New Jersey
NJRank #21NIH Funding · FY2026
Total Funding
$278.3M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
522
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
560
Principal investigators
Institutions in New Jersey
25 NIH-funded institutions in New Jersey, ranked by total funding in FY2026.
| Rank | Institution | City | Type | Funding | Grants | PIs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Rutgers University | Newark | School Of Medicine | $180.6M | 362 | 380 |
| #2 | Princeton University | Princeton | School Of Medicine | $38.5M | 85 | 84 |
| #3 | Hackensack University Medical Center | Hackensack | University | $15.7M | 18 | 20 |
| #4 | Psychogenics, Inc. | Paramus | Other | $15.2M | 2 | 2 |
| #5 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | Newark | Research Institute | $6M | 13 | 21 |
| #6 | Rowan University | Glassboro | University | $4.4M | 12 | 17 |
| #7 | Prokaryotics, Inc. | Union | Other | $1.9M | 3 | 1 |
| #8 | Rowan University School/Osteopathic Med | Stratford | School Of Medicine | $1.7M | 4 | 5 |
| #9 | Coriell Institute for Medical Research | Camden | Research Institute | $1.7M | 2 | 3 |
| #10 | Nanonewron Llc | Union | Other | $1.5M | 1 | 2 |
| #11 | Plumeria Therapeutics, Inc. | Plainsboro | Other | $1.5M | 1 | 1 |
| #12 | Kessler Foundation, Inc. | East Hanover | Research Institute | $1.3M | 3 | 3 |
| #13 | Novopedics, Inc. | Princeton | Other | $1M | