Tracking NIH Funding

Last updated: April 20, 2026

Summary

The AAMC is closely tracking developments in National Institutes of Health (NIH) extramural funding. This page provides regular updates on NIH-obligated funding, drawing from NIH RePORTER. All figures and tables are limited to NIH extramural funding and exclude subprojects. All data, including trend data, are presented for the federal fiscal year (FY), which begins Oct. 1.

To enable comparisons across fiscal years, all figures and tables display data from the beginning of each fiscal year through the most recent date with available data for FY 2026. Currently, data displayed in the figures and tables cover the period of Oct. 1 through April 17 for every fiscal year, with the exception of Figures 1 and 2, which display full fiscal year data for FY 2021-2025.

Data limitations: The figures and tables on this page rely on real-time data updates to FY 2026 awards posted to NIH RePORTER and may contain some inaccuracies.

Cumulative trends in NIH extramural funding, by fiscal year

Figures 1 & 2. Cumulative amount of NIH funding obligated (current U.S. dollars), by fiscal year; Cumulative number of NIH grants awarded, by fiscal year

Note: *April reflects the cumulative total through April 17. All other months reflect the cumulative total through the end of the month. Source: National Institutes of Health. NIH RePORTER. Accessed April 20, 2026

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NIH extramural funding, by ICO and fiscal year

Tables 1 & 2. Amount of NIH funding obligated (current U.S. dollars), Oct. 1-April 17, by NIH ICO and fiscal year; Number of grants awarded, Oct. 1-April 17, by NIH ICO and fiscal year

Source: National Institutes of Health. NIH RePORTER. Accessed April 20, 2026

NIH extramural funding, by funding mechanism and fiscal year

Figure 3. Number of grants awarded, Oct. 1-April 17, by funding mechanism and fiscal year

Note: *RPGs include the following activity codes: DP1-DP5, P01, PM1, PN1, R00, R01, R03, R15, R16, R21-R23, R29, R33-R35, R37, R50, R55, R56, R61, RC1-RC4, RF1, RL1, RL2, RM1, U01, U19, U34, U3R, UA5, UC1-UC4, UC7, UF1, UG3, UH2, UH3, UH5, UM1, and UM2. **Research training and career development awards, which include all independent training grants and institutional training grants, including F, T, and K mechanisms. Source: National Institutes of Health. NIH RePORTER. Accessed April 20, 2026

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New and competing awards, by fiscal year

Figures 4 & 5. Amount of NIH funding obligated (current U.S. dollars), new and competing grants and all grants, Oct. 1-April 17, by fiscal year; Number of grants awarded, new and competing grants and all grants, Oct. 1-April 17, by fiscal year

Source: National Institutes of Health. NIH RePORTER. Accessed April 20 2026

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Multiyear funded (MYF) new and competing research project grants (RPGs) and R01s, by fiscal year

Figures 6 & 7. Amount of NIH funding obligated to new and competing MYF RPGs and R01s (current U.S. dollars), Oct. 1-April 17, by fiscal year; Number of MYF new and competing research project grants (RPGs) and R01s awarded, Oct. 1-April 17, by fiscal year

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