NIH funding by state · Fiscal year 2026
NIH Funding in Pennsylvania
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
Pennsylvania institutions received $2.27B in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 3,653 award records to 96 recipients, ranking #4 among 55 states and territories with 6.3% of NIH funding to U.S. recipients, down 0.1% from FY2025. University of Pennsylvania received 32.6% 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
$2.27B
−0.1% vs FY2025
Rank among states
#4
#4 in FY2025
NIH recipients
96
3,653 award records
Largest recipient
33%
University of Pennsylvania, $739.6M
Pennsylvania institutions ranked by NIH funding, FY2026
| PA | Institution | FY2026 | vs FY2025 | Awards | U.S. rank | Top IC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA · Higher education | $739.6M | +1.7% | 1,222 | #4 | NCI |
| 2 | University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA · Higher education | $654.4M | −2.1% | 1,082 | #8 | NIA |
| 3 | Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA · Hospital | $202.9M | +7.7% | 305 | #44 | NHLBI |
| 4 | Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity Park, PA · Higher education | $100.3M | +11.4% | 173 | #86 | NIGMS |
| 5 | Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical CenterHershey, PA · Higher education | $83.5M | −8.0% | 137 | #98 | NHLBI |
| 6 | Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · Higher education | $70.0M | −4.2% | 134 | #113 | NCI |
| 7 | Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · Higher education | $61.5M | +2.0% | 125 | #121 | NHLBI |
| 8 | Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · Higher education | $54.5M | +3.5% | 127 | #137 | NIDA |
| 9 | Wistar InstitutePhiladelphia, PA · Research institute | $48.9M | +20.4% | 52 | #147 | NIAID |
| 10 | NRG Oncology Foundation, Inc.Philadelphia, PA · Research institute | $32.4M | −7.9% | 3 | #183 | NCI |
| 11 | ECOG-ACRIN Medical Research FoundationPhiladelphia, PA · Nonprofit | $30.3M | −15.2% | 5 | #189 | NCI |
| 12 | Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, PA · Research institute | $28.6M | −5.4% | 43 | #198 | NCI |
| 13 | Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA · Higher education | $28.2M | −19.9% | 75 | #202 | NIGMS |
| 14 | Cognition Therapeutics, Inc.Pittsburgh, PA · Company | $16.5M | +38.0% | 1 | #248 | NIA |
| 15 | Geisinger ClinicDanville, PA · Research institute | $11.8M | +12.7% | 16 | #284 | NHLBI |
| 16 | Monell Chemical Senses CenterPhiladelphia, PA · Research institute | $8.8M | +153.7% | 15 | #320 | NIDCD |
| 17 | National Disease Research InterchangePhiladelphia, PA · Research institute | $8.1M | +29.5% | 3 | #337 | NCATS |
| 18 | Magee-Women's Res Inst and FoundationPittsburgh, PA · Nonprofit | $6.3M | −59.5% | 13 | #385 | NICHD |
| 19 | Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA · Higher education | $5.9M | +27.4% | 15 | #399 | NIGMS |
| 20 | Steelworker Charitable/Educational OrgPittsburgh, PA · Nonprofit | $5.7M | −2.1% | 2 | #402 | NIEHS |
| 21 | Baruch S. Blumberg InstituteDoylestown, PA · Research institute | $4.4M | +701.0% | 4 | #441 | OD |
| 22 | Integral MolecularPhiladelphia, PA · Company | $3.6M | −38.1% | 4 | #474 | OD |
| 23 | Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA · Higher education | $2.2M | +102.9% | 5 | #602 | NHLBI |
| 24 | Pleopharma, Inc.Malvern, PA · Company | $2.2M | — | 1 | #605 | NIDA |
| 25 | Fox Chase Chemical Diversity Center, IncDoylestown, PA · Company | $2.0M | −45.1% | 2 | #629 | NIA |
| 26 | Wills Eye Health SystemPhiladelphia, PA · Nonprofit | $1.9M | +2.8% | 3 | #657 | NEI |
| 27 | Chemia Biosciences, Inc.Pittsburgh, PA · Company | $1.7M | +120.9% | 2 | #707 | NIGMS |
| 28 | Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, PA · Higher education | $1.7M | −46.7% | 6 | #708 | NIAID |
| 29 | Actuated Medical, Inc.Bellefonte, PA · Company | $1.7M | +12.6% | 2 | #716 | NINDS |
| 30 | Flik Therapeutics, Inc.Philadelphia, PA · Company | $1.6M | — | 1 | #724 | NIDA |
