NIH funding by state · Fiscal year 2026
NIH Funding in Massachusetts
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
Massachusetts institutions received $3.33B in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 5,162 award records to 173 recipients, ranking #3 among 55 states and territories with 9.3% of NIH funding to U.S. recipients, down 2.4% from FY2025. Massachusetts General Hospital received 19.2% 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
$3.33B
−2.4% vs FY2025
Rank among states
#3
#3 in FY2025
NIH recipients
173
5,162 award records
Largest recipient
19%
Massachusetts General Hospital, $637.8M
Massachusetts institutions ranked by NIH funding, FY2026
| MA | Institution | FY2026 | vs FY2025 | Awards | U.S. rank | Top IC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA · Hospital | $637.8M | −0.3% | 1,000 | #9 | NINDS |
| 2 | Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston, MA · Hospital | $381.4M | −7.4% | 563 | #22 | NHLBI |
| 3 | Boston Children's HospitalBoston, MA · Hospital | $264.0M | +7.8% | 388 | #38 | NIAID |
| 4 | UMass Chan Medical SchoolWorcester, MA · Higher education | $190.3M | +0.2% | 347 | #50 | NIGMS |
| 5 | Boston University Medical CampusBoston, MA · Higher education | $190.1M | +4.7% | 305 | #51 | NIA |
| 6 | Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA · Hospital | $169.7M | −4.1% | 233 | #57 | NCI |
| 7 | Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardCambridge, MA · Research institute | $157.2M | +8.8% | 103 | #60 | OD |
| 8 | Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MA · Higher education | $143.2M | −2.2% | 293 | #63 | NIGMS |
| 9 | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA · Hospital | $141.3M | −1.9% | 216 | #64 | NHLBI |
| 10 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA · Higher education | $113.5M | −15.1% | 179 | #76 | NIMH |
| 11 | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthBoston, MA · Higher education | $100.6M | −7.6% | 127 | #85 | NIAID |
| 12 | Tufts University BostonBoston, MA · Higher education | $80.8M | −1.7% | 125 | #100 | NIAID |
| 13 | Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA · Higher education | $74.2M | +7.9% | 114 | #110 | NIGMS |
| 14 | Boston University (Charles River Campus)Boston, MA · Higher education | $68.2M | −14.5% | 146 | #114 | NIGMS |
| 15 | University of Massachusetts AmherstHadley, MA · Higher education | $52.7M | +26.4% | 97 | #138 | NIGMS |
| 16 | Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA · Higher education | $45.5M | −4.1% | 95 | #153 | NIGMS |
| 17 | Massachusetts Eye and Ear InfirmaryBoston, MA · Hospital | $42.0M | +27.5% | 64 | #162 | NIDCD |
| 18 | Boston Medical CenterBoston, MA · Hospital | $41.2M | +25.6% | 76 | #165 | NIDA |
| 19 | Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA · Higher education | $33.4M | +13.4% | 64 | #182 | NIGMS |
| 20 | McLean HospitalBelmont, MA · Hospital | $31.4M | +6.4% | 50 | #186 | NIMH |
| 21 | Tufts Medical CenterBoston, MA · Hospital | $28.8M | +11.1% | 35 | #197 | NIA |
| 22 | Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Inc.Canton, MA · Nonprofit | $23.8M | +13.0% | 29 | #216 | NICHD |
