NIH funding in Massachusetts
Updated October 13, 2026 · Refreshed when USAspending posts new fiscal-year data · Published by Grantsights
NIH obligated $3.20 billion in grants to organizations in Massachusetts in fiscal year 2026, 3rd among the 50 states and DC. That's $455 per resident, the highest per person.
- FY2026: $3.20 billion, down 1% from $3.23 billion in FY2025.
- Since FY2020: up 2% ($3.14 billion then).
- Largest recipient: The General Hospital Corporation, $598.6 million (19% of the state total).
Massachusetts NIH grant obligations by fiscal year: $3.20 billion in FY2026
| Fiscal year | NIH grant obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | $3,195,788,208 |
| FY2025 | $3,230,006,335 |
| FY2024 | $3,209,208,046 |
| FY2023 | $3,260,723,943 |
| FY2022 | $3,078,284,753 |
| FY2021 | $3,034,800,805 |
| FY2020 | $3,137,813,241 |
Source: USAspending.gov, NIH grant obligations by recipient location, pulled October 13, 2026.
Who received the most NIH grant money in Massachusetts in FY2026: The General Hospital Corporation
| Recipient | FY2026 obligations |
|---|---|
| The General Hospital Corporation | $598.6 million |
| Brigham & Womens Hospital Inc | $373.8 million |
| Children's Hospital Corporation, the | $262.1 million |
| Trustees of Boston University | $190.6 million |
| University of Massachusetts Medical School | $186.7 million |
| Dana-farber Cancer Institute, Inc. | $164.3 million |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc. | $142.2 million |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | $137.2 million |
| The Broad Institute, Inc | $120.1 million |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | $110.8 million |
Recipient names as USAspending lists them. Hospitals and universities often receive grants under a legal name that differs from the name people use.
How it's counted
- NIH grant obligations (project grants, cooperative agreements and other assistance awards) in USAspending, by the state of the recipient's address.
- Obligations are net: money taken back from ended or cut grants is subtracted in the year it happens.
- Per-resident figures use the Census 2020 population USAspending reports.
- Computed by a Grantsights script from the public USAspending API. See data sources.
What this doesn't show
- Money spent. Obligations are commitments; spending can lag by years.
- Where the work happens. Subawards to other states count where the prime recipient is.
- NIH's own totals, which count awards differently, or NIH contracts and intramural research.
- Success rates. For those, see NIH R01 success rates.
Compare every state on NIH funding by state, or download the CSV. Cite as: Grantsights, "NIH funding in Massachusetts," updated October 13, 2026, https://grantsights.com/research/nih-funding-by-state/massachusetts. Data: USAspending.gov.
Who won specific NIH awards: R01, K99/R00, R15 and F31 award histories.