NIH funding in New York
Updated October 13, 2026 · Refreshed when USAspending posts new fiscal-year data · Published by Grantsights
NIH obligated $3.47 billion in grants to organizations in New York in fiscal year 2026, 2nd among the 50 states and DC. That's $172 per resident, the 6th-highest per person.
- FY2026: $3.47 billion, up 3% from $3.37 billion in FY2025.
- Since FY2020: up 12% ($3.09 billion then).
- Largest recipient: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, $566.5 million (16% of the state total).
New York NIH grant obligations by fiscal year: $3.47 billion in FY2026
| Fiscal year | NIH grant obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | $3,472,331,169 |
| FY2025 | $3,365,349,164 |
| FY2024 | $3,312,625,865 |
| FY2023 | $3,381,804,283 |
| FY2022 | $3,322,060,421 |
| FY2021 | $3,051,866,173 |
| FY2020 | $3,086,704,188 |
Source: USAspending.gov, NIH grant obligations by recipient location, pulled October 13, 2026.
Who received the most NIH grant money in New York in FY2026: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
| Recipient | FY2026 obligations |
|---|---|
| The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | $566.5 million |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | $493.0 million |
| New York University | $448.8 million |
| Weill Medical College of Cornell University | $347.1 million |
| Sloan-kettering Institute for Cancer Research | $228.5 million |
| University of Rochester | $191.4 million |
| Albert Einstein College of Medicine | $186.3 million |
| Cornell University | $102.3 million |
| The Research Foundation for the State University of New York | $94.0 million |
| The Research Foundation for the State University of New York | $87.3 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 York," updated October 13, 2026, https://grantsights.com/research/nih-funding-by-state/new-york. Data: USAspending.gov.
Who won specific NIH awards: R01, K99/R00, R15 and F31 award histories.