 247 | $176.9M | 46.7% | $716K |
| U01 | 40 | $37.0M | 9.8% | $925K |
| OT2 | 4 | $22.1M | 5.8% | $5.5M |
| U24 | 6 | $20.1M | 5.3% | $3.4M |
| P30 | 7 | $18.0M | 4.8% | $2.6M |
| UL1 | 1 | $10.9M | 2.9% | $10.9M |
| U54 | 4 | $7.8M | 2.0% | $1.9M |
| R21 | 21 | $7.6M | 2.0% | $361K |
| UH3 | 3 | $6.4M | 1.7% | $2.1M |
| T32 | 16 | $6.0M | 1.6% | $377K |
| R35 | 10 | $5.5M | 1.4% | $549K |
| K23 | 27 | $5.4M | 1.4% | $200K |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR) (opens NIH RePORTER)
5UL1TR002243-10 · NCATS
$10.9MUL1
- All of Us Research Program Data and Research Center (opens NIH RePORTER)
3OT2OD035404-01SE · OD
$9.9MOT2
- CODA: COvid and Diabetes Assessment (opens NIH RePORTER)
5U01DK137533-03 · NIDDK
$8.5MU01
- All of Us Research Program Data and Research Center (opens NIH RePORTER)
3OT2OD035404-01SF · OD
$8.3MOT2
- ECHO Laboratory Core at Vanderbilt for Integrated Sample Biobanking and Processing (opens NIH RePORTER)
5U24OD035523-04 · OD
$7.9MU24
- Cancer Center Support Grant (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P30CA068485-31 · NCI
$7.3MP30
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 112 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Extracellular Vesicle Cargoes as Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarkers of Malignant Pleural Effusion (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01CA316439-01 · NCI · Notice Sep 23, 2026
$726KR01
- Severe Cutaneous Adverse Reaction (SCAR) Clinical Research Consortium (CRC) (opens NIH RePORTER)
1U54AI205728-01 · NIAID · Notice Sep 22, 2026
$1.8MU54
- 2026 American Society for Matrix Biology (ASMB) Workshop on Basement Membranes (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R13AR089130-01 · NIAMS · Notice Sep 19, 2026
$15KR13
- Mapping and Optimizing Healthcare Professional Interaction Networks from EHR Data and Logs through Human-AI Collaboration (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01LM015131-01 · NLM · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$1.5MR01
- Advancing Workload Measurement in Critical Care to Improve Patient Safety and Clinician Well-being (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01NR022286-01 · NINR · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$848KR01
- Modeling ADC mechanism of action and immunologic consequences using a novel HER2 chimera (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01CA311452-01 · NCI · Notice Sep 16, 2026
$645KR01
Other NIH-funded institutions in Tennessee
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN | $378.8M |
| 2 | Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN | $123.0M |
| 3 | St. Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN | $118.5M |
| 4 | University of Tennessee Health Science CenterMemphis, TN | $38.6M |
| 5 | Meharry Medical CollegeNashville, TN | $14.8M |
| 6 | University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN | $10.2M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI | $447.9M |
| 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 |
Similar hospitals and medical centers
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA | $637.8M |
| 22 | Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston, MA | $381.4M |
| 23 | Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN | $378.8M |
| 38 | Boston Children's HospitalBoston, MA | $264.0M |
| 44 | Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA | $202.9M |
| 45 | University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX | $201.8M |
| 55 | Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterCincinnati, OH | $174.8M |
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 10040927. 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.