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NIH funding of NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (Chicago, IL) received $459.4 million in NIH funding in fiscal year 2026 across 711 projects; $4.23 billion over 12 fiscal years on record — NIH RePORTER.
How much NIH funding did NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY receive each fiscal year?
Cook County · Illinois · SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE
| Fiscal year | NIH funding | Projects |
|---|---|---|
| FY2015 | $232.7 million | 536 |
| FY2016 | $268.2 million | 581 |
| FY2017 | $260.3 million | 621 |
| FY2018 | $302.2 million | 628 |
| FY2019 | $334.6 million | 638 |
| FY2020 | $366.3 million | 672 |
| FY2021 | $369.7 million | 678 |
| FY2022 | $396.6 million | 720 |
| FY2023 | $408.5 million | 730 |
| FY2024 | $422.5 million | 735 |
| FY2025 | $408.5 million | 687 |
| FY2026 | $459.4 million | 711 |
Which NIH institutes funded NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY in fiscal year 2026?
| Institute or center | Funding |
|---|---|
| National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) | $75.5 million |
| National Cancer Institute (NCI) | $60.5 million |
| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) | $54.2 million |
| National Institute on Aging (NIA) | $51.0 million |
| National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) | $45.9 million |
| National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) | $27.3 million |
| National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) | $24.8 million |
| National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) | $24.1 million |
| National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) | $17.0 million |
| National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) | $11.0 million |
| National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) | $10.9 million |
| National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) | $10.7 million |
NIH RePORTER: award amounts of NIH projects by fiscal year (October 1 to September 30), U.S. organizations only, subprojects not counted twice. County from the organization's ZIP code (Census ZCTA-county relationship 2020). No investigator names are stored. Source record.
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