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NIH funding of WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (Saint Louis, MO) received $726.2 million in NIH funding in fiscal year 2026 across 1,144 projects; $6.83 billion over 12 fiscal years on record — NIH RePORTER.
How much NIH funding did WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY receive each fiscal year?
St. Louis County · Missouri · SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE
| Fiscal year | NIH funding | Projects |
|---|---|---|
| FY2015 | $378.1 million | 825 |
| FY2016 | $404.3 million | 884 |
| FY2017 | $436.0 million | 952 |
| FY2018 | $483.3 million | 987 |
| FY2019 | $524.9 million | 1001 |
| FY2020 | $535.3 million | 1037 |
| FY2021 | $616.7 million | 1099 |
| FY2022 | $625.4 million | 1124 |
| FY2023 | $636.3 million | 1190 |
| FY2024 | $730.5 million | 1193 |
| FY2025 | $728.0 million | 1137 |
| FY2026 | $726.2 million | 1144 |
Which NIH institutes funded WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY in fiscal year 2026?
| Institute or center | Funding |
|---|---|
| National Institute on Aging (NIA) | $141.8 million |
| National Cancer Institute (NCI) | $98.3 million |
| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) | $88.1 million |
| National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) | $57.4 million |
| National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) | $54.3 million |
| National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) | $47.2 million |
| National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) | $45.9 million |
| National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) | $44.6 million |
| National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) | $27.9 million |
| National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) | $26.5 million |
| National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) | $18.9 million |
| National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) | $12.3 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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