NIH institute profile · fiscal year 2026

NIEHS funding: who the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences funds (2026)

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) made 1,221 extramural awards worth $649.3M in fiscal year 2026. Emory University received the most, $24.9M, and the median NIEHS R01 was $577K.

$649.3MNIEHS extramural awards
1,221awards
$390Kmedian award
216funded institutions

Top 25 NIEHS-funded institutions

RankInstitutionStateNIEHS funding
1Emory UniversityGA$24.9M
2University of Southern CaliforniaCA$23.4M
3Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNY$21.3M
4New York University School of MedicineNY$21.0M
5University of North Carolina Chapel HillNC$19.4M
6Wayne State UniversityMI$18.4M
7Columbia University Health SciencesNY$16.4M
8Oregon State UniversityOR$16.2M
9North Carolina State University RaleighNC$16.1M
10Johns Hopkins UniversityMD$14.4M
11Rutgers Biomedical and Health SciencesNJ$14.0M
12University of ArizonaAZ$13.2M
13Baylor College of MedicineTX$12.5M
14University of Michigan at Ann ArborMI$12.5M
15University of California at DavisCA$11.7M
16University of IowaIA$10.4M
17Center for Construction Research and TrainingMD$10.4M
18Duke UniversityNC$10.3M
19University of WashingtonWA$9.9M
20University of PennsylvaniaPA$9.4M
21Steelworker Charitable/Educational OrgPA$9.3M
22Brigham and Women's HospitalMA$9.1M
23University of RochesterNY$8.9M
24University of LouisvilleKY$8.6M
25University of CincinnatiOH$8.1M

What kind of awards NIEHS makes

Award typeFundingShare
Research projects (R)$364.2M56%
Program projects and centers (P)$173.0M27%
Cooperative agreements (U)$79.8M12%
Training grants (T)$16.1M2%
Career development (K)$8.4M1%
Other$5.6M1%
Fellowships (F)$2.2M0%

Top states for NIEHS funding

StateFunding
New York$78.6M
California$77.2M
Massachusetts$50.4M
North Carolina$49.9M
Michigan$43.1M
Texas$34.1M
Pennsylvania$31.7M
Maryland$28.0M
Georgia$26.4M
Oregon$16.8M

Focus area: environmental health.

Questions

How much funding does NIEHS give out?
$649.3M across 1,221 extramural awards in fiscal year 2026, per NIH RePORTER.
Which institutions get the most NIEHS funding?
Emory University leads with $24.9M, followed by University of Southern California ($23.4M) and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ($21.3M).
Where are current NIEHS funding opportunities posted?
Open NIH funding opportunities, including NIEHS's, are posted in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts and on Grants.gov. This page shows where NIEHS money went, not open calls.
How big is a typical NIEHS R01?
The median NIEHS R01 award amount in fiscal year 2026 was $577K across 416 R01s (annual award amount, direct plus indirect costs).

Compare NIEHS with the other NIH institutes on NIH funding by institution.