How much funding does NICHD give out?

$1.62B across 3,232 extramural awards in fiscal year 2026, per NIH RePORTER.

Which institutions get the most NICHD funding?

University of Washington leads with $54.7M, followed by University of Michigan at Ann Arbor ($41.9M) and Research Triangle Institute ($32.2M).

Where are current NICHD funding opportunities posted?

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

How big is a typical NICHD R01?

The median NICHD R01 award amount in fiscal year 2026 was $598K across 1,435 R01s (annual award amount, direct plus indirect costs).

NIH institute profile · fiscal year 2026

NICHD funding: who the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development funds (2026)

The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) made 3,232 extramural awards worth $1.62B in fiscal year 2026. University of Washington received the most, $54.7M, and the median NICHD R01 was $598K.

$1.62BNICHD extramural awards

3,232awards

$426Kmedian award

360funded institutions

Top 25 NICHD-funded institutions

Rank	Institution	State	NICHD funding
1	University of Washington	WA	$54.7M
2	University of Michigan at Ann Arbor	MI	$41.9M
3	Research Triangle Institute	NC	$32.2M
4	Children's Hospital of Philadelphia	PA	$32.0M
5	University of Colorado Denver	CO	$31.9M
6	University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh	PA	$30.4M
7	Washington University in St. Louis	MO	$30.4M
8	Baylor College of Medicine	TX	$29.5M
9	University of California, San Francisco	CA	$28.6M
10	University of Pennsylvania	PA	$28.5M
11	Columbia University Health Sciences	NY	$28.1M
12	Stanford University	CA	$28.1M
13	Duke University	NC	$27.1M
14	Boston Children's Hospital	MA	$26.4M
15	Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center	OH	$26.1M
16	University of Utah	UT	$25.5M
17	University of North Carolina Chapel Hill	NC	$23.7M
18	Yale University	CT	$23.5M
19	Massachusetts General Hospital	MA	$23.1M
20	University of Minnesota	MN	$23.0M
21	Emory University	GA	$21.5M
22	University of California, San Diego	CA	$21.2M
23	Johns Hopkins University	MD	$21.0M
24	University of Wisconsin-Madison	WI	$20.6M
25	University of California at Davis	CA	$19.5M

What kind of awards NICHD makes

Award type	Funding	Share
Research projects (R)	$1.01B	62%
Cooperative agreements (U)	$319.4M	20%
Program projects and centers (P)	$185.3M	11%
Career development (K)	$48.7M	3%
Training grants (T)	$21.8M	1%
Other	$17.2M	1%
Fellowships (F)	$14.4M	1%

Top states for NICHD funding

State	Funding
California	$162.5M
Massachusetts	$154.8M
Pennsylvania	$120.2M
New York	$110.3M
North Carolina	$102.5M
Texas	$77.2M
Washington	$70.9M
Michigan	$66.7M
Maryland	$64.7M
Ohio	$63.3M

Focus area: child health, pregnancy and development.

Questions

How much funding does NICHD give out?: $1.62B across 3,232 extramural awards in fiscal year 2026, per NIH RePORTER.
Which institutions get the most NICHD funding?: University of Washington leads with $54.7M, followed by University of Michigan at Ann Arbor ($41.9M) and Research Triangle Institute ($32.2M).
Where are current NICHD funding opportunities posted?: Open NIH funding opportunities, including NICHD's, are posted in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts and on Grants.gov. This page shows where NICHD money went, not open calls.
How big is a typical NICHD R01?: The median NICHD R01 award amount in fiscal year 2026 was $598K across 1,435 R01s (annual award amount, direct plus indirect costs).

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