How much funding does NIDDK give out?

$2.21B across 4,221 extramural awards in fiscal year 2026, per NIH RePORTER.

Which institutions get the most NIDDK funding?

University of Michigan at Ann Arbor leads with $80.6M, followed by University of Pennsylvania ($65.1M) and Stanford University ($57.0M).

Where are current NIDDK funding opportunities posted?

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

How big is a typical NIDDK R01?

The median NIDDK R01 award amount in fiscal year 2026 was $636K across 2,144 R01s (annual award amount, direct plus indirect costs).

NIH institute profile · fiscal year 2026

NIDDK funding: who the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases funds (2026)

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) made 4,221 extramural awards worth $2.21B in fiscal year 2026. University of Michigan at Ann Arbor received the most, $80.6M, and the median NIDDK R01 was $636K.

$2.21BNIDDK extramural awards

4,221awards

$484Kmedian award

386funded institutions

Top 25 NIDDK-funded institutions

Rank	Institution	State	NIDDK funding
1	University of Michigan at Ann Arbor	MI	$80.6M
2	University of Pennsylvania	PA	$65.1M
3	Stanford University	CA	$57.0M
4	Washington University in St. Louis	MO	$51.7M
5	University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh	PA	$51.6M
6	Vanderbilt University Medical Center	TN	$47.4M
7	University of California, San Francisco	CA	$46.2M
8	University of Colorado Denver	CO	$45.3M
9	University of South Florida	FL	$44.7M
10	Yale University	CT	$44.4M
11	Mayo Clinic Rochester	MN	$42.7M
12	Columbia University Health Sciences	NY	$42.3M
13	University of California, San Diego	CA	$41.7M
14	Massachusetts General Hospital	MA	$40.9M
15	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	NY	$40.4M
16	Duke University	NC	$39.2M
17	UT Southwestern Medical Center	TX	$37.6M
18	Johns Hopkins University	MD	$36.9M
19	University of Washington	WA	$36.1M
20	University of North Carolina Chapel Hill	NC	$33.2M
21	University of Alabama at Birmingham	AL	$32.8M
22	Indiana University Indianapolis	IN	$31.1M
23	Baylor College of Medicine	TX	$30.9M
24	New York University School of Medicine	NY	$30.6M
25	University of California Los Angeles	CA	$28.7M

What kind of awards NIDDK makes

Award type	Funding	Share
Research projects (R)	$1.54B	69%
Cooperative agreements (U)	$368.5M	17%
Program projects and centers (P)	$155.3M	7%
Career development (K)	$79.4M	4%
Training grants (T)	$42.7M	2%
Other	$20.5M	1%
Fellowships (F)	$11.2M	1%

Top states for NIDDK funding

State	Funding
California	$311.5M
Massachusetts	$206.4M
New York	$195.8M
Pennsylvania	$171.6M
Texas	$113.5M
Michigan	$98.5M
North Carolina	$93.2M
Illinois	$91.3M
Florida	$89.3M
Minnesota	$72.7M

Focus area: diabetes, digestive and kidney disease.

Questions

How much funding does NIDDK give out?: $2.21B across 4,221 extramural awards in fiscal year 2026, per NIH RePORTER.
Which institutions get the most NIDDK funding?: University of Michigan at Ann Arbor leads with $80.6M, followed by University of Pennsylvania ($65.1M) and Stanford University ($57.0M).
Where are current NIDDK funding opportunities posted?: Open NIH funding opportunities, including NIDDK's, are posted in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts and on Grants.gov. This page shows where NIDDK money went, not open calls.
How big is a typical NIDDK R01?: The median NIDDK R01 award amount in fiscal year 2026 was $636K across 2,144 R01s (annual award amount, direct plus indirect costs).

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