NIH funding by state · Fiscal year 2026
NIH Funding in California
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
California institutions received $5.04B in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 7,645 award records to 358 recipients, ranking #1 among 55 states and territories with 14.0% of NIH funding to U.S. recipients, down 3.9% from FY2025. University of California, San Francisco received 16.3% of the state total.
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
$5.04B
−3.9% vs FY2025
Rank among states
#1
#1 in FY2025
NIH recipients
358
7,645 award records
Largest recipient
16%
University of California, San Francisco, $822.6M
California institutions ranked by NIH funding, FY2026
| CA | Institution | FY2026 | vs FY2025 | Awards | U.S. rank | Top IC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA · Higher education | $822.6M | −0.2% | 1,400 | #2 | NIAID |
| 2 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA · Higher education | $665.6M | +3.0% | 1,062 | #7 | NCI |
| 3 | University of California San DiegoLa Jolla, CA · Higher education | $505.9M | −11.2% | 853 | #16 | NIDA |
| 4 | University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA · Higher education | $462.9M | −10.7% | 759 | #17 | NIAID |
| 5 | University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA · Higher education | $367.3M | +0.4% | 436 | #24 | NIA |
| 6 | University of California, DavisDavis, CA · Higher education | $308.2M | +3.1% | 474 | #31 | NCI |
| 7 | University of California, IrvineIrvine, CA · Higher education | $225.1M | −4.6% | 391 | #42 | NIA |
| 8 | Scripps ResearchLa Jolla, CA · Nonprofit | $155.5M | −5.4% | 173 | #61 | NIAID |
| 9 | University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley, CA · Higher education | $138.8M | −5.0% | 281 | #67 | NIGMS |
| 10 | Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · Hospital | $119.2M | +6.3% | 173 | #73 | NCI |
| 11 | Kaiser Foundation Research InstituteOakland, CA · Research institute | $98.9M | +5.1% | 103 | #88 | NHLBI |
| 12 | Beckman Research Institute of City of HopeDuarte, CA · Research institute | $87.5M | +5.5% | 123 | #93 | NCI |
| 13 | Salk Institute for Biological StudiesLa Jolla, CA · Research institute | $61.8M | +1.3% | 67 | #120 | NIMH |
| 14 | California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA · Higher education | $57.5M | −18.2% | 82 | #128 | NIGMS |
| 15 | Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteLa Jolla, CA · Research institute | $49.1M | +8.4% | 55 | #146 | NCI |
| 16 | Northern California Institute for Research and EducationSan Francisco, CA · Research institute | $47.0M | +2.0% | 30 | #149 | NIA |
| 17 | Gladstone InstitutesSan Francisco, CA · Research institute | $45.4M | −4.9% | 53 | #155 | NIAID |
| 18 | Cog Research Foundation, LLCArcadia, CA · Nonprofit | $41.6M | +362.4% | 3 | #163 | NCI |
| 19 | University of California, Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA · Higher education | $37.9M | −24.4% | 68 | #173 | NIGMS |
| 20 | University of California, RiversideRiverside, CA · Higher education | $36.9M | −7.6% | 87 | #176 | NIGMS |
| 21 | San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, CA · Higher education | $36.4M | −0.5% | 74 | #180 | NIMHD |
| 22 | La Jolla Institute for ImmunologyLa Jolla, CA · Research institute | $33.9M | +9.0% | 45 | #181 | NIAID |
| 23 | RAND CorporationSanta Monica, CA · Research institute | $29.3M | −17.4% | 42 | #192 | NIMH |
| 24 | Children's Hospital Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA · Hospital | $27.1M | −39.9% | 49 | #203 | NCI |
| 25 | Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryBerkeley, CA · Nonprofit | $24.7M | +11.2% | 25 | #214 | NIGMS |
| 26 | University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA · Higher education | $18.3M | −31.7% | 45 | #236 | NIGMS |
| 27 | The Lundquist InstituteTorrance, CA · Research institute | $16.4M | +20.2% | 24 | #249 | NIAID |
| 28 | SRI InternationalMenlo Park, CA · Research institute | $16.0M | −41.3% | 19 | #254 | OD |
| 29 | California Pacific Medical Center Research InstituteSan Francisco, CA · Hospital | $15.7M | −37.6% | 2 | #257 | NIA |
| 30 | Loma Linda UniversityLoma Linda, CA · Higher education | $15.3M | +105.2% | 14 | #259 | OD |
| 31 | Revagenix, Inc.San Mateo, CA · Company | $14.2M | — | 2 | #265 | NIAID |
| 32 | Palo Alto Veterans Institute for ResearchPalo Alto, CA · Research institute | $14.1M | +61.4% | 21 | #266 | NIAMS |
| 33 | Buck Institute for Research on AgingNovato, CA · Research institute | $13.0M | −38.4% | 22 | #272 | NIA |
| 34 | Lighthouse Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Novato, CA · Company | $12.6M | 0.0% | 1 | #276 | NIA |
| 35 | J. Craig Venter Institute, Inc.La Jolla, CA · Research institute | $12.0M | +55.8% | 5 | #282 | NIDA |
| 36 | Institute for Molecular MedicineHuntington Beach, CA · Research institute | $8.8M | −6.9% | 3 | #321 | NIA |
| 37 | University of California, MercedMerced, CA · Higher education | $7.5M | −4.2% | 19 | #354 | NIGMS |
| 38 | Public Health Foundation EnterprisesCity Of Industry, CA · Research institute | $7.2M | +33.4% | 10 | #360 | NIAID |
| 39 | Charles R. Drew University of Med & SciLos Angeles, CA · Higher education | $7.2M | −14.4% | 12 | #361 | NIMHD |
| 40 | San Diego Biomedical Research InstituteSan Diego, CA · Research institute | $6.8M | −10.6% | 11 | #373 | NIAID |
| 41 | Public Health InstituteOakland, CA · Research institute | $6.7M | −79.8% | 7 | #376 | OD |
| 42 | Chapman UniversityOrange, CA · Higher education | $6.1M | −16.6% | 9 | #390 | NIA |
| 43 | Ensysce Biosciences, Inc.La Jolla, CA · Company | $5.3M | −0.2% | 1 | #409 | NIDA |
| 44 | Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research InstituteSan Francisco, CA · Research institute | $5.0M | +99.9% | 7 | #418 | NEI |
| 45 | Artery Therapeutics, Inc.San Ramon, CA · Company | $4.9M | +100.1% | 2 | #422 | NIA |
| 46 | Sinopia Biosciences, Inc.San Diego, CA · Company | $4.6M | +201.2% | 3 | #433 | NINDS |
| 47 | Scintillon Institute for PhotobiologySan Diego, CA · Research institute | $4.4M | +18.5% | 7 | #444 | NINDS |
| 48 | Scripps Institution of OceanographyLa Jolla, CA · Higher education | $3.9M | −12.4% | 2 | #459 | OD |
| 49 | Arisan Therapeutics, Inc.Carlsbad, CA · Company | $3.9M | +105.4% | 2 | #460 | OD |
| 50 | Posit Science CorporationSan Francisco, CA · Company | $3.8M | +185.4% | 5 | #465 | NIA |
| 51 | Vivid Bioinnovations, PbcSan Francisco, CA · Company | $3.8M | +211.0% | 7 | #467 | NIA |
| 52 | Reacx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.South San Francisco, CA · Company | $3.5M | 0.0% | 1 | #485 | NIDA |
