How much funding does NLM give out?

$83.5M across 199 extramural awards in fiscal year 2026, per NIH RePORTER.

Which institutions get the most NLM funding?

Vanderbilt University Medical Center leads with $7.5M, followed by University of Pennsylvania ($6.0M) and Stanford University ($5.8M).

Where are current NLM funding opportunities posted?

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

How big is a typical NLM R01?

The median NLM R01 award amount in fiscal year 2026 was $375K across 84 R01s (annual award amount, direct plus indirect costs).

NIH institute profile · fiscal year 2026

NLM funding: who the National Library of Medicine funds (2026)

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) made 199 extramural awards worth $83.5M in fiscal year 2026. Vanderbilt University Medical Center received the most, $7.5M, and the median NLM R01 was $375K.

$83.5MNLM extramural awards

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$342Kmedian award

94funded institutions

Top 25 NLM-funded institutions

Rank	Institution	State	NLM funding
1	Vanderbilt University Medical Center	TN	$7.5M
2	University of Pennsylvania	PA	$6.0M
3	Stanford University	CA	$5.8M
4	University of Maryland Baltimore	MD	$3.8M
5	University of Utah	UT	$3.0M
6	Columbia University Health Sciences	NY	$2.5M
7	University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh	PA	$2.4M
8	Oregon Health & Science University	OR	$2.2M
9	University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester	MA	$2.1M
10	University of Michigan at Ann Arbor	MI	$2.1M
11	Indiana University Indianapolis	IN	$1.9M
12	University of Washington	WA	$1.9M
13	University of Texas Health Science Center Houston	TX	$1.6M
14	Medical University of South Carolina	SC	$1.6M
15	University of California, San Francisco	CA	$1.5M
16	Yale University	CT	$1.5M
17	University of Iowa	IA	$1.4M
18	University of South Florida	FL	$1.4M
19	Northwestern University	IL	$1.3M
20	Boston Children's Hospital	MA	$1.3M
21	Clairyon, Inc.	CA	$1.1M
22	Guided Clinical Solutions, Inc.	MA	$1.1M
23	Ohio State University	OH	$1.1M
24	Brigham and Women's Hospital	MA	$1.1M
25	Johns Hopkins University	MD	$1.0M

What kind of awards NLM makes

Award type	Funding	Share
Research projects (R)	$55.9M	67%
Cooperative agreements (U)	$11.4M	14%
Training grants (T)	$9.4M	11%
Other	$6.7M	8%
Career development (K)	$120K	0%
Fellowships (F)	$50K	0%

Top states for NLM funding

State	Funding
California	$11.8M
Pennsylvania	$8.8M
Tennessee	$8.2M
Massachusetts	$7.7M
Maryland	$5.9M
New York	$5.6M
Texas	$4.8M
Utah	$3.3M
Illinois	$2.9M
Ohio	$2.4M

Focus area: biomedical informatics.

Questions

How much funding does NLM give out?: $83.5M across 199 extramural awards in fiscal year 2026, per NIH RePORTER.
Which institutions get the most NLM funding?: Vanderbilt University Medical Center leads with $7.5M, followed by University of Pennsylvania ($6.0M) and Stanford University ($5.8M).
Where are current NLM funding opportunities posted?: Open NIH funding opportunities, including NLM's, are posted in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts and on Grants.gov. This page shows where NLM money went, not open calls.
How big is a typical NLM R01?: The median NLM R01 award amount in fiscal year 2026 was $375K across 84 R01s (annual award amount, direct plus indirect costs).

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