NIH funding profile · New York, NY · Higher education
Weill Cornell Medicine NIH Funding
Also known as Weill Cornell Medical CollegeNIH RePORTER recipient name: Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
Weill Cornell Medicine received $352.7M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 523 award records and 496 principal investigators. That ranks #26 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #4 in New York, up 11.4% from FY2025.
Part of Cornell University. 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
$352.7M
+11.4% vs FY2025
National rank
#26
Up 3 places from #29 vs FY2025
Rank in New York
#4
9.9% of New York NIH funding
Awards · PIs
523
496 investigators · 118 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
Weill Cornell Medicine received $1.56B in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved +29.9% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #26 (FY2026).
NIH institutes funding Weill Cornell Medicine, FY2026
23 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), accounted for 19.9% of the institution's NIH funding across 87 awards.
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$70.2M · 19.9%
87 awards · vs FY2025: +1.8%
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$51.6M · 14.6%
92 awards · vs FY2025: +1.9%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$50.3M · 14.3%
60 awards · vs FY2025: +81.7%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$31.4M · 8.9%
49 awards · vs FY2025: +42.7%
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$28.9M · 8.2%
55 awards · vs FY2025: −16.1%
- NIDDK · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases$22.1M · 6.3%
49 awards · vs FY2025: +2.7%
- NICHD · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development$15.2M · 4.3%
26 awards · vs FY2025: −2.9%
- NCATS · National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences$14.2M · 4.0%
4 awards · vs FY2025: +15.8%
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$13.1M · 3.7%
29 awards · vs FY2025: −12.2%
- NIMH · National Institute of Mental Health$13.0M · 3.7%
19 awards · vs FY2025: +21.9%
Also: NIDA $11.0M · NHGRI $10.1M · NCCIH $6.8M · NIAMS $5.3M · NEI $2.4M · NIBIB $2.2M · NIAAA $1.5M · NLM $1.0M · NINR $804K · NIEHS $707K · FIC $495K · NIDCR $221K · NIDCD $165K
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 56.2% of funding.
- R01-equivalent56.2% · FY22 52.8%
- Cooperative agreements (U)15.4% · FY22 15.8%
- Other research (R)12.1% · FY22 11.0%
- Centers & program projects (P)9.1% · FY22 9.9%
- Career development (K)3.4% · FY22 4.9%
- Institutional training (T)2.3% · FY22 3.1%
- Fellowships (F)1.1% · FY22 1.3%
- Other0.4% · FY22 1.3%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 252 | $180.3M | 51.1% | $715K |
| P01 | 7 | $23.5M | 6.7% | $3.4M |
| U01 | 11 | $13.8M | 3.9% | $1.3M |
| UM1 | 3 | $11.8M | 3.4% | $3.9M |
| RM1 | 2 | $11.7M | 3.3% | $5.8M |
| RF1 | 4 | $11.4M | 3.2% | $2.9M |
| R35 | 17 | $10.7M | 3.0% | $630K |
| UL1 | 1 | $9.8M | 2.8% | $9.8M |
| R33 | 8 | $7.9M | 2.2% | $982K |
| T32 | 16 | $7.3M | 2.1% | $455K |
| R21 | 20 | $6.8M | 1.9% | $339K |
| UG3 | 2 | $5.4M | 1.5% | $2.7M |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- Center for Multi-Scale Analysis of the Human Epitranscriptome (opens NIH RePORTER)
2RM1HG011563-06 · NHGRI
$10.0MRM1
- Clinical and Translational Science Center (opens NIH RePORTER)
5UL1TR002384-10 · NCATS
$9.8MUL1
- Phase II randomized controlled trial of benfotiamine in early Alzheimer's Disease (opens NIH RePORTER)
7R01AG076634-04 · NIA
$8.5MR01
- REACH: Research Enterprise to Advance a Cure for HIV (opens NIH RePORTER)
4UM1AI164565-06 · NIAID
$5.4MUM1
- Translating germline-targeting HIV Env SOSIP immunization of infants: targeting bnAbs in early life (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P01AI189362-02 · NIAID
$4.2MP01
- Developing Inhibitors of Mitochondrial Complex III-Derived ROS for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease (opens NIH RePORTER)
1RF1AG095161-01A1 · NIA
$4.2MRF1
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 118 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Empowering Parents of Critically Ill Children: A Multi-Site Evaluation of the EMPOWER-PICU Intervention (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01NR022612-01A1 · NINR · Notice Sep 19, 2026
$804KR01
- Subtype C HIV-1 Reservoir in Pregnancy-specific Compartments (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AI203452-01 · NIAID · Notice Sep 18, 2026
$898KR01
- A neuro-immune circuit regulates helminth-induced type 2 inflammation (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AI196067-01A1 · NIAID · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$847KR01
- Prime Editing of CNS APOE4 to APOE2 or APOE3Christchurch to Suppress Alzheimer's Disease APOE4-associated Amyloid and Tau Pathology (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R56AG095450-01A1 · NIA · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$709KR56
- 3-D Volumetric & 4-D Dynamic Ultrasonography to Quantify Vitreous Structure and Mobility (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01EY038751-01 · NEI · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$627KR01
- Re-evaluating assessment of temperature in critically ill older adults (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21AG103669-01 · NIA · Notice Sep 16, 2026
$492KR21
Other NIH-funded institutions in New York
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbia University Health SciencesNew York, NY | $585.6M |
| 2 | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York, NY | $512.9M |
| 3 | NYU Grossman School of MedicineNew York, NY | $455.2M |
| 4 | Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY | $352.7M |
| 5 | Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer ResearchNew York, NY | $231.1M |
| 6 | University of RochesterRochester, NY | $197.5M |
| 7 | Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronx, NY | $191.0M |
| 8 | Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY | $103.1M |
| 9 | University at BuffaloAmherst, NY | $97.1M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 28 | Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterSeattle, WA | $332.3M |
| 29 | Mayo Clinic RochesterRochester, MN | $322.5M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 30 | UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX | $309.0M |
| 31 | University of California, DavisDavis, CA | $308.2M |
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 1514803 (Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ). 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.