How much funding does NINDS give out?

$2.56B across 4,536 extramural awards in fiscal year 2026, per NIH RePORTER.

Which institutions get the most NINDS funding?

Massachusetts General Hospital leads with $130.0M, followed by University of California, San Francisco ($69.7M) and University of Pennsylvania ($69.4M).

Where are current NINDS funding opportunities posted?

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

How big is a typical NINDS R01?

The median NINDS R01 award amount in fiscal year 2026 was $541K across 2,263 R01s (annual award amount, direct plus indirect costs).

NIH institute profile · fiscal year 2026

NINDS funding: who the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke funds (2026)

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) made 4,536 extramural awards worth $2.56B in fiscal year 2026. Massachusetts General Hospital received the most, $130.0M, and the median NINDS R01 was $541K.

$2.56BNINDS extramural awards

4,536awards

$465Kmedian award

440funded institutions

Top 25 NINDS-funded institutions

Rank	Institution	State	NINDS funding
1	Massachusetts General Hospital	MA	$130.0M
2	University of California, San Francisco	CA	$69.7M
3	University of Pennsylvania	PA	$69.4M
4	Washington University in St. Louis	MO	$58.1M
5	Yale University	CT	$56.2M
6	University of Michigan at Ann Arbor	MI	$51.5M
7	Children's Hospital of Philadelphia	PA	$50.8M
8	Johns Hopkins University	MD	$48.7M
9	Columbia University Health Sciences	NY	$48.5M
10	Stanford University	CA	$47.0M
11	Northwestern University	IL	$46.6M
12	University of California at Davis	CA	$46.5M
13	University of California, San Diego	CA	$44.7M
14	New York University School of Medicine	NY	$43.4M
15	Duke University	NC	$42.3M
16	University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh	PA	$40.0M
17	University of Wisconsin-Madison	WI	$37.7M
18	University of California Los Angeles	CA	$35.0M
19	Emory University	GA	$32.8M
20	University of Minnesota	MN	$32.3M
21	Weill Medical College of Cornell University	NY	$31.4M
22	Boston Children's Hospital	MA	$29.8M
23	University of Florida	FL	$29.7M
24	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	NY	$29.4M
25	University of Texas Health Science Center Houston	TX	$29.3M

What kind of awards NINDS makes

Award type	Funding	Share
Research projects (R)	$1.76B	69%
Cooperative agreements (U)	$597.6M	23%
Other	$84.4M	3%
Career development (K)	$61.4M	2%
Training grants (T)	$20.1M	1%
Program projects and centers (P)	$17.2M	1%
Fellowships (F)	$14.3M	1%

Top states for NINDS funding

State	Funding
California	$377.7M
Massachusetts	$355.0M
New York	$250.4M
Pennsylvania	$198.0M
Texas	$131.1M
Ohio	$85.6M
Florida	$83.9M
Illinois	$83.6M
Maryland	$77.3M
Michigan	$70.4M

Focus area: neurology and stroke.

Questions

How much funding does NINDS give out?: $2.56B across 4,536 extramural awards in fiscal year 2026, per NIH RePORTER.
Which institutions get the most NINDS funding?: Massachusetts General Hospital leads with $130.0M, followed by University of California, San Francisco ($69.7M) and University of Pennsylvania ($69.4M).
Where are current NINDS funding opportunities posted?: Open NIH funding opportunities, including NINDS's, are posted in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts and on Grants.gov. This page shows where NINDS money went, not open calls.
How big is a typical NINDS R01?: The median NINDS R01 award amount in fiscal year 2026 was $541K across 2,263 R01s (annual award amount, direct plus indirect costs).

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