Institutions in Massachusetts received $3.65B in NIH funding in fiscal year 2026 across 5,907 awards, #3 among states. Massachusetts General Hospital received the most, $691.7M, and the NIAID was the largest funding institute.
| Rank | Institution | Awards | NIH funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts General Hospital | 1,145 | $691.7M |
| 2 | Brigham and Women's Hospital | 662 | $417.3M |
| 3 | Boston Children's Hospital | 446 | $285.4M |
| 4 | Boston University Medical Campus | 352 | $232.7M |
| 5 | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | 359 | $223.1M |
| 6 | University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester | 381 | $202.5M |
| 7 | Broad Institute, Inc. | 112 | $168.9M |
| 8 | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | 255 | $154.7M |
| 9 | Harvard Medical School | 307 | $150.9M |
| 10 | MIT | 211 | $124.7M |
| 11 | Harvard University D/B/A Harvard School of Public Health | 148 | $113.4M |
| 12 | Tufts University Boston | 142 | $95.4M |
| 13 | Harvard University | 129 | $81.3M |
| 14 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | 105 | $60.3M |
| 15 | Boston University (charles River Campus) | 144 | $58.7M |
| 16 | Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary | 80 | $47.5M |
| 17 | Northeastern University | 100 | $46.9M |
| 18 | Boston Medical Center | 76 | $41.2M |
| 19 | Tufts Medical Center | 39 | $37.1M |
| 20 | Brandeis University | 68 | $35.0M |
| 21 | Mclean Hospital | 54 | $33.4M |
| 22 | Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Inc. | 29 | $23.8M |
| 23 | Joslin Diabetes Center | 35 | $20.8M |
| 24 | Boston College | 49 | $20.3M |
| 25 | National Bureau of Economic Research | 28 | $20.2M |
| Institute | Focus | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| NIAID | infectious disease, immunology and allergy | $484.3M |
| NCI | cancer | $476.8M |
| NIA | aging and Alzheimer's disease | $442.1M |
| NINDS | neurology and stroke | $355.0M |
| NHLBI | heart, lung, blood and sleep | $345.8M |
| NIMH | mental health | $222.8M |
| NIGMS | basic biomedical science and research training | $209.9M |
| NIDDK | diabetes, digestive and kidney disease | $206.4M |
| NICHD | child health, pregnancy and development | $154.8M |
| NIDA | addiction and substance use | $105.5M |
NIH awards to Massachusetts institutions moved from $3.68B in fiscal year 2025 to $3.65B in 2026, a change of -0.8% against -0.3% nationally.
| Institution | FY2025 | FY2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brigham and Women's Hospital | $460.1M | $417.3M | -9.3% |
| MIT | $146.3M | $124.7M | -14.8% |
| Boston University (charles River Campus) | $73.4M | $58.7M | -20.1% |
| Harvard University D/B/A Harvard School of Public Health | $122.8M | $113.4M | -7.7% |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | $12.3M | $6.3M | -48.6% |
| Broad Institute, Inc. | $145.3M | $168.9M | +16.2% |
| Boston Children's Hospital | $264.8M | $285.4M | +7.8% |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst | $45.9M | $60.3M | +31.4% |
| Tufts Medical Center | $25.9M | $37.1M | +43.1% |
| Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary | $39.1M | $47.5M | +21.6% |
Largest decreases first, then largest increases. Every state compared.
See Massachusetts university research spending (all sources, NSF HERD) and every federal funder.
Massachusetts is #3 on NIH funding by state.