How much funding does NIA give out?

$4.68B across 5,728 extramural awards in fiscal year 2026, per NIH RePORTER.

Which institutions get the most NIA funding?

Washington University in St. Louis leads with $193.9M, followed by University of Michigan at Ann Arbor ($164.7M) and University of Southern California ($149.8M).

Where are current NIA funding opportunities posted?

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

How big is a typical NIA R01?

The median NIA R01 award amount in fiscal year 2026 was $669K across 2,294 R01s (annual award amount, direct plus indirect costs).

NIH institute profile · fiscal year 2026

NIA funding: who the National Institute on Aging funds (2026)

The National Institute on Aging (NIA) made 5,728 extramural awards worth $4.68B in fiscal year 2026. Washington University in St. Louis received the most, $193.9M, and the median NIA R01 was $669K.

$4.68BNIA extramural awards

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$543Kmedian award

497funded institutions

Top 25 NIA-funded institutions

Rank	Institution	State	NIA funding
1	Washington University in St. Louis	MO	$193.9M
2	University of Michigan at Ann Arbor	MI	$164.7M
3	University of Southern California	CA	$149.8M
4	Columbia University Health Sciences	NY	$124.6M
5	University of Wisconsin-Madison	WI	$122.9M
6	Johns Hopkins University	MD	$112.3M
7	University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh	PA	$108.0M
8	University of California, San Francisco	CA	$105.5M
9	University of Pennsylvania	PA	$103.9M
10	Mayo Clinic Rochester	MN	$91.7M
11	Massachusetts General Hospital	MA	$90.8M
12	Indiana University Indianapolis	IN	$89.4M
13	Boston University Medical Campus	MA	$88.4M
14	Emory University	GA	$84.6M
15	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	NY	$75.7M
16	University of North Texas Health Science Center	TX	$67.7M
17	Stanford University	CA	$67.0M
18	Duke University	NC	$65.6M
19	University of California-Irvine	CA	$64.3M
20	Northwestern University	IL	$63.8M
21	University of Colorado Denver	CO	$62.8M
22	New York University School of Medicine	NY	$62.6M
23	Brown University	RI	$59.3M
24	Northern California Institute/Res/Edu	CA	$58.3M
25	University of Miami School of Medicine	FL	$57.0M

What kind of awards NIA makes

Award type	Funding	Share
Research projects (R)	$2.49B	53%
Cooperative agreements (U)	$1.28B	27%
Program projects and centers (P)	$770.0M	16%
Career development (K)	$82.0M	2%
Training grants (T)	$32.0M	1%
Other	$26.5M	1%
Fellowships (F)	$9.5M	0%

Top states for NIA funding

State	Funding
California	$804.8M
New York	$443.5M
Massachusetts	$442.1M
Texas	$268.8M
Pennsylvania	$268.3M
Missouri	$200.7M
Florida	$186.4M
Michigan	$179.3M
Illinois	$169.8M
North Carolina	$165.6M

Focus area: aging and Alzheimer's disease.

Questions

How much funding does NIA give out?: $4.68B across 5,728 extramural awards in fiscal year 2026, per NIH RePORTER.
Which institutions get the most NIA funding?: Washington University in St. Louis leads with $193.9M, followed by University of Michigan at Ann Arbor ($164.7M) and University of Southern California ($149.8M).
Where are current NIA funding opportunities posted?: Open NIH funding opportunities, including NIA's, are posted in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts and on Grants.gov. This page shows where NIA money went, not open calls.
How big is a typical NIA R01?: The median NIA R01 award amount in fiscal year 2026 was $669K across 2,294 R01s (annual award amount, direct plus indirect costs).

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