| 23 | Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA · Higher education | $20.3M | −6.2% | 49 | #226 | NIGMS |
| 24 | Joslin Diabetes CenterBoston, MA · Research institute | $19.1M | −14.2% | 29 | #233 | NIDDK |
| 25 | Tufts University MedfordBoston, MA · Higher education | $16.9M | +28.8% | 38 | #245 | NIGMS |
| 26 | Schepens Eye Research InstituteBoston, MA · Research institute | $14.4M | −3.1% | 27 | #263 | NEI |
| 27 | Whitehead Institute for Biomedical ResearchCambridge, MA · Research institute | $14.4M | +38.2% | 20 | #264 | NIGMS |
| 28 | University of Massachusetts LowellLowell, MA · Higher education | $12.7M | +29.0% | 24 | #275 | NIA |
| 29 | National Bureau of Economic ResearchCambridge, MA · Research institute | $12.5M | +0.6% | 10 | #278 | NIA |
| 30 | Ada Forsyth Institute, Inc.Somerville, MA · Research institute | $10.5M | −16.6% | 21 | #298 | NIDCR |
| 31 | Spaulding Rehabilitation HospitalCharlestown, MA · Hospital | $7.5M | −24.7% | 15 | #353 | NIA |
| 32 | Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for AgedBoston, MA · Hospital | $7.1M | −19.8% | 16 | #364 | NIA |
| 33 | Pascall Systems, IncorporatedBoston, MA · Company | $7.0M | −13.4% | 6 | #370 | NIA |
| 34 | Marine Biological LaboratoryWoods Hole, MA · Research institute | $6.9M | −27.9% | 20 | #371 | OD |
| 35 | University of Massachusetts BostonBoston, MA · Higher education | $6.5M | −28.9% | 15 | #377 | NIGMS |
| 36 | Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA · Higher education | $6.3M | −48.6% | 14 | #386 | NIGMS |
| 37 | Microbiotix, IncWorcester, MA · Company | $6.0M | −26.9% | 5 | #391 | OD |
| 38 | Helixbind, Inc.Boxborough, MA · Company | $5.0M | −0.7% | 5 | #417 | NIAID |
| 39 | Biosensics, LLCNewton, MA · Company | $4.5M | −47.1% | 5 | #438 | NIA |
| 40 | Mgh Institute of Health ProfessionsCharlestown, MA · Company | $4.2M | +36.1% | 9 | #452 | NICHD |
| 41 | Baystate Medical Center, Inc.Springfield, MA · Hospital | $3.9M | −11.2% | 7 | #461 | NIDA |
| 42 | Gentibio, Inc.Cambridge, MA · Company | $3.6M | +212.8% | 4 | #475 | NIDDK |
| 43 | Highland Instruments, Inc.Cambridge, MA · Company | $3.4M | +66.0% | 2 | #488 | NIA |
| 44 | Newleos Therapeutics, Inc.Hopkinton, MA · Company | $3.1M | — | 1 | #515 | NIDA |
| 45 | Clear Scientific, LLCCambridge, MA · Company | $3.0M | −43.8% | 1 | #524 | NIDA |
| 46 | Quiver Bioscience Inc.Cambridge, MA · Company | $2.9M | +215.1% | 2 | #533 | NINDS |
| 47 | Aquinnah Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Newton, MA · Company | $2.5M | −0.0% | 2 | #563 | NINDS |
| 48 | Food Allergy Science Initiative, Inc.Cambridge, MA · Nonprofit | $2.3M | −0.5% | 1 | #581 | NIAID |
| 49 | Arsenal Medical, Inc.Waltham, MA · Company | $2.2M | +612.1% | 1 | #599 | NIA |
| 50 | Boston VA Research Institute, Inc.Boston, MA · Research institute | $2.2M | −6.3% | 4 | #604 | NIA |
| 51 | Syntis Bio IncBoston, MA · Company | $2.1M | −33.7% | 2 | #617 | NIDDK |
| 52 | Aldatu Biosciences, Inc.Watertown, MA · Company | $2.0M | +100.7% | 2 | #650 | NIAID |