| 53 | Veterans Medical Research Fdn/San DiegoSan Diego, CA · Research institute | $3.4M | −6.6% | 9 | #493 | NIDDK |
| 54 | Hido Technologies, Inc.El Dorado Hills, CA · Company | $3.2M | +29.9% | 2 | #504 | NIA |
| 55 | Hungry Heart Media, Inc.Los Angeles, CA · Company | $3.1M | +4.4% | 1 | #509 | OD |
| 56 | Rejuvenation Technologies, Inc.Mountain View, CA · Company | $3.1M | +312888900.0% | 2 | #510 | NIAAA |
| 57 | Terasaki Institute for Biomedical InnovationWoodland Hills, CA · Nonprofit | $3.1M | +58.0% | 5 | #511 | NIAID |
| 58 | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLCLivermore, CA · Company | $3.1M | +427.0% | 1 | #514 | NIGMS |
| 59 | DimerxMill Valley, CA · Company | $3.1M | +93.8% | 2 | #516 | NIDA |
| 60 | Trethera CorporationSherman Oaks, CA · Company | $3.0M | −40.1% | 3 | #521 | NCI |
| 61 | Western University of Health SciencesPomona, CA · Higher education | $2.9M | −22.2% | 9 | #532 | NIAID |
| 62 | Starlight Cardiovascular, Inc.San Diego, CA · Company | $2.7M | +33.3% | 3 | #546 | NHLBI |
| 63 | San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, CA · Higher education | $2.5M | −13.0% | 13 | #560 | NIGMS |
| 64 | San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, CA · Higher education | $2.5M | −66.3% | 9 | #565 | NIGMS |
| 65 | California State University Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA · Higher education | $2.4M | −0.6% | 4 | #571 | NIGMS |
| 66 | California State University San MarcosSan Marcos, CA · Higher education | $2.4M | −10.0% | 6 | #574 | NIGMS |
| 67 | Eicosis, LLCDavis, CA · Company | $2.4M | −4.2% | 1 | #578 | NIDA |
| 68 | Modulo Bio, Inc.San Diego, CA · Company | $2.3M | — | 2 | #583 | NIMH |
| 69 | Center for Innovative Public Health ResearchSan Clemente, CA · Nonprofit | $2.3M | −58.2% | 3 | #584 | NICHD |
| 70 | Magnetic Tides, Inc.El Cerrito, CA · Company | $2.3M | −28.2% | 2 | #591 | NIMH |
| 71 | Partillion Bioscience CorporationLos Angeles, CA · Company | $2.3M | +128.6% | 3 | #593 | NIAID |
| 72 | California State University Long BeachLong Beach, CA · Higher education | $2.1M | −19.4% | 10 | #615 | NIGMS |
| 73 | California State University FullertonFullerton, CA · Higher education | $2.1M | +11.5% | 8 | #618 | NIGMS |
| 74 | Cessation Therapeutics, LLCSan Jose, CA · Company | $2.1M | −20.0% | 1 | #620 | NIDA |
| 75 | Actiox LLCThousand Oaks, CA · Company | $2.1M | −12.6% | 2 | #627 | NIAAA |
| 76 | Endomet Biosciences, IncIrvine, CA · Company | $2.0M | −8.0% | 1 | #628 | NICHD |
| 77 | Children's Hospital of Orange CountyOrange, CA · Hospital | $2.0M | −3.5% | 3 | #631 | NICHD |
| 78 | Chromologic, LLCMonrovia, CA · Company | $2.0M | −62.6% | 3 | #633 | NIAID |
| 79 | Evidation Health, Inc.Menlo Park, CA · Company | $2.0M | +565.7% | 1 | #634 | NIDA |
| 80 | California State Univ-Dominguez HillsCarson, CA · Higher education | $2.0M | +86.0% | 7 | #635 | NIGMS |
| 81 | Trellis Bioscience, Inc.Redwood City, CA · Company | $2.0M | — | 2 | #643 | NIAID |
| 82 | Xr Navigation Inc.Gilroy, CA · Company | $2.0M | +97.0% | 2 | #645 | NEI |
| 83 | Vivreon Biosciences, LLCSan Diego, CA · Company | $1.9M | −52.4% | 1 | #652 | NIA |
| 84 | Dare Bioscience, Inc.San Diego, CA · Company | $1.9M | −5.4% | 2 | #661 | NIAID |
| 85 | Applied Biomedical Science InstituteSan Diego, CA · Nonprofit | $1.9M | +106.0% | 2 | #665 | NIAID |
| 86 | Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, CA · Higher education | $1.8M | +24.5% | 4 | #672 | NIAAA |
