How much funding does NHLBI give out?

$3.44B across 5,992 extramural awards in fiscal year 2026, per NIH RePORTER.

Which institutions get the most NHLBI funding?

Northwestern University leads with $80.3M, followed by University of Pennsylvania ($78.4M) and University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh ($77.7M).

Where are current NHLBI funding opportunities posted?

Open NIH funding opportunities, including NHLBI's, are posted in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts and on Grants.gov. This page shows where NHLBI money went, not open calls.

How big is a typical NHLBI R01?

The median NHLBI R01 award amount in fiscal year 2026 was $668K across 3,118 R01s (annual award amount, direct plus indirect costs).

NIH institute profile · fiscal year 2026

NHLBI funding: who the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute funds (2026)

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) made 5,992 extramural awards worth $3.44B in fiscal year 2026. Northwestern University received the most, $80.3M, and the median NHLBI R01 was $668K.

$3.44BNHLBI extramural awards

5,992awards

$547Kmedian award

486funded institutions

Top 25 NHLBI-funded institutions

Rank	Institution	State	NHLBI funding
1	Northwestern University	IL	$80.3M
2	University of Pennsylvania	PA	$78.4M
3	University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh	PA	$77.7M
4	University of Michigan at Ann Arbor	MI	$75.8M
5	Johns Hopkins University	MD	$73.8M
6	Brigham and Women's Hospital	MA	$72.9M
7	Stanford University	CA	$72.0M
8	University of California, San Francisco	CA	$71.4M
9	Massachusetts General Hospital	MA	$68.9M
10	Vanderbilt University Medical Center	TN	$64.7M
11	Westat, Inc.	MD	$62.3M
12	Washington University in St. Louis	MO	$62.0M
13	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	NY	$61.8M
14	Columbia University Health Sciences	NY	$61.0M
15	New York University School of Medicine	NY	$60.3M
16	Yale University	CT	$58.8M
17	University of North Carolina Chapel Hill	NC	$58.5M
18	University of California Los Angeles	CA	$55.1M
19	Children's Hospital of Philadelphia	PA	$51.6M
20	University of Alabama at Birmingham	AL	$51.1M
21	Duke University	NC	$50.1M
22	University of Washington	WA	$49.3M
23	Boston Children's Hospital	MA	$48.6M
24	Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center	OH	$47.8M
25	Medical College of Wisconsin	WI	$46.9M

What kind of awards NHLBI makes

Award type	Funding	Share
Research projects (R)	$2.51B	73%
Program projects and centers (P)	$292.7M	9%
Cooperative agreements (U)	$291.7M	8%
Career development (K)	$125.6M	4%
Other	$110.7M	3%
Training grants (T)	$89.3M	3%
Fellowships (F)	$18.6M	1%

Top states for NHLBI funding

State	Funding
California	$412.6M
Massachusetts	$345.8M
New York	$316.6M
Pennsylvania	$263.6M
Ohio	$188.2M
North Carolina	$167.2M
Maryland	$166.7M
Illinois	$151.0M
Texas	$149.9M
Michigan	$92.6M

Focus area: heart, lung, blood and sleep.

Questions

How much funding does NHLBI give out?: $3.44B across 5,992 extramural awards in fiscal year 2026, per NIH RePORTER.
Which institutions get the most NHLBI funding?: Northwestern University leads with $80.3M, followed by University of Pennsylvania ($78.4M) and University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh ($77.7M).
Where are current NHLBI funding opportunities posted?: Open NIH funding opportunities, including NHLBI's, are posted in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts and on Grants.gov. This page shows where NHLBI money went, not open calls.
How big is a typical NHLBI R01?: The median NHLBI R01 award amount in fiscal year 2026 was $668K across 3,118 R01s (annual award amount, direct plus indirect costs).

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