How much funding does NIDCR give out?

$418.5M across 891 extramural awards in fiscal year 2026, per NIH RePORTER.

Which institutions get the most NIDCR funding?

University of California, San Francisco leads with $19.4M, followed by University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh ($17.9M) and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor ($16.6M).

Where are current NIDCR funding opportunities posted?

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

How big is a typical NIDCR R01?

The median NIDCR R01 award amount in fiscal year 2026 was $554K across 406 R01s (annual award amount, direct plus indirect costs).

NIH institute profile · fiscal year 2026

NIDCR funding: who the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research funds (2026)

The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) made 891 extramural awards worth $418.5M in fiscal year 2026. University of California, San Francisco received the most, $19.4M, and the median NIDCR R01 was $554K.

$418.5MNIDCR extramural awards

891awards

$449Kmedian award

195funded institutions

Top 25 NIDCR-funded institutions

Rank	Institution	State	NIDCR funding
1	University of California, San Francisco	CA	$19.4M
2	University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh	PA	$17.9M
3	University of Michigan at Ann Arbor	MI	$16.6M
4	University of Southern California	CA	$13.7M
5	University of Florida	FL	$12.7M
6	University of Pennsylvania	PA	$12.0M
7	Ada Forsyth Institute, Inc.	MA	$9.8M
8	University of California Los Angeles	CA	$8.3M
9	University of North Carolina Chapel Hill	NC	$8.2M
10	Oregon Health & Science University	OR	$8.2M
11	State University of New York at Buffalo	NY	$7.6M
12	University of Iowa	IA	$7.4M
13	University of Illinois at Chicago	IL	$7.2M
14	Stanford University	CA	$6.8M
15	Ohio State University	OH	$6.4M
16	Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	$6.2M
17	Yale University	CT	$6.2M
18	University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center	TX	$6.0M
19	Washington University in St. Louis	MO	$5.7M
20	University of Texas Health Science Center Houston	TX	$5.5M
21	University of Alabama at Birmingham	AL	$5.4M
22	University of Kentucky	KY	$5.3M
23	University of Maryland Baltimore	MD	$5.3M
24	New York University	NY	$5.3M
25	Columbia University Health Sciences	NY	$5.2M

What kind of awards NIDCR makes

Award type	Funding	Share
Research projects (R)	$316.4M	76%
Cooperative agreements (U)	$76.5M	18%
Career development (K)	$7.5M	2%
Training grants (T)	$6.8M	2%
Other	$4.0M	1%
Fellowships (F)	$3.7M	1%
Program projects and centers (P)	$3.6M	1%

Top states for NIDCR funding

State	Funding
California	$68.5M
Pennsylvania	$41.4M
Massachusetts	$35.8M
New York	$31.5M
Texas	$30.3M
Michigan	$17.6M
Florida	$16.6M
North Carolina	$16.2M
Ohio	$15.3M
Illinois	$11.3M

Focus area: dental and craniofacial health.

Questions

How much funding does NIDCR give out?: $418.5M across 891 extramural awards in fiscal year 2026, per NIH RePORTER.
Which institutions get the most NIDCR funding?: University of California, San Francisco leads with $19.4M, followed by University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh ($17.9M) and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor ($16.6M).
Where are current NIDCR funding opportunities posted?: Open NIH funding opportunities, including NIDCR's, are posted in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts and on Grants.gov. This page shows where NIDCR money went, not open calls.
How big is a typical NIDCR R01?: The median NIDCR R01 award amount in fiscal year 2026 was $554K across 406 R01s (annual award amount, direct plus indirect costs).

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