NIH funding across 2 recipients · Massachusetts
Boston University NIH Funding
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
Boston University received $258.2M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 451 award records at 2 NIH recipients, down 1.2% from FY2025. Counted as one recipient, the group would rank #39 nationally.
Boston University's Medical Campus and Charles River Campus. Boston Medical Center is a separate hospital and is not included.
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
$258.2M
−1.2% vs FY2025
Combined rank
#39
If counted as one NIH recipient · #39 in FY2025
Largest member
74%
Boston University Medical Campus, $190.1M
Awards · new projects
451
102 new Type 1 projects in FY2026
Boston University NIH funding by institution, FY2026
NIH records each of these organizations as its own recipient. Ranks are each member's own national rank; follow a name for its full profile.
| Institution | FY2026 | Share | vs FY2025 | Awards | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University Medical CampusBoston, MA | $190.1M | 73.6% | +4.7% | 305 | #51 |
| Boston University (Charles River Campus)Boston, MA | $68.2M | 26.4% | −14.5% | 146 | #114 |
| Subtotal | $258.2M | −1.2% | 451 |
Combined NIH funding, FY2022–FY2026
The group received $1.29B in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved +1.6% from FY2022 to FY2026.
| Year | Funding | Change | Awards | Combined rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $258.2M | −1.2% | 451 | #39 |
| FY2025 | $261.3M | +1.2% | 445 | #39 |
| FY2024 | $258.2M | −0.8% | 451 | #40 |
| FY2023 | $260.4M | +2.5% | 465 | #39 |
| FY2022 | $254.2M | — | 486 | #38 |
NIH institutes funding Boston University, FY2026
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) administered the most, $64.9M across 72 awards.
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$64.9M · 25.1%
72 awards · vs FY2025: −0.7%
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$39.2M · 15.2%
52 awards · vs FY2025: +8.9%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$25.8M · 10.0%
43 awards · vs FY2025: −12.1%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$20.2M · 7.8%
41 awards · vs FY2025: −35.3%
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$16.9M · 6.6%
42 awards · vs FY2025: −16.0%
- NIMH · National Institute of Mental Health$10.7M · 4.1%
29 awards · vs FY2025: −6.0%
- NICHD · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development$9.2M · 3.6%
23 awards · vs FY2025: +8.4%
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$8.3M · 3.2%
17 awards · vs FY2025: −2.9%
- NIBIB · National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering$7.7M · 3.0%
15 awards · vs FY2025: +3.5%
- NIAMS · National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases$7.4M · 2.9%
20 awards · vs FY2025: +11.0%
Also: NIDCD $6.8M · NCATS $6.6M · NIEHS $6.5M · NIDDK $6.2M · NIDA $5.5M · NIAAA $3.9M · NIDCR $3.7M · OD $3.5M · NIMHD $1.7M · NCCIH $1.6M · NEI $1.4M · FIC $297K · NHGRI $238K
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 52.8% of funding.
- R01-equivalent52.8% · FY22 53.9%
- Cooperative agreements (U)19.9% · FY22 24.4%
- Other research (R)9.8% · FY22 8.4%
- Centers & program projects (P)5.9% · FY22 3.8%
- Contracts (N)3.9% · FY22 3.6%
- Career development (K)3.2% · FY22 1.8%
- Institutional training (T)2.7% · FY22 2.6%
- Fellowships (F)1.0% · FY22 1.0%
- Other0.7% · FY22 0.6%
Top activity codes across Boston University, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 209 | $134.6M | 52.1% | $644K |
| U19 | 2 | $15.6M | 6.0% | $7.8M |
| R35 | 29 | $13.1M | 5.1% | $451K |
| UC7 | 1 | $11.5M | 4.5% | $11.5M |
| U01 | 13 | $10.1M | 3.9% | $774K |
| N01 | 2 | $9.5M | 3.7% | $4.8M |
| P01 | 2 | $9.2M | 3.6% | $4.6M |
| T32 | 21 | $7.0M | 2.7% | $333K |
| R21 | 21 | $6.4M | 2.5% | $307K |
| P30 | 3 | $6.0M | 2.3% | $2.0M |
| UM1 | 1 | $5.8M | 2.2% | $5.8M |
| UH3 | 5 | $4.1M | 1.6% | $827K |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records across all members, linked to NIH RePORTER.
