Research / NihBiotechGrantPulse
New NIH Research Awards by Organization: 2026 statistics from 11,001 public records
California leads with 1,408 of 11,001 records (12.8%), ahead of Massachusetts with 902 (8.2%) (as of 2026-11-04; source: NIH RePORTER (newly awarded projects)).
Data as of · Compiled by Zalwin from NIH RePORTER (newly awarded projects)
Key findings
- Zalwin's NihBiotechGrantPulse dataset holds 11,001 NihBiotechGrantPulse records dated 2026-08-27 to 2026-10-30 (as of 2026-11-04; source: NIH RePORTER (newly awarded projects)). #
- California leads with 1,408 of 11,001 records (12.8%), ahead of Massachusetts with 902 (8.2%) (as of 2026-11-04; source: NIH RePORTER (newly awarded projects)). #
- The most common grant mechanism is Research project grants (R): 4,709 of 11,001 records (42.8%) (as of 2026-11-04; source: NIH RePORTER (newly awarded projects)). #
- Across 10,712 records with a stated award, the total is $6,882,185,635 and the median is $407,048; the largest is $41,085,453 (WESTAT, INC.) (as of 2026-11-04; source: NIH RePORTER (newly awarded projects)). #
- The top 10% of records by award (1,071 of 10,712) account for 43.3% of the total (as of 2026-11-04; source: NIH RePORTER (newly awarded projects)). #
- 108 of 11,001 records (1.0%) are dated within the 30 days before 2026-11-04 (source: NIH RePORTER (newly awarded projects)). #
- In California, the leading grant mechanism is Research project grants (R) with 580 of 1,408 records (41.2%) (as of 2026-11-04; source: NIH RePORTER (newly awarded projects)). #
NihBiotechGrantPulse records by state
| Group | Records | Share | Total award |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 1,408 | 12.8% | $962,049,690 |
| Massachusetts | 902 | 8.2% | $566,962,918 |
| New York | 851 | 7.7% | $493,031,059 |
| Texas | 806 | 7.3% | $517,031,994 |
| Pennsylvania | 636 | 5.8% | $366,220,807 |
| Maryland | 463 | 4.2% | $295,771,193 |
| North Carolina | 454 | 4.1% | $305,880,446 |
| Illinois | 353 | 3.2% | $241,742,035 |
| Ohio | 329 | 3.0% | $192,538,288 |
| Missouri | 322 | 2.9% | $157,364,546 |
| Connecticut | 316 | 2.9% | $151,784,611 |
| Florida | 315 | 2.9% | $176,480,762 |
| Michigan | 311 | 2.8% | $194,189,497 |
| Washington | 308 | 2.8% | $195,195,733 |
| Georgia | 233 | 2.1% | $126,326,215 |
NihBiotechGrantPulse records by grant mechanism
| Group | Records | Share | Total award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research project grants (R) | 4,709 | 42.8% | $2,742,237,206 |
| Cooperative agreements (U) | 2,044 | 18.6% | $1,887,608,181 |
| Program and center grants (P) | 1,817 | 16.5% | $1,093,834,420 |
| Career development (K) | 835 | 7.6% | $149,548,655 |
| Small business SBIR/STTR (R41-R44, U43-U44) | 562 | 5.1% | $402,824,190 |
| Fellowships (F) | 326 | 3.0% | $17,375,468 |
| I | 289 | 2.6% | $0 |
| D | 144 | 1.3% | $109,991,747 |
| Training (T) | 127 | 1.2% | $42,622,681 |
| O | 73 | 0.7% | $319,055,006 |
| Research-related (S) | 55 | 0.5% | $41,682,422 |
| Construction (C) | 20 | 0.2% | $75,405,659 |
Methodology and data provenance
- Sample: 11,001 public records dated 2026-08-27 to 2026-10-30; illustrative samples excluded.
- Source: NIH RePORTER (newly awarded projects). Refreshed automatically about every 24 hours; figures above are as of 2026-11-04.
- Shares are of all records in the dataset; totals and medians use only records with a stated award.
- Organization-level data only. Informational; verify individual records at the official source.
Cite this study
Zalwin Research, "NihBiotechGrantPulse statistics" (data as of 2026-11-04), https://zalwin.com/research/nihbiotechgrantpulse
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