| 31 | Basic Health International, Inc.Pittsburgh, PA · Nonprofit | $1.5M | +149.8% | 1 | #757 | NCI |
| 32 | Merlin Therapeutics IncKing Of Prussia, PA · Company | $1.5M | +19.4% | 1 | #765 | NINDS |
| 33 | Asian Community Health CoalitionPhiladelphia, PA · Nonprofit | $1.5M | +205.7% | 1 | #771 | OD |
| 34 | Young Therapeutics, LLCPhiladelphia, PA · Company | $1.5M | 0.0% | 1 | #786 | NHLBI |
| 35 | Advanced Optronics, Inc.Pittsburgh, PA · Company | $1.3M | +0.4% | 1 | #870 | NIDCD |
| 36 | Spring Mill Pharma IncorporatedMalvern, PA · Company | $1.3M | +17.8% | 2 | #871 | NIAID |
| 37 | Rtm Vital Signs, LLCPhiladelphia, PA · Company | $1.3M | −1.9% | 1 | #906 | NIDA |
| 38 | Vasowatch LLCPhiladelphia, PA · Company | $1.2M | — | 1 | #911 | NHLBI |
| 39 | Equa Health, Inc.Pittsburgh, PA · Company | $1.2M | +34.3% | 2 | #923 | NIMH |
| 40 | Trevarx Biomedical, Inc.Philadelphia, PA · Company | $1.2M | — | 1 | #955 | NCI |
| 41 | Lankenau Institute for Medical ResearchWynnewood, PA · Research institute | $1.2M | −42.3% | 2 | #958 | NIDCR |
| 42 | Captis DiagnosticsPittsburgh, PA · Company | $1.1M | +3.7% | 1 | #1009 | NCATS |
| 43 | Cerulean Scientific Inc.Lancaster, PA · Company | $1.1M | −44.4% | 1 | #1048 | NHLBI |
| 44 | Ension, Inc.Butler, PA · Company | $1.0M | +17.8% | 1 | #1107 | NHLBI |
| 45 | Resilient Lifescience, Inc.Pittsburgh, PA · Company | $1.0M | +1754.1% | 1 | #1123 | NIDA |
| 46 | Atlas Biologics, LLCState College, PA · Company | $1.0M | 0.0% | 1 | #1164 | NCI |
| 47 | Conifer Point Pharmaceuticals, LLCDoylestown, PA · Company | $1.0M | −4.8% | 1 | #1167 | NIGMS |
| 48 | Harlingene Life Sciences LLCDoylestown, PA · Company | $1.0M | 0.0% | 1 | #1174 | NIAID |
| 49 | Zsx Medical, LLCPhiladelphia, PA · Company | $1.0M | 0.0% | 1 | #1184 | NICHD |
| 50 | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedPhiladelphia, PA · Higher education | $990K | +125.8% | 3 | #1215 | NINDS |
| 51 | Evrys Bio, Inc.Doylestown, PA · Company | $962K | −50.4% | 1 | #1252 | NIAID |
| 52 | Briacell Therapeutics CorpPhiladelphia, PA · Company | $948K | −14.4% | 1 | #1263 | NCI |
| 53 | Cytoagents, Inc.Pittsburgh, PA · Company | $936K | −59.6% | 1 | #1272 | NCI |
| 54 | Ev2 Technologies, Inc.Pittsburgh, PA · Company | $918K | — | 1 | #1294 | NHLBI |
| 55 | Axonova Medical, LLCPhiladelphia, PA · Company | $903K | −17.9% | 1 | #1306 | NINDS |
| 56 | X-Biomedical, Inc.Newtown Square, PA · Company | $889K | — | 1 | #1321 | NEI |
| 57 | Instem Lss (North America) LimitedConshohocken, PA · Company | $788K | +2.5% | 1 | #1403 | NIEHS |
| 58 | Estenda Solutions, Inc.Wayne, PA · Company | $781K | −43.1% | 1 | #1407 | NIDCD |
| 59 | Quantumbio, Inc.State College, PA · Company | $684K | −24.7% | 1 | #1488 | NIGMS |
| 60 | Molecular Targeting Technologies, Inc.West Chester, PA · Company | $638K | — | 1 | #1519 | NCI |
| 61 | Vesteck, IncMalvern, PA · Company | $624K | −54.2% | 1 | #1530 | NHLBI |
| 62 | Nurelm E-Business SoftwarePittsburgh, PA · Company | $588K | −60.2% | 1 | #1559 | NIMH |
| 63 | Haverford CollegeHaverford, PA · Higher education | $529K | +19.5% | 1 | #1612 | NIAMS |
| 64 | Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, PA · Higher education | $516K | −6.0% | 1 | #1625 | NIGMS |
| 65 | American Association for Cancer ResearchPhiladelphia, PA · Nonprofit | $514K | 0.0% | 4 | #1626 | NCI |
| 66 | Allotar Therapeutics, Inc.Pittsburgh, PA · Company | $504K | — | 1 | #1641 | NIA |
| 67 | Single Helix Bio, IncPhiladelphia, PA · Company | $496K | — | 1 | #1667 | NIA |
| 68 | Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA · Higher education | $491K | −11.4% | 1 | #1670 | NIMH |
| 69 | Albert Einstein Healthcare NetworkPhiladelphia, PA · Nonprofit | $485K | −66.3% | 1 | #1674 | NICHD |
| 70 | Altrumed LLCPhiladelphia, PA · Company | $403K | −0.2% | 1 | #1769 | NIDA |
| 71 | Fluidispec LLCPhiladelphia, PA · Company | $400K | — | 1 | #1778 | NIGMS |
| 72 | Merlin Biotech IncDoylestown, PA · Company | $400K | +12.7% | 1 | #1781 | NIDCR |
