How much funding does NINR give out?

$149.0M across 246 extramural awards in fiscal year 2026, per NIH RePORTER.

Which institutions get the most NINR funding?

University of Pennsylvania leads with $12.2M, followed by Johns Hopkins University ($10.5M) and University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester ($6.7M).

Where are current NINR funding opportunities posted?

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

How big is a typical NINR R01?

The median NINR R01 award amount in fiscal year 2026 was $707K across 146 R01s (annual award amount, direct plus indirect costs).

NIH institute profile · fiscal year 2026

NINR funding: who the National Institute of Nursing Research funds (2026)

The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) made 246 extramural awards worth $149.0M in fiscal year 2026. University of Pennsylvania received the most, $12.2M, and the median NINR R01 was $707K.

$149.0MNINR extramural awards

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$570Kmedian award

107funded institutions

Top 25 NINR-funded institutions

Rank	Institution	State	NINR funding
1	University of Pennsylvania	PA	$12.2M
2	Johns Hopkins University	MD	$10.5M
3	University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester	MA	$6.7M
4	University of Michigan at Ann Arbor	MI	$5.7M
5	University of California, San Francisco	CA	$5.0M
6	Columbia University Health Sciences	NY	$5.0M
7	University of Minnesota	MN	$4.8M
8	University of Texas Health Science Center Houston	TX	$4.0M
9	University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh	PA	$4.0M
10	University of Washington	WA	$3.5M
11	Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation	MD	$3.3M
12	Healthpartners Institute	MN	$3.0M
13	University of Maryland Baltimore	MD	$2.9M
14	Ohio State University	OH	$2.7M
15	Emory University	GA	$2.7M
16	Drexel University	PA	$2.6M
17	Medical University of South Carolina	SC	$2.5M
18	Case Western Reserve University	OH	$2.3M
19	Gogyup, Inc.	MN	$2.1M
20	Boston College	MA	$1.9M
21	University of Kansas Medical Center	KS	$1.8M
22	Duke University	NC	$1.8M
23	Kaiser Foundation Research Institute	CA	$1.7M
24	University of North Carolina Chapel Hill	NC	$1.7M
25	Eysz, Inc.	CA	$1.6M

What kind of awards NINR makes

Award type	Funding	Share
Research projects (R)	$133.7M	90%
Training grants (T)	$6.6M	4%
Cooperative agreements (U)	$5.4M	4%
Career development (K)	$2.7M	2%
Fellowships (F)	$501K	0%

Top states for NINR funding

State	Funding
Pennsylvania	$20.5M
Maryland	$18.3M
California	$13.6M
Massachusetts	$11.8M
New York	$11.2M
Minnesota	$10.9M
Ohio	$7.3M
Michigan	$6.2M
Texas	$5.7M
Washington	$4.5M

Focus area: nursing research.

Questions

How much funding does NINR give out?: $149.0M across 246 extramural awards in fiscal year 2026, per NIH RePORTER.
Which institutions get the most NINR funding?: University of Pennsylvania leads with $12.2M, followed by Johns Hopkins University ($10.5M) and University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester ($6.7M).
Where are current NINR funding opportunities posted?: Open NIH funding opportunities, including NINR's, are posted in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts and on Grants.gov. This page shows where NINR money went, not open calls.
How big is a typical NINR R01?: The median NINR R01 award amount in fiscal year 2026 was $707K across 146 R01s (annual award amount, direct plus indirect costs).

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