NIH funding across 11 recipients · California
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Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
University of California received $2.57B in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 4,380 award records at 11 NIH recipients, down 5.6% from FY2025. Counted as one recipient, the group would rank #1 nationally.
The ten University of California campuses and UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, each an NIH recipient in its own right. Lawrence Berkeley and Lawrence Livermore national laboratories, which UC manages for the Department of Energy, are 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
$2.57B
−5.6% vs FY2025
Combined rank
#1
If counted as one NIH recipient · #1 in FY2025
Largest member
32%
University of California, San Francisco, $822.6M
Awards · new projects
4,380
935 new Type 1 projects in FY2026
University of California 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA | $822.6M | 32.1% | −0.2% | 1,400 | #2 |
| University of California San DiegoLa Jolla, CA | $505.9M | 19.7% | −11.2% | 853 | #16 |
| University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA | $462.9M | 18.0% | −10.7% | 759 | #17 |
| University of California, DavisDavis, CA | $308.2M | 12.0% | +3.1% | 474 | #31 |
| University of California, IrvineIrvine, CA | $225.1M | 8.8% | −4.6% | 391 | #42 |
| University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley, CA | $138.8M | 5.4% | −5.0% | 281 | #67 |
| University of California, Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA | $37.9M | 1.5% | −24.4% | 68 | #173 |
| University of California, RiversideRiverside, CA | $36.9M | 1.4% | −7.6% | 87 | #176 |
| University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA | $18.3M | 0.7% | −31.7% | 45 | #236 |
| University of California, MercedMerced, CA | $7.5M | 0.3% | −4.2% | 19 | #354 |
| UC Agriculture and Natural ResourcesOakland, CA | $973K | 0.0% | +41.7% | 3 | #1236 |
| Subtotal | $2.57B | −5.6% | 4,380 |
Combined NIH funding, FY2022–FY2026
The group received $13.40B in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved −6.4% from FY2022 to FY2026.
| Year | Funding | Change | Awards | Combined rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $2.57B | −5.6% | 4,380 | #1 |
| FY2025 | $2.72B | +1.2% | 4,730 | #1 |
| FY2024 | $2.69B | −0.1% | 5,058 | #1 |
| FY2023 | $2.69B | −1.9% | 5,110 | #1 |
| FY2022 | $2.74B | — | 5,112 | #1 |
NIH institutes funding University of California, FY2026
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) administered the most, $351.8M across 518 awards.
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$351.8M · 13.7%
518 awards · vs FY2025: −10.4%
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$300.8M · 11.7%
459 awards · vs FY2025: +4.1%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$287.5M · 11.2%
392 awards · vs FY2025: −12.3%
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$248.6M · 9.7%
551 awards · vs FY2025: −0.3%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$215.5M · 8.4%
383 awards · vs FY2025: −13.2%
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$194.7M · 7.6%
367 awards · vs FY2025: −0.7%
- NIMH · National Institute of Mental Health$145.0M · 5.7%
267 awards · vs FY2025: −9.7%
- NIDDK · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases$132.8M · 5.2%
238 awards · vs FY2025: −12.3%
- NIDA · National Institute on Drug Abuse$119.1M · 4.6%
180 awards · vs FY2025: +0.9%
- NICHD · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development$90.7M · 3.5%
213 awards · vs FY2025: +4.0%
Also: NEI $80.2M · OD $71.3M · NCATS $52.6M · NIAMS $45.4M · NIDCR $34.9M · NHGRI $32.6M · NIEHS $32.5M · NIBIB $30.9M · NCCIH $23.6M · NIDCD $22.9M · NIAAA $19.9M · NIMHD $15.0M · NINR $7.6M · FIC $6.1M · NLM $3.1M
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 53.4% of funding.
- R01-equivalent53.4% · FY22 49.4%
- Cooperative agreements (U)16.5% · FY22 22.8%
- Other research (R)13.9% · FY22 11.5%
- Centers & program projects (P)6.8% · FY22 7.0%
- Career development (K)3.6% · FY22 3.4%
- Institutional training (T)3.0% · FY22 2.9%
- Other1.6% · FY22 1.9%
- Contracts (N)0.6% · FY22 0.4%
- Fellowships (F)0.6% · FY22 0.7%
Top activity codes across University of California, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 2,024 | $1.27B | 49.4% | $625K |
| R35 | 388 | $193.4M | 7.5% | $498K |
| U01 | 119 | $117.6M | 4.6% | $988K |
| UM1 | 26 | $87.2M | 3.4% | $3.4M |
| P30 | 41 | $84.6M | 3.3% | $2.1M |
| T32 | 159 | $67.5M | 2.6% | $425K |
| R21 | 172 | $53.0M | 2.1% | $308K |
| U24 | 38 | $50.3M | 2.0% | $1.3M |
| P01 | 30 | $49.9M | 1.9% | $1.7M |
| U54 | 18 | $45.0M | 1.8% | $2.5M |
| U19 | 14 | $43.6M | 1.7% | $3.1M |
| R37 | 59 | $33.0M | 1.3% | $559K |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records across all members, linked to NIH RePORTER.
- QCRG Pandemic Response Program (opens NIH RePORTER)
University of California, San Francisco · 4U19AI171110-02 · NIAID
$18.0MU19
- California National Primate Research Center (opens NIH RePORTER)
University of California, Davis · 5P51OD011107-65 · OD
$11.9MP51
- SWOG Network Group Operations Center of the NCTN (opens NIH RePORTER)
University of California, Davis · 2U10CA180888-12 · NCI
$10.9MU10
- CTSA UM1 Program at University of California San Diego Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute (opens NIH RePORTER)
University of California San Diego · 5UM1TR005449-02 · NCATS
$10.3MUM1
- UCSF Clinical and Translational Science Institute (opens NIH RePORTER)
University of California, San Francisco · 1UM1TR006119-01 · NCATS
$10.3MUM1
- UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute (opens NIH RePORTER)
University of California, Los Angeles · 5UL1TR001881-10 · NCATS
$9.7MUL1
Recently started projects
Recent new (Type 1) FY2026 awards across members, by notice date.
- Restoring responses to immunotherapy in metastatic lymph nodes in HNSCC (opens NIH RePORTER)
University of California, San Francisco · 1R01DE035887-01A1 · NIDCR · Notice Sep 23, 2026
$685KR01
- Understanding the Roles of Synovitis, Knee-Adjacent Obesity and Sarcopenia in Pain Phenotypes and Structural Progression of Knee Osteoarthritis - An Analysis of the Entire Osteoarthritis Initiative (opens NIH RePORTER)
University of California, San Francisco · 1R56AR085666-01A1 · NIAMS · Notice Sep 23, 2026
$621KR56
- Elucidation of a post-transcriptional regulatory node in macrophage function (opens NIH RePORTER)
University of California, San Francisco · 1DP2CA325959-01 · NCI · Notice Sep 22, 2026
$766KDP2
- Connecting Mechanics and Molecules to Understand Cell and Tissue Invasion by Apicomplexan Parasites (opens NIH RePORTER)
University of California San Diego · 1DP2AI192730-01 · NIAID · Notice Sep 21, 2026
$480KDP2
- Latin American Center for Emerging Infectious Disease Research (LACER) (opens NIH RePORTER)
University of California, Davis · 1U01AI190394-01 · NIAID · Notice Sep 18, 2026
$952KU01
- Evaluation of a community co-developed intervention focused on quality of life in Spanish-speaking families impacted by childhood cancer (opens NIH RePORTER)
University of California, Irvine · 1R01NR022176-01A1 · NINR · Notice Sep 18, 2026
$801KR01
Other university and health systems
- Harvard University$2.04B
- Mass General Brigham$1.11B
- 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
- 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.