How much funding does NIAAA give out?

$503.2M across 1,161 extramural awards in fiscal year 2026, per NIH RePORTER.

Which institutions get the most NIAAA funding?

Yale University leads with $29.9M, followed by Indiana University Indianapolis ($17.7M) and University of North Carolina Chapel Hill ($17.6M).

Where are current NIAAA funding opportunities posted?

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

How big is a typical NIAAA R01?

The median NIAAA R01 award amount in fiscal year 2026 was $557K across 493 R01s (annual award amount, direct plus indirect costs).

NIH institute profile · fiscal year 2026

NIAAA funding: who the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism funds (2026)

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) made 1,161 extramural awards worth $503.2M in fiscal year 2026. Yale University received the most, $29.9M, and the median NIAAA R01 was $557K.

$503.2MNIAAA extramural awards

1,161awards

$358Kmedian award

213funded institutions

Top 25 NIAAA-funded institutions

Rank	Institution	State	NIAAA funding
1	Yale University	CT	$29.9M
2	Indiana University Indianapolis	IN	$17.7M
3	University of North Carolina Chapel Hill	NC	$17.6M
4	University of Washington	WA	$12.3M
5	SUNY Downstate Medical Center	NY	$12.1M
6	Medical University of South Carolina	SC	$11.3M
7	University of California, San Francisco	CA	$9.7M
8	Scripps Research Institute	CA	$8.8M
9	Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	$8.2M
10	Cleveland Clinic Lerner Com-Cwru	OH	$7.9M
11	New York University School of Medicine	NY	$7.9M
12	Johns Hopkins University	MD	$7.7M
13	Oregon Health & Science University	OR	$7.6M
14	Brown University	RI	$7.5M
15	University of California, San Diego	CA	$7.4M
16	University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh	PA	$7.3M
17	University of Texas at Austin	TX	$7.3M
18	Columbia University Health Sciences	NY	$7.0M
19	Ohio State University	OH	$6.9M
20	Lsu Health Sciences Center	LA	$6.9M
21	University of Colorado Denver	CO	$6.7M
22	Wake Forest University Health Sciences	NC	$6.7M
23	University of Southern California	CA	$6.2M
24	University of Louisville	KY	$6.0M
25	University of Illinois at Chicago	IL	$6.0M

What kind of awards NIAAA makes

Award type	Funding	Share
Research projects (R)	$341.1M	68%
Program projects and centers (P)	$79.3M	16%
Cooperative agreements (U)	$45.1M	9%
Career development (K)	$18.9M	4%
Training grants (T)	$10.6M	2%
Fellowships (F)	$4.4M	1%
Other	$3.8M	1%

Top states for NIAAA funding

State	Funding
California	$66.0M
New York	$51.3M
North Carolina	$38.3M
Connecticut	$31.2M
Texas	$24.7M
Massachusetts	$21.8M
Washington	$20.6M
Pennsylvania	$19.6M
Indiana	$18.5M
Ohio	$17.7M

Focus area: alcohol research.

Questions

How much funding does NIAAA give out?: $503.2M across 1,161 extramural awards in fiscal year 2026, per NIH RePORTER.
Which institutions get the most NIAAA funding?: Yale University leads with $29.9M, followed by Indiana University Indianapolis ($17.7M) and University of North Carolina Chapel Hill ($17.6M).
Where are current NIAAA funding opportunities posted?: Open NIH funding opportunities, including NIAAA's, are posted in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts and on Grants.gov. This page shows where NIAAA money went, not open calls.
How big is a typical NIAAA R01?: The median NIAAA R01 award amount in fiscal year 2026 was $557K across 493 R01s (annual award amount, direct plus indirect costs).

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