| 53 | Astrocyte Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Cambridge, MA · Company | $1.9M | +26.6% | 2 | #664 | NINDS |
| 54 | Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionWoods Hole, MA · Research institute | $1.8M | +2.9% | 3 | #685 | NIEHS |
| 55 | Romix Biosciences Inc.Waltham, MA · Company | $1.7M | — | 2 | #699 | NHLBI |
| 56 | Implenomics LlcsMarblehead, MA · Company | $1.7M | +17.8% | 5 | #715 | NCI |
| 57 | Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover, MA · Higher education | $1.7M | −36.6% | 5 | #720 | NIDDK |
| 58 | Firebird Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Boston, MA · Company | $1.7M | — | 1 | #723 | NIA |
| 59 | Giner, Inc.Newton, MA · Company | $1.6M | +18.3% | 2 | #736 | NIEHS |
| 60 | Cambridge Health AllianceCambridge, MA · Nonprofit | $1.6M | +502.8% | 3 | #744 | NIDA |
| 61 | Rendever, Inc.Boston, MA · Company | $1.5M | −9.9% | 2 | #753 | NIA |
| 62 | Micro-Leads, Inc.Somerville, MA · Company | $1.5M | +3082.1% | 1 | #787 | NIDCD |
| 63 | Revbio, Inc.Lowell, MA · Company | $1.5M | −53.2% | 2 | #791 | NIDCR |
| 64 | Artificial Axon Labs Inc.Topsfield, MA · Company | $1.5M | — | 1 | #793 | NINDS |
| 65 | Imagine Scientific, Inc.Norwood, MA · Company | $1.5M | +87.6% | 1 | #800 | NCI |
| 66 | Tissuevision, Inc.Newton, MA · Company | $1.4M | +7.7% | 1 | #808 | NIMH |
| 67 | Innotech Precision Medicine, IncBoston, MA · Company | $1.4M | +1.4% | 2 | #812 | NIDCR |
| 68 | MatregenixBoston, MA · Company | $1.4M | +46.8% | 2 | #813 | NIDCR |
| 69 | Keylicon Biosciences IncBrookline, MA · Company | $1.4M | — | 4 | #815 | NIAID |
| 70 | Physical Sciences, IncAndover, MA · Company | $1.4M | +333.5% | 2 | #836 | NIGMS |
| 71 | Assayquant Technologies, Inc.Marlborough, MA · Company | $1.3M | +44.7% | 1 | #861 | NIA |
| 72 | Kephera Diagnostics, LLCFramingham, MA · Company | $1.3M | −74.9% | 2 | #862 | NHLBI |
| 73 | Vincere Biosciences, Inc.Cambridge, MA · Company | $1.3M | — | 1 | #876 | NIDDK |
| 74 | McM6 Therapeutics, Inc.Lexington, MA · Company | $1.3M | — | 1 | #881 | NIA |
| 75 | Repro-T CompanyArlington, MA · Company | $1.2M | — | 1 | #931 | NCATS |
| 76 | Signablok, Inc.Worcester, MA · Company | $1.2M | −18.0% | 2 | #950 | NEI |
| 77 | Mother's Milk Is Best, Inc.Tyngsboro, MA · Company | $1.2M | −0.3% | 1 | #957 | NICHD |
| 78 | Privo Technologies, LLCPeabody, MA · Company | $1.2M | −6.1% | 1 | #959 | NCI |
| 79 | Nirrin Technologies IncBillerica, MA · Company | $1.2M | +24.7% | 1 | #972 | NIGMS |
| 80 | Everest Biolabs, Inc.Waltham, MA · Company | $1.2M | — | 1 | #973 | NIGMS |
| 81 | Crimson Biopharm IncBrookline, MA · Company | $1.1M | — | 1 | #1002 | NCI |
| 82 | Venova Technologies, Inc.Cambridge, MA · Company | $1.1M | −2.2% | 1 | #1023 | NICHD |
| 83 | Bessor Pharma, LLCFramingham, MA · Company | $1.1M | +21.7% | 1 | #1027 | NIDDK |
| 84 | Guided Clinical Solutions, Inc.Brookline, MA · Company | $1.1M | +245.9% | 1 | #1044 | NLM |
| 85 | New England College of OptometryBoston, MA · Higher education | $1.1M | +309.0% | 3 | #1063 | NEI |
| 86 | Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA · Higher education | $1.1M | +157.6% | 2 | #1066 | NICHD |
| 87 | DNA Medicine InstituteCambridge, MA · Company | $1.1M | −49.0% | 2 | #1071 | NHLBI |
| 88 | Sunflower Therapeutics PbcMedford, MA · Company | $1.0M | +242.7% | 1 | #1072 | NIAID |
| 89 | Limax Biosciences IncSomerville, MA · Company | $1.0M | +125.7% | 1 | #1074 | NHLBI |
| 90 | Quantum Simulation Technologies, Inc.Boston, MA · Company | $1.0M | +2.9% | 1 | #1110 | NIGMS |
| 91 | Matrisome Bio, Inc.Cambridge, MA · Company | $1.0M | −36.2% | 1 | #1128 | NCI |
| 92 | Epoulosis Therapeutics, Inc.Newton, MA · Company | $1.0M | −1.2% | 1 | #1131 | NIDDK |
| 93 | Aim Medical Robotics IncWorcester, MA · Company | $1.0M | — | 1 | #1141 | NCI |
| 94 | Gel4med, Inc.Brighton, MA · Company | $1.0M | −4.8% | 1 | #1172 | NIAID |
| 95 | Phagepro, Inc.Mansfield, MA · Company | $1.0M | 0.0% | 1 | #1179 | NIAID |
| 96 | Thymmune Therapeutics, IncCambridge, MA · Company | $1.0M | 0.0% | 1 | #1181 | NIAID |
| 97 | Versatope Therapeutics, Inc.Lowell, MA · Company | $1000K | −48.9% | 1 | #1190 | NIAID |
| 98 | Protean Bio Inc.Lexington, MA · Company | $999K | −0.0% | 1 | #1194 | NIDDK |
| 99 | Rational Vaccines, Inc.Woburn, MA · Company | $999K | +1.3% | 1 | #1195 | NIAID |
| 100 | Autoivf, Inc.Natick, MA · Company | $999K | +0.2% | 1 | #1197 | NICHD |
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Massachusetts NIH funding, FY2022–FY2026
| Year | Funding | Change | Recipients | State rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $3.33B | −2.4% | 173 | #3 |
| FY2025 | $3.41B | −1.4% | 200 | #3 |
| FY2024 | $3.46B | −1.4% | 208 | #3 |
| FY2023 | $3.51B | +6.9% | 207 | #3 |
| FY2022 | $3.28B | — | 205 | #3 |
NIH institutes funding Massachusetts, FY2026
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) administered the most NIH funding in Massachusetts. Institute figures cover the state's recipients with $10M or more (94.8% of state funding).
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$388.2M · 12.3%
567 awards · vs FY2025: −4.0%
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$381.9M · 12.1%
615 awards · vs FY2025: −6.7%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$333.4M · 10.6%
455 awards · vs FY2025: +3.8%
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$321.6M · 10.2%
514 awards · vs FY2025: −4.4%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$313.3M · 9.9%
424 awards · vs FY2025: +0.5%
- NIMH · National Institute of Mental Health$203.8M · 6.5%
303 awards · vs FY2025: +1.6%
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$198.8M · 6.3%
415 awards · vs FY2025: +4.3%
- NIDDK · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases$188.6M · 6.0%
331 awards · vs FY2025: +4.4%
- NICHD · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development$135.8M · 4.3%
239 awards · vs FY2025: +9.9%
- NIDA · National Institute on Drug Abuse$95.3M · 3.0%
149 awards · vs FY2025: +16.6%
Also: OD $74.1M · NIAMS $71.7M · NIBIB $70.6M · NHGRI $64.6M · NEI $58.1M · NCATS $56.9M · NIDCD $50.9M · NIEHS $39.9M · NIDCR $31.1M · NIAAA $20.7M · NCCIH $19.0M · NIMHD $15.0M · NINR $11.8M · NLM $5.3M · FIC $4.9M
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