Illinois
ILRank #8NIH Funding · FY2026
Total Funding
$808M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
1,361
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
1,419
Principal investigators
Institutions in Illinois
45 NIH-funded institutions in Illinois, ranked by total funding in FY2026.
| Rank | Institution | City | Type | Funding | Grants | PIs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Northwestern University | Chicago | School Of Medicine | $307.2M | 524 | 527 |
| #2 | University of Chicago | Chicago | School Of Medicine | $199.2M | 340 | 357 |
| #3 | University of Illinois at Chicago | Chicago | School Of Medicine | $121.5M | 232 | 226 |
| #4 | National Opinion Research Center | Chicago | Other | $55.9M | 7 | 6 |
| #5 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Champaign | University | $55.3M | 109 | 124 |
| #6 | Rush University Medical Center | Chicago | School Of Medicine | $32.5M | 43 | 52 |
| #7 | Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | Chicago | Hospital | $26.1M | 43 | 53 |
| #8 | Loyola University Chicago | Maywood | School Of Medicine | $16.2M | 38 | 42 |
| #9 | Alliance Nctn Foundation | Chicago | Research Institute | $6.7M | 1 | 3 |
| #10 | Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago D/B/A Shirley Ryan Abilitylab | Chicago | Research Institute | $6.7M | 12 | 13 |
| #11 | Endeavor Health Clinical Operations | Evanston | Other | $5.9M | 9 | 9 |
| #12 | Rosalind Franklin Univ of Medicine & Sci | North Chicago | School Of Medicine | $5.4M | 13 | 14 |
| #13 | Chestnut Health Systems, Inc. | Bloomington | Other | $4M | 5 | 6 |
| #14 | Iit Research Institute | Chicago | Research Institute | $3.4M | 2 | 2 |
| #15 | Illinois Institute of Technology | Chicago | Research Institute | $2.5M | 7 | 5 |
| #16 | Carle Foundation | Urbana | Research Institute | $2.3M | 1 | 1 |
| #17 | Midwestern University | Downers Grove | School Of Medicine | $2.1M | 5 | 6 |
| #18 | Illinois State Dept of Public Health | Springfield | Other | $2M | 2 | 2 |
| #19 | Loyola University of Chicago | Chicago | School Of Medicine | $1.9M | 4 | 5 |
| #20 | Hektoen Institute for Medical Research | Chicago | Research Institute | $1.7M | 1 | 2 |
| #21 | Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Carbondale | University | $1.6M | 4 | 4 |
| #22 | Synapticure, Inc. | Kenilworth | Other | $1.2M | 1 | 2 |
| #23 | Homecare Hub Us Inc | Willow Springs | Other | $1.2M | 1 | 1 |
| #24 | Saros Therapeutics Inc | Chicago | Other | $1.2M | 1 | 1 |
| #25 | Vortex Therapeutics Inc | Lombard | Other | $1.1M | 1 | 1 |
| #26 | Illinois State University | Normal | University | $1.1M | 2 | 3 |
| #27 | Rhaeos, Inc. | Evanston | Other | $1.1M | 2 | 2 |
| #28 | Briteseed, Llc | Chicago | Other | $1M | 1 | 1 |
| #29 | Covira Surgical | North Chicago | Other | $1M | 1 | 2 |
| #30 | Belay Diagnostics, Llc | Chicago | Other | $919.1K | 1 | 2 |
| #31 | Biolight Engineering, Llc | Hinsdale | Other | $906.4K | 1 | 3 |
| #32 | Cook County Health and Hospital System | Chicago | Hospital | $828.9K | 1 | 1 |
| #33 | Biomesense, Inc. | Chicago | Other | $677K | 1 | 1 |
| #34 | Southern Illinois Univ at Edwardsville | Edwardsville | Other | $469.6K | 3 | 3 |
| #35 | Southern Illinois University Sch of Med | Springfield | School Of Medicine | $426.5K | 2 | 2 |
| #36 | Eleuthra Photonics, Inc. | Champaign | Other | $399.3K | 1 | 1 |
| #37 | Arphion, Ltd | Chicago | Other | $309.4K | 1 | 2 |
| #38 | North Central College | Naperville | University | $159.7K | 1 | 1 |
| #39 | American College of Surgeons | Chicago | University | $143.3K | 1 | 1 |
| #40 | Alzheimer'S Association | Chicago | Other | $66.8K | 1 | 3 |
| #41 | American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Inc. | Schaumburg | Other | $50K | 1 | 1 |
| #42 | Association for Chemoreception Sciences | Glenview | Other | $40.7K | 1 | 1 |
| #43 | North American Assn/Central Cancer Reg | Springfield | Other | $38K | 1 | 1 |
| #44 | American Society of Andrology | East Dundee | Other | $10K | 1 | 1 |
| #45 | International Society/Exper Hematology | Chicago | Other | $5K | 1 | 1 |