NIH funding across 2 recipients · New York
Cornell NIH Funding
Cornell University
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
Cornell University received $455.8M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 720 award records at 2 NIH recipients, up 11.0% from FY2025. Counted as one recipient, the group would rank #19 nationally.
Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City and Cornell University in Ithaca, which NIH records separately.
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
$455.8M
+11.0% vs FY2025
Combined rank
#19
If counted as one NIH recipient · #21 in FY2025
Largest member
77%
Weill Cornell Medicine, $352.7M
Awards · new projects
720
164 new Type 1 projects in FY2026
Cornell 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY | $352.7M | 77.4% | +11.4% | 523 | #26 |
| Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY | $103.1M | 22.6% | +9.9% | 197 | #83 |
| Subtotal | $455.8M | +11.0% | 720 |
Combined NIH funding, FY2022–FY2026
The group received $2.07B in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved +22.9% from FY2022 to FY2026.
| Year | Funding | Change | Awards | Combined rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $455.8M | +11.0% | 720 | #19 |
| FY2025 | $410.5M | +0.4% | 714 | #21 |
| FY2024 | $409.1M | −3.8% | 788 | #23 |
| FY2023 | $425.1M | +14.7% | 821 | #22 |
| FY2022 | $370.8M | — | 764 | #25 |
NIH institutes funding Cornell, FY2026
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) administered the most, $93.5M across 120 awards.
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$93.5M · 20.5%
120 awards · vs FY2025: +14.6%
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$55.8M · 12.3%
103 awards · vs FY2025: −0.0%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$54.5M · 12.0%
67 awards · vs FY2025: +62.0%
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$52.5M · 11.5%
105 awards · vs FY2025: −0.2%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$34.6M · 7.6%
55 awards · vs FY2025: +27.7%
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$30.4M · 6.7%
58 awards · vs FY2025: −15.5%
- NIDDK · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases$24.0M · 5.3%
53 awards · vs FY2025: +5.8%
- NICHD · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development$21.5M · 4.7%
45 awards · vs FY2025: −7.6%
- NIMH · National Institute of Mental Health$19.2M · 4.2%
26 awards · vs FY2025: +39.9%
- NCATS · National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences$14.2M · 3.1%
4 awards · vs FY2025: +15.8%
Also: NIDA $11.1M · NHGRI $10.8M · NIAMS $10.1M · NCCIH $8.1M · NIBIB $3.7M · NEI $2.9M · OD $2.1M · NIAAA $1.5M · NIEHS $1.5M · NIMHD $1.2M · NLM $1.0M · NINR $804K · FIC $495K · NIDCR $221K · NIDCD $165K
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 54.0% of funding.
- R01-equivalent54.0% · FY22 52.8%
- Other research (R)16.9% · FY22 15.1%
- Cooperative agreements (U)13.4% · FY22 13.4%
- Centers & program projects (P)9.3% · FY22 9.4%
- Career development (K)2.8% · FY22 3.9%
- Institutional training (T)2.0% · FY22 2.8%
- Fellowships (F)1.0% · FY22 1.2%
- Other0.7% · FY22 1.5%
Top activity codes across Cornell, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 324 | $225.4M | 49.5% | $696K |
| R35 | 76 | $35.5M | 7.8% | $467K |
| P01 | 8 | $26.1M | 5.7% | $3.3M |
| U01 | 17 | $17.1M | 3.8% | $1.0M |
| RM1 | 4 | $15.2M | 3.3% | $3.8M |
| UM1 | 3 | $11.8M | 2.6% | $3.9M |
| RF1 | 4 | $11.4M | 2.5% | $2.9M |
| P30 | 6 | $11.4M | 2.5% | $1.9M |
| R21 | 32 | $10.2M | 2.2% | $319K |
| UL1 | 1 | $9.8M | 2.1% | $9.8M |
| T32 | 22 | $8.6M | 1.9% | $389K |
| U54 | 7 | $8.4M | 1.8% | $1.2M |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records across all members, linked to NIH RePORTER.
- Center for Multi-Scale Analysis of the Human Epitranscriptome (opens NIH RePORTER)
Weill Cornell Medicine · 2RM1HG011563-06 · NHGRI
$10.0MRM1
- Clinical and Translational Science Center (opens NIH RePORTER)
Weill Cornell Medicine · 5UL1TR002384-10 · NCATS
$9.8MUL1
- Phase II randomized controlled trial of benfotiamine in early Alzheimer's Disease (opens NIH RePORTER)
Weill Cornell Medicine · 7R01AG076634-04 · NIA
$8.5MR01
- REACH: Research Enterprise to Advance a Cure for HIV (opens NIH RePORTER)
Weill Cornell Medicine · 4UM1AI164565-06 · NIAID
$5.4MUM1
- Translating germline-targeting HIV Env SOSIP immunization of infants: targeting bnAbs in early life (opens NIH RePORTER)
Weill Cornell Medicine · 5P01AI189362-02 · NIAID
$4.2MP01
- Developing Inhibitors of Mitochondrial Complex III-Derived ROS for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease (opens NIH RePORTER)
Weill Cornell Medicine · 1RF1AG095161-01A1 · NIA
$4.2MRF1
Recently started projects
Recent new (Type 1) FY2026 awards across members, by notice date.
- Empowering Parents of Critically Ill Children: A Multi-Site Evaluation of the EMPOWER-PICU Intervention (opens NIH RePORTER)
Weill Cornell Medicine · 1R01NR022612-01A1 · NINR · Notice Sep 19, 2026
$804KR01
- Center for Spillover Prevention, One Health Research, and Outbreak Readiness in Asia (SPORA) (opens NIH RePORTER)
Cornell University · 1U01AI190384-01 · NIAID · Notice Sep 18, 2026
$1.3MU01
- Subtype C HIV-1 Reservoir in Pregnancy-specific Compartments (opens NIH RePORTER)
Weill Cornell Medicine · 1R01AI203452-01 · NIAID · Notice Sep 18, 2026
$898KR01
- A neuro-immune circuit regulates helminth-induced type 2 inflammation (opens NIH RePORTER)
Weill Cornell Medicine · 1R01AI196067-01A1 · NIAID · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$847KR01
- Prime Editing of CNS APOE4 to APOE2 or APOE3Christchurch to Suppress Alzheimer's Disease APOE4-associated Amyloid and Tau Pathology (opens NIH RePORTER)
Weill Cornell Medicine · 1R56AG095450-01A1 · NIA · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$709KR56
- 3-D Volumetric & 4-D Dynamic Ultrasonography to Quantify Vitreous Structure and Mobility (opens NIH RePORTER)
Weill Cornell Medicine · 1R01EY038751-01 · NEI · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$627KR01
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
- 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
- Boston University$258.2M
- 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.