NIH funding profile · New Haven, CT · Higher education
Yale University NIH Funding
Also known as Yale School of Medicine
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
Yale University received $686.5M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 1,120 award records and 1,017 principal investigators. That ranks #6 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #1 in Connecticut, up 1.1% 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
$686.5M
+1.1% vs FY2025
National rank
#6
Unchanged vs FY2025
Rank in Connecticut
#1
84.8% of Connecticut NIH funding
Awards · PIs
1,120
1,017 investigators · 267 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
Yale University received $3.23B in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved +14.6% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #6 (FY2025).
NIH institutes funding Yale University, FY2026
25 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), accounted for 13.9% of the institution's NIH funding across 101 awards.
- NIMH · National Institute of Mental Health$95.1M · 13.9%
101 awards · vs FY2025: +19.1%
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$67.6M · 9.8%
121 awards · vs FY2025: +2.0%
- NIDA · National Institute on Drug Abuse$64.3M · 9.4%
82 awards · vs FY2025: −10.7%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$62.8M · 9.1%
121 awards · vs FY2025: −13.8%
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$56.3M · 8.2%
105 awards · vs FY2025: +13.3%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$56.2M · 8.2%
96 awards · vs FY2025: +38.6%
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$55.9M · 8.1%
103 awards · vs FY2025: +1.9%
- NIDDK · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases$41.1M · 6.0%
77 awards · vs FY2025: −3.4%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$39.5M · 5.7%
54 awards · vs FY2025: +2.8%
- NIAAA · National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism$25.5M · 3.7%
47 awards · vs FY2025: +3.6%
Also: NICHD $23.5M · NHGRI $14.7M · OD $13.9M · NIBIB $12.6M · NIAMS $11.8M · NCATS $8.9M · NEI $6.4M · NIMHD $5.7M · NIEHS $5.2M · NCCIH $4.6M · FIC $4.4M · NIDCD $4.4M · NIDCR $4.4M · NLM $1.5M · NINR $256K
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 53.7% of funding.
- R01-equivalent53.7% · FY22 52.5%
- Cooperative agreements (U)16.7% · FY22 20.4%
- Other research (R)13.2% · FY22 10.9%
- Centers & program projects (P)6.2% · FY22 6.0%
- Career development (K)3.5% · FY22 3.7%
- Other3.2% · FY22 2.2%
- Institutional training (T)2.9% · FY22 3.3%
- Fellowships (F)0.6% · FY22 0.8%
- Contracts (N)0.0% · FY22 0.3%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 518 | $344.9M | 50.2% | $666K |
| U01 | 26 | $55.7M | 8.1% | $2.1M |
| R35 | 70 | $38.0M | 5.5% | $543K |
| T32 | 38 | $18.3M | 2.7% | $481K |
| P30 | 8 | $17.0M | 2.5% | $2.1M |
| R21 | 42 | $14.4M | 2.1% | $343K |
| UG1 | 2 | $14.3M | 2.1% | $7.2M |
| P01 | 5 | $13.0M | 1.9% | $2.6M |
| U24 | 7 | $12.4M | 1.8% | $1.8M |
| OT2 | 4 | $11.6M | 1.7% | $2.9M |
| R33 | 18 | $11.1M | 1.6% | $617K |
| UG3 | 5 | $9.6M | 1.4% | $1.9M |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- ProCAN: Psychosis Risk Outcomes Compound Assessment Network (opens NIH RePORTER)
5U01MH137298-03 · NIMH
$17.1MU01
- CTN New England Consortium Node (opens NIH RePORTER)
5UG1DA015831-25 · NIDA
$13.4MUG1
- IMPACT-MH: Clinical and behavioral fingerprints of psychopathology (opens NIH RePORTER)
4U01MH136497-03 · NIMH
$12.3MU01
- All of Us Coast-to-Coast Strong recrUitment, Retention, and Facilitation (C2C SURF) (opens NIH RePORTER)
3OT2OD037644-01S4 · OD
$10.5MOT2
- Coordinating Individually Measured Phenotypes to Advance Mental Health Research (opens NIH RePORTER)
4U24MH136069-03 · NIMH
$5.6MU24
- ProNET: Psychosis-Risk Outcomes Network (opens NIH RePORTER)
4U01MH124639-06 · NIMH
$5.4MU01
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 267 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Sequencing-free whole genome spatial transcriptomics at molecular resolution in aging tissue (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AG094838-01 · NIA · Notice Sep 29, 2026
$781KR01
- Developing Integration and Modeling Frameworks for Single-Cell and Bulk Transcriptomics to Analyze Atlas-Scale Cell-Resolved Immune Variation Across Infections and Vaccinations (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AI198335-01A1 · NIAID · Notice Sep 29, 2026
$570KR01
- Smoking cessation Medication And Rewards using a Teamlet to Treat Tobacco use disorder (SMARTTT) among Persons with HIV: A multi-site hybrid type 2 effectiveness-implementation trial (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AA032477-01 · NIAAA · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$1.6MR01
- Interplay between the CNS HIV Reservoir and Neuroinflammation: Interrogation Through the Lens of Interventional Studies (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01MH141692-01 · NIMH · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$1.6MR01
- Change in LPS with Inulin Supplementation and its Association with Knee Pain among Older Adults with Osteoarthritis (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R61AT013472-01 · NCCIH · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$1.2MR61
- Cannabis use effects on mGlu5 and related neurocognition in humans (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01DA064913-01 · NIDA · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$838KR01
Other NIH-funded institutions in Connecticut
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT | $686.5M |
| 2 | UConn HealthFarmington, CT | $57.2M |
| 3 | University of Connecticut StorrsStorrs-Mansfield, CT | $32.3M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI | $760.6M |
| 4 | University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA | $739.6M |
| 5 | Washington University in St. LouisSaint Louis, MO | $726.3M |
| 6 | Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT | $686.5M |
| 7 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | $665.6M |
| 8 | University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA | $654.4M |
| 9 | Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA | $637.8M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA | $822.6M |
| 3 | University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI | $760.6M |
| 4 | University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA | $739.6M |
| 5 | Washington University in St. LouisSaint Louis, MO | $726.3M |
| 6 | Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT | $686.5M |
| 7 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | $665.6M |
| 8 | University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA | $654.4M |
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 9420201. 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.