| 73 | Ecogenome LLCDoylestown, PA · Company | $399K | — | 1 | #1805 | NCI |
| 74 | Ship of Theseus, LLCEagleville, PA · Company | $375K | −82.7% | 2 | #1841 | NHLBI |
| 75 | Praeventix, LLCExton, PA · Company | $355K | — | 1 | #1865 | NIDA |
| 76 | Goeppert, LLCPhiladelphia, PA · Company | $350K | — | 1 | #1873 | NCATS |
| 77 | Medulate LLCState College, PA · Company | $340K | — | 1 | #1897 | NIBIB |
| 78 | Incuta Therapeutics LLCPhiladelphia, PA · Company | $322K | — | 1 | #1920 | NIAMS |
| 79 | Impact Proteomics, LLCPittsburgh, PA · Company | $321K | — | 1 | #1925 | NIAID |
| 80 | Transdermal Specialties Global, Inc.Broomall, PA · Company | $321K | — | 1 | #1926 | NIAID |
| 81 | Oralbiolife IncChurchville, PA · Company | $318K | — | 1 | #1937 | NIDCR |
| 82 | Noma AI Inc.Pittsburgh, PA · Company | $315K | +3.2% | 1 | #1944 | NIGMS |
| 83 | Kinvard Bio, Inc.Flourtown, PA · Company | $314K | — | 1 | #1952 | NIAID |
| 84 | Mechano Therapeutics LLCPhiladelphia, PA · Company | $314K | — | 1 | #1967 | NIAMS |
| 85 | Alphathera, Inc.Bryn Mawr, PA · Company | $307K | — | 1 | #2005 | NIBIB |
| 86 | Kalivir Immunotherapeutics, IncPittsburgh, PA · Company | $307K | — | 1 | #2031 | NCI |
| 87 | Signature Diagnostics IncPittsburgh, PA · Company | $307K | — | 1 | #2037 | NICHD |
| 88 | Spinhance, LLCRydal, PA · Company | $306K | −0.1% | 1 | #2046 | NIBIB |
| 89 | Leden LLCPhiladelphia, PA · Company | $306K | — | 1 | #2051 | NIDCR |
| 90 | Thrive Genetics, IncNewtown Square, PA · Company | $305K | — | 1 | #2062 | NIDA |
| 91 | Noveome Biotherapeutics, Inc.Pittsburgh, PA · Company | $265K | — | 1 | #2144 | NIA |
| 92 | Mb Research Laboratories, Inc.Spinnerstown, PA · Company | $259K | — | 1 | #2149 | NIEHS |
| 93 | Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA · Higher education | $241K | −74.7% | 1 | #2171 | NIGMS |
| 94 | University City Science CenterPhiladelphia, PA · Research institute | $240K | −1.5% | 1 | #2172 | NIA |
| 95 | Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, PA · Higher education | $33K | — | 1 | #2247 | NIGMS |
| 96 | Veterans Health FoundationPittsburgh, PA · Research institute | $1 | −100.0% | 1 | #2251 | NIDCD |
Pennsylvania NIH funding, FY2022–FY2026
| Year | Funding | Change | Recipients | State rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $2.27B | −0.1% | 96 | #4 |
| FY2025 | $2.27B | +3.3% | 110 | #4 |
| FY2024 | $2.20B | −1.2% | 104 | #5 |
| FY2023 | $2.22B | +2.3% | 111 | #6 |
| FY2022 | $2.17B | — | 101 | #5 |
NIH institutes funding Pennsylvania, FY2026
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) administered the most NIH funding in Pennsylvania. Institute figures cover the state's recipients with $10M or more (95.4% of state funding).
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$313.7M · 14.5%
425 awards · vs FY2025: −1.3%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$255.7M · 11.8%
381 awards · vs FY2025: −0.8%
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$235.7M · 10.9%
415 awards · vs FY2025: +1.8%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$202.5M · 9.4%
215 awards · vs FY2025: −4.2%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$168.3M · 7.8%
316 awards · vs FY2025: −1.0%
- NIDDK · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases$160.8M · 7.4%
274 awards · vs FY2025: +1.0%
- NIMH · National Institute of Mental Health$155.3M · 7.2%
233 awards · vs FY2025: +8.9%
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$141.4M · 6.5%
317 awards · vs FY2025: +4.1%
- NICHD · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development$97.3M · 4.5%
189 awards · vs FY2025: +15.2%
- NIDA · National Institute on Drug Abuse$79.8M · 3.7%
144 awards · vs FY2025: −2.4%
Also: NIAMS $54.0M · NCATS $48.6M · NEI $35.4M · NIDCR $34.9M · OD $29.1M · NIDCD $26.0M · NHGRI $21.2M · NINR $20.2M · NIEHS $19.4M · NIAAA $18.5M · NIBIB $15.0M · NIMHD $11.6M · NLM $8.8M · NCCIH $8.4M · FIC $1.6M
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