National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding is the lifeblood of Massachusetts biomedical research, as these data show.
Research by Nicole Gauvin
Top 20 Massachusetts institutions in amount of NIH funding received in FY 2004 (the last year for which data are available)
Source: NIH
1. Harvard University
Amount from all awards: $325,665,202
Number of awards: 723
Amount from research grants: $291,957,425
Number of research grants: 545
National rank: 11
2. Massachusetts General Hospital
Amount from all awards: $285,112,059
Number of awards: 672
Amount from research grants: $268,756,244
Number of research grants: 614
National rank: 17
3. Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Amount from all awards: $231,412,376
Number of awards: 535
Amount from research grants: $219,708,625
Number of research grants: 483
National rank: 23
4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Amount from all awards: $181,897,482
Number of awards: 267
Amount from research grants: $156,499,176
Number of research grants: 211
National rank: 30
5. Boston University, Charles River Campus
Amount from all awards: $160,311,385
Number of awards: 405
Amount from research grants: $147,200,654
Number of research grants: 355
National rank: 38
6. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Amount from all awards: $122,127,512
Number of awards: 223
Amount from research grants: $119,881,804
Number of research grants: 212
National rank: 51
7. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Amount from all awards: $114,564,223
Number of awards: 322
Amount from research grants: $107,301,075
Number of research grants: 289
National rank: 52
8. University of Massachusetts Medical School (Worcester, MA)
Amount from all awards: $106,842,835
Number of awards: 298
Amount from research grants: $99,574,095
Number of research grants: 277
National rank: 57
9. Children’s Hospital Boston
Amount from all awards: $99,571,939
Number of awards: 242
Amount from research grants: $89,799,556
Number of research grants: 212
National rank: 61
10. Tufts University, Medford campus
Amount from all awards: $65,845,124
Number of awards: 210
Amount from research grants: $59,790,960
Number of research grants: 181
National rank: 85
11. New England Medical Center Hospitals
Amount from all awards: $40,960,035
Number of awards: 111
Amount from research grants: $38,425,397
Number of research grants: 96
National rank: 120
12. Boston Medical Center
Amount from all awards: $39,379,304
Number of awards: 92
Amount from research grants: $36,875,993
Number of research grants: 89
National rank: 127
13. CBR Institute for Biomedical Research
Amount from all awards: $29,577,525
Number of awards: 39
Amount from research grants: $29,482,933
Number of research grants: 37
National rank: 147
14. Brandeis University
Amount from all awards: $27,687,631
Number of awards: 93
Amount from research grants: $25,316,805
Number of research grants: 76
National rank: 150
15. Joslin Diabetes Center
Amount from all awards: $26,773,317
Number of awards: 60
Amount from research grants: $25,185,100
Number of research grants: 52
National rank: 156
16. McLean Hospital (Belmont, MA)
Amount from all awards: $26,332,187
Number of awards: 73
Amount from research grants: $25,431,072
Number of research grants: 69
National rank: 158
17. Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
Amount from all awards: $21,918,650
Number of awards: 46
Amount from research grants: $21,367,526
Number of research grants: 34
National rank: 177
18. Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Amount from all awards: $16,698,416
Number of awards: 46
Amount from research grants: $15,461,210
Number of research grants: 41
National rank: 203
19. Schepens Eye Research Institute (Boston, MA)
Amount from all awards: $16,250,943
Number of awards: 35
Amount from research grants: $15,831,726
Number of research grants: 31
National rank: 210
20. New England Research Institutes (Watertown, MA)
Amount from all awards: $14,440,245
Number of awards: 22
Amount from research grants: $12,884,955
Number of research grants: 18
National rank: 223
To find out more information about the types of research projects funded by the NIH and other federal health programs, you can use CRISP (Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects). This searchable database of federally-funded biomedical research projects is maintained by the Office of Extramural Research at the NIH and updated weekly.
