How much funding does NIAID give out?

$5.09B across 8,095 extramural awards in fiscal year 2026, per NIH RePORTER.

Which institutions get the most NIAID funding?

University of California, San Francisco leads with $195.0M, followed by Johns Hopkins University ($189.0M) and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center ($146.7M).

Where are current NIAID funding opportunities posted?

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

How big is a typical NIAID R01?

The median NIAID R01 award amount in fiscal year 2026 was $663K across 2,983 R01s (annual award amount, direct plus indirect costs).

NIH institute profile · fiscal year 2026

NIAID funding: who the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases funds (2026)

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) made 8,095 extramural awards worth $5.09B in fiscal year 2026. University of California, San Francisco received the most, $195.0M, and the median NIAID R01 was $663K.

$5.09BNIAID extramural awards

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$457Kmedian award

592funded institutions

Top 25 NIAID-funded institutions

Rank	Institution	State	NIAID funding
1	University of California, San Francisco	CA	$195.0M
2	Johns Hopkins University	MD	$189.0M
3	Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center	WA	$146.7M
4	Emory University	GA	$146.0M
5	Duke University	NC	$142.4M
6	University of North Carolina Chapel Hill	NC	$112.6M
7	Washington University in St. Louis	MO	$108.3M
8	University of Pennsylvania	PA	$97.9M
9	Scripps Research Institute	CA	$94.0M
10	University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh	PA	$93.0M
11	University of Washington	WA	$92.6M
12	Weill Medical College of Cornell University	NY	$92.5M
13	University of Minnesota	MN	$92.1M
14	Columbia University Health Sciences	NY	$91.7M
15	University of California Los Angeles	CA	$85.2M
16	Stanford University	CA	$77.3M
17	Massachusetts General Hospital	MA	$75.6M
18	Yale University	CT	$73.2M
19	Brigham and Women's Hospital	MA	$70.4M
20	Boston Children's Hospital	MA	$66.3M
21	Northwestern University	IL	$65.0M
22	University of Alabama at Birmingham	AL	$63.7M
23	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	NY	$60.8M
24	Albert Einstein College of Medicine	NY	$58.8M
25	Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason	WA	$53.7M

What kind of awards NIAID makes

Award type	Funding	Share
Research projects (R)	$2.61B	51%
Cooperative agreements (U)	$1.60B	32%
Program projects and centers (P)	$637.7M	13%
Other	$103.5M	2%
Career development (K)	$65.7M	1%
Training grants (T)	$39.9M	1%
Fellowships (F)	$30.1M	1%

Top states for NIAID funding

State	Funding
California	$735.2M
New York	$510.0M
Massachusetts	$484.3M
North Carolina	$350.9M
Washington	$343.0M
Pennsylvania	$300.6M
Maryland	$280.9M
Texas	$195.9M
Georgia	$181.0M
Illinois	$158.2M

Focus area: infectious disease, immunology and allergy.

Questions

How much funding does NIAID give out?: $5.09B across 8,095 extramural awards in fiscal year 2026, per NIH RePORTER.
Which institutions get the most NIAID funding?: University of California, San Francisco leads with $195.0M, followed by Johns Hopkins University ($189.0M) and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center ($146.7M).
Where are current NIAID funding opportunities posted?: Open NIH funding opportunities, including NIAID's, are posted in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts and on Grants.gov. This page shows where NIAID money went, not open calls.
How big is a typical NIAID R01?: The median NIAID R01 award amount in fiscal year 2026 was $663K across 2,983 R01s (annual award amount, direct plus indirect costs).

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