NIH funding in New Jersey
Updated October 13, 2026 · Refreshed when USAspending posts new fiscal-year data · Published by Grantsights
NIH obligated $414.8 million in grants to organizations in New Jersey in fiscal year 2026, 22nd among the 50 states and DC. That's $45 per resident, the 37th-highest per person.
- FY2026: $414.8 million, down 1% from $420.2 million in FY2025.
- Since FY2020: up 25% ($331.3 million then).
- Largest recipient: Rutgers the State University of New Jersey, $210.6 million (51% of the state total).
New Jersey NIH grant obligations by fiscal year: $414.8 million in FY2026
| Fiscal year | NIH grant obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | $414,791,748 |
| FY2025 | $420,187,097 |
| FY2024 | $379,976,664 |
| FY2023 | $367,312,081 |
| FY2022 | $424,655,140 |
| FY2021 | $377,951,956 |
| FY2020 | $331,270,965 |
Source: USAspending.gov, NIH grant obligations by recipient location, pulled October 13, 2026.
Who received the most NIH grant money in New Jersey in FY2026: Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
| Recipient | FY2026 obligations |
|---|---|
| Rutgers the State University of New Jersey | $210.6 million |
| The Trustees of Princeton University | $64.9 million |
| Rutgers, the State University | $42.6 million |
| Hmh Hospitals Corporation | $39.9 million |
| Rowan University | $8.8 million |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | $7.3 million |
| Rutgers, the State University | $7.3 million |
| Coriell Institute for Medical Research, Inc. | $3.2 million |
| The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology | $2.4 million |
| Rutgers the State University | $2.4 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 New Jersey," updated October 13, 2026, https://grantsights.com/research/nih-funding-by-state/new-jersey. Data: USAspending.gov.
Who won specific NIH awards: R01, K99/R00, R15 and F31 award histories.