| 87 | California State Univ San BernardinoSan Bernardino, CA · Higher education | $1.8M | +48.3% | 8 | #677 | NIGMS |
| 88 | Greater Los Angeles Veterans Research and Education FoundationLos Angeles, CA · Nonprofit | $1.8M | +44.6% | 2 | #678 | OD |
| 89 | Million Marker Wellness Inc.El Cerrito, CA · Company | $1.8M | +191.7% | 2 | #684 | NIMHD |
| 90 | Claria Medical, Inc.Mountain View, CA · Company | $1.8M | −16.6% | 2 | #686 | NICHD |
| 91 | Dfusion, Inc.Scotts Valley, CA · Company | $1.8M | −6.1% | 3 | #694 | NIEHS |
| 92 | Doheny Eye InstitutePasadena, CA · Research institute | $1.7M | −59.2% | 4 | #701 | NEI |
| 93 | Aivocode, LLPEncinitas, CA · Company | $1.7M | +30.5% | 2 | #702 | NIA |
| 94 | Petcoil, Inc.Sunnyvale, CA · Company | $1.7M | +8.3% | 2 | #704 | NIMH |
| 95 | California State University NorthridgeNorthridge, CA · Higher education | $1.7M | −48.2% | 9 | #709 | NIGMS |
| 96 | University of the Pacific-StocktonStockton, CA · Higher education | $1.7M | +17.9% | 6 | #717 | NIDCR |
| 97 | Proteogenomics Research Instit/Sys/ MedLa Jolla, CA · Research institute | $1.7M | −2.1% | 2 | #721 | NHLBI |
| 98 | Oak Crest Institute of ScienceMonrovia, CA · Nonprofit | $1.6M | −30.8% | 2 | #729 | NIAID |
| 99 | Switch Therapeutics Inc.South San Francisco, CA · Company | $1.6M | — | 1 | #731 | NIA |
| 100 | Glyphic Biotechnologies, Inc.Menlo Park, CA · Company | $1.6M | — | 1 | #733 | NIGMS |
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California NIH funding, FY2022–FY2026
$5.46B
$5.35B
$5.15B
$5.24B
$5.04B
| Year | Funding | Change | Recipients | State rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $5.04B | −3.9% | 358 | #1 |
| FY2025 | $5.24B | +1.7% | 420 | #1 |
| FY2024 | $5.15B | −3.6% | 426 | #1 |
| FY2023 | $5.35B | −2.2% | 452 | #1 |
| FY2022 | $5.46B | — | 435 | #1 |
NIH institutes funding California, FY2026
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) administered the most NIH funding in California. Institute figures cover the state's recipients with $10M or more (92.2% of state funding).
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$634.3M · 13.7%
866 awards · vs FY2025: +3.8%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$629.8M · 13.6%
674 awards · vs FY2025: −5.8%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$585.5M · 12.6%
794 awards · vs FY2025: −6.2%
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$384.1M · 8.3%
788 awards · vs FY2025: +0.7%
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$362.1M · 7.8%
645 awards · vs FY2025: −3.7%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$330.3M · 7.1%
569 awards · vs FY2025: −12.0%
- NIDDK · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases$271.7M · 5.9%
437 awards · vs FY2025: +3.6%
- NIMH · National Institute of Mental Health$253.2M · 5.5%
405 awards · vs FY2025: −2.8%
- NIDA · National Institute on Drug Abuse$187.3M · 4.0%
260 awards · vs FY2025: −4.3%
- NICHD · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development$137.0M · 3.0%
311 awards · vs FY2025: −0.4%
Also: OD $134.8M · NEI $115.9M · NCATS $87.8M · NHGRI $79.5M · NIAMS $68.0M · NIDCR $65.9M · NIEHS $60.0M · NIAAA $53.4M · NIBIB $51.2M · NIDCD $50.4M · NIMHD $38.3M · NCCIH $34.1M · NLM $10.7M · NINR $10.3M · FIC $6.7M
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