- Boston University National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (opens NIH RePORTER)
Boston University Medical Campus · 2UC7AI095321-13 · NIAID
$11.5MUC7
- Novel Insights into Osteoarthritis, Pain and Function: MOST4 (opens NIH RePORTER)
Boston University Medical Campus · 5U19AG076471-04 · NIA
$9.3MU19
- FRAMINGHAM HEART STUDY (FHS), TASK AREA A - CORE STUDY OPERATIONS (opens NIH RePORTER)
Boston University (Charles River Campus) · 75N92025D00012-P00002-759202500001-1 · NHLBI
$7.1MN01
- Improving causal inference in Alzheimer's Disease prevention research on modifiable risk factors: the Triangulation of Innovative Methods to EndAD (TIME-AD) project (opens NIH RePORTER)
Boston University Medical Campus · 5P01AG082653-03 · NIA
$6.4MP01
- Precision Monitoring and Assessment in the Framingham Study: Cognitive, MRI, Genetic and Biomarker Precursors of AD & Dementia (opens NIH RePORTER)
Boston University Medical Campus · 2U19AG068753-06A1 · NIA
$6.3MU19
- Boston University Clinical and Translational Science Institute (opens NIH RePORTER)
Boston University Medical Campus · 1UM1TR005308-01A1 · NCATS
$5.8MUM1
Recently started projects
Recent new (Type 1) FY2026 awards across members, by notice date.
- Integrated Digital Health Approach to Address Hazardous Alcohol Use and Chronic Pain among Rural Populations (opens NIH RePORTER)
Boston University (Charles River Campus) · 1R01AA032817-01A1 · NIAAA · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$742KR01
- Integrative biomarkers to improve clinical management of lung ground glass nodules (opens NIH RePORTER)
Boston University Medical Campus · 1U01CA313003-01 · NCI · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$722KU01
- Defining the causes and consequences of telomeric DNA damage in the Alternative Lengthening of Telomeres Pathway (opens NIH RePORTER)
Boston University Medical Campus · 1R56CA308159-01A1 · NCI · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$164KR56
- Role of Schwann Cell Precursors in fracture Healing (opens NIH RePORTER)
Boston University Medical Campus · 1R01AR086867-01A1 · NIAMS · Notice Sep 16, 2026
$525KR01
- A Randomized Trial of Vitamin D Supplementation to Reduce Fibroid Growth (opens NIH RePORTER)
Boston University Medical Campus · 1R01HD119050-01A1 · NICHD · Notice Sep 14, 2026
$755KR01
- A trisomic porcine model for studying Down syndrome in the gyrencephalic brain (opens NIH RePORTER)
Boston University Medical Campus · 1R21HD123205-01 · NICHD · Notice Sep 14, 2026
$450KR21
Other university and health systems
- Harvard University$2.04B
- Mass General Brigham$1.11B
- University of California$2.57B
- University of Texas System$1.14B
- Mayo Clinic$409.0M
- Columbia University$627.1M
- Cornell University$455.8M
- New York University$545.0M
- Vanderbilt University and VUMC$501.8M
- Penn State$183.8M
- Texas A&M University System$103.3M
- State University of New York$256.6M
- University of Massachusetts$262.4M
- University of Colorado$429.7M
- University of Illinois System$251.0M
- University System of Maryland$272.2M
- Tufts University$126.5M
- Indiana University$304.4M
- Rutgers University$265.0M
- University of Miami$209.4M
- University of Connecticut$89.6M
- University of Kansas$134.4M
- Louisiana State University System$88.6M
About these numbers
Source: the public NIH RePORTER API, refreshed October 16, 2026. See our data methodology.
- Which organizationsGotGrant groups these NIH recipient organization codes by hand. NIH does not publish system totals, so other sources may draw the boundary differently.
- Combined rankWhere the group's total would place among individual NIH recipients outside the group. NIH itself ranks each recipient separately.
- No double countingEach award has one prime recipient, so member totals add up without overlap. Subawards stay with the prime recipient, and subprojects of multi-project awards are excluded.
- What is countedTotal award amount (direct plus indirect) obligated in each fiscal year, excluding intramural research and interagency agreements.