How much funding does NIMH give out?

$1.91B across 3,152 extramural awards in fiscal year 2026, per NIH RePORTER.

Which institutions get the most NIMH funding?

Yale University leads with $96.6M, followed by University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh ($83.3M) and Washington University in St. Louis ($49.5M).

Where are current NIMH funding opportunities posted?

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

How big is a typical NIMH R01?

The median NIMH R01 award amount in fiscal year 2026 was $661K across 1,541 R01s (annual award amount, direct plus indirect costs).

NIH institute profile · fiscal year 2026

NIMH funding: who the National Institute of Mental Health funds (2026)

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) made 3,152 extramural awards worth $1.91B in fiscal year 2026. Yale University received the most, $96.6M, and the median NIMH R01 was $661K.

$1.91BNIMH extramural awards

3,152awards

$467Kmedian award

344funded institutions

Top 25 NIMH-funded institutions

Rank	Institution	State	NIMH funding
1	Yale University	CT	$96.6M
2	University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh	PA	$83.3M
3	Washington University in St. Louis	MO	$49.5M
4	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	NY	$49.0M
5	Johns Hopkins University	MD	$48.1M
6	Stanford University	CA	$47.7M
7	University of Pennsylvania	PA	$46.2M
8	University of California Los Angeles	CA	$43.8M
9	University of California, San Francisco	CA	$43.3M
10	Massachusetts General Hospital	MA	$43.0M
11	University of California, San Diego	CA	$41.7M
12	New York State Psychiatric Institute Dba Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc	NY	$41.7M
13	University of Washington	WA	$36.8M
14	University of North Carolina Chapel Hill	NC	$35.0M
15	Columbia University Health Sciences	NY	$32.7M
16	Northwestern University	IL	$31.9M
17	Allen Institute	WA	$30.9M
18	Duke University	NC	$30.4M
19	University of Michigan at Ann Arbor	MI	$30.3M
20	Broad Institute, Inc.	MA	$27.2M
21	Princeton University	NJ	$25.1M
22	Emory University	GA	$24.3M
23	Brigham and Women's Hospital	MA	$21.9M
24	University of Minnesota	MN	$21.7M
25	MIT	MA	$20.6M

What kind of awards NIMH makes

Award type	Funding	Share
Research projects (R)	$1.33B	70%
Cooperative agreements (U)	$250.4M	13%
Program projects and centers (P)	$198.3M	10%
Career development (K)	$69.5M	4%
Training grants (T)	$27.8M	1%
Other	$21.9M	1%
Fellowships (F)	$12.5M	1%

Top states for NIMH funding

State	Funding
California	$280.5M
New York	$252.5M
Massachusetts	$222.8M
Pennsylvania	$168.2M
Connecticut	$103.2M
North Carolina	$75.4M
Washington	$74.3M
Maryland	$73.9M
Texas	$63.7M
Illinois	$58.6M

Focus area: mental health.

Questions

How much funding does NIMH give out?: $1.91B across 3,152 extramural awards in fiscal year 2026, per NIH RePORTER.
Which institutions get the most NIMH funding?: Yale University leads with $96.6M, followed by University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh ($83.3M) and Washington University in St. Louis ($49.5M).
Where are current NIMH funding opportunities posted?: Open NIH funding opportunities, including NIMH's, are posted in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts and on Grants.gov. This page shows where NIMH money went, not open calls.
How big is a typical NIMH R01?: The median NIMH R01 award amount in fiscal year 2026 was $661K across 1,541 R01s (annual award amount, direct plus indirect costs).

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