NIH institute profile · fiscal year 2026

FIC funding: who the Fogarty International Center funds (2026)

The Fogarty International Center (FIC) made 498 extramural awards worth $93.9M in fiscal year 2026. Harvard University D/B/A Harvard School of Public Health received the most, $5.1M, and the median FIC R01 was $162K.

$93.9MFIC extramural awards
498awards
$147Kmedian award
141funded institutions

Top 25 FIC-funded institutions

RankInstitutionStateFIC funding
1Harvard University D/B/A Harvard School of Public HealthMA$5.1M
2Yale UniversityCT$4.4M
3University of WashingtonWA$4.2M
4Ohio State UniversityOH$3.6M
5University of California, San FranciscoCA$3.4M
6Makerere University College of Health Sciences$3.1M
7University of Maryland BaltimoreMD$3.1M
8University of North Carolina Chapel HillNC$3.0M
9New York UniversityNY$2.7M
10Emory UniversityGA$2.2M
11University of Michigan at Ann ArborMI$2.0M
12Columbia University New York MorningsideNY$2.0M
13Columbia University Health SciencesNY$1.9M
14University of California Los AngelesCA$1.4M
15Johns Hopkins UniversityMD$1.4M
16Vanderbilt University Medical CenterTN$1.3M
17Mbarara University/Science/ Technology$1.3M
18University of RochesterNY$1.2M
19University of Pittsburgh at PittsburghPA$1.2M
20Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia$1.2M
21Stellenbosch University$1.2M
22University of Sciences, Technology & Technology of Bamako$1.1M
23Aga Khan University (pakistan)$1.0M
24Case Western Reserve UniversityOH$987K
25George Washington UniversityDC$982K

What kind of awards FIC makes

Award typeFundingShare
Other$48.0M51%
Research projects (R)$24.3M26%
Career development (K)$10.0M11%
Cooperative agreements (U)$7.2M8%
Program projects and centers (P)$4.3M5%

Top states for FIC funding

StateFunding
New York$9.6M
California$6.7M
Massachusetts$6.0M
Maryland$4.6M
Ohio$4.6M
Connecticut$4.4M
Washington$4.2M
North Carolina$3.7M
Georgia$2.8M
Michigan$2.2M

Focus area: global health research.

Questions

How much funding does FIC give out?
$93.9M across 498 extramural awards in fiscal year 2026, per NIH RePORTER.
Which institutions get the most FIC funding?
Harvard University D/B/A Harvard School of Public Health leads with $5.1M, followed by Yale University ($4.4M) and University of Washington ($4.2M).
Where are current FIC funding opportunities posted?
Open NIH funding opportunities, including FIC's, are posted in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts and on Grants.gov. This page shows where FIC money went, not open calls.
How big is a typical FIC R01?
The median FIC R01 award amount in fiscal year 2026 was $162K across 32 R01s (annual award amount, direct plus indirect costs).

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