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NIH funding in Lake County
Organizations in Lake County, Illinois received $9.0 million in NIH funding in fiscal year 2026 across 19 projects — NIH RePORTER, every fiscal year since FY2015 and every organization.
How much NIH funding did organizations in Lake County, Illinois receive each fiscal year?
| Fiscal year | NIH funding | Change | Projects | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2015 | $7.7 million | – | 31 | 2 |
| FY2016 | $13.1 million | +71.0% | 36 | 3 |
| FY2017 | $10.3 million | -21.4% | 36 | 4 |
| FY2018 | $7.9 million | -23.6% | 27 | 3 |
| FY2019 | $10.5 million | +34.0% | 31 | 7 |
| FY2020 | $9.1 million | -13.7% | 25 | 4 |
| FY2021 | $6.9 million | -24.8% | 20 | 4 |
| FY2022 | $9.3 million | +35.9% | 23 | 6 |
| FY2023 | $12.2 million | +30.8% | 29 | 5 |
| FY2024 | $11.6 million | -4.4% | 30 | 5 |
| FY2025 | $8.7 million | -25.5% | 21 | 4 |
| FY2026 | $9.0 million | +3.9% | 19 | 4 |
Which organizations in Lake County, Illinois receive NIH funding?
| Organization | NIH funding, latest year | Projects |
|---|---|---|
| ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIV OF MEDICINE & SCI North Chicago, IL · SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE | $7.1 million | 16 |
| COVIRA SURGICAL North Chicago, IL · Domestic For-Profits | $1.0 million | 1 |
| LAKE FOREST COLLEGE Lake Forest, IL · Domestic Higher Education | $109,160 | 1 |
| BRIGHTOUTCOME INC. Buffalo Grove, IL · Domestic For-Profits | $1.2 million | 2 |
| CREATIVE BIOTHERAPEUTICS, LLC Gurnee, IL · Domestic For-Profits | $400,000 | 1 |
| EFEMORAL MEDICAL, INC. Lake Forest, IL · Domestic For-Profits | $1.2 million | 1 |
| OPTICENT, INC. Deerfield, IL · Domestic For-Profits | $1.0 million | 2 |
| JLDRUMMOND CONSULTING Mundelein, IL · Domestic For-Profits | $319,183 | 1 |
| ELORAC, INC. Vernon Hills, IL · Domestic For-Profits | $160,284 | 1 |
| CANON MEDICAL RESEARCH USA, INC. Vernon Hills, IL · Domestic For-Profits | $237,471 | 1 |
| ACADEMIC PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Lake Bluff, IL · Domestic For-Profits | $311,720 | 2 |
All figures for Lake County · Illinois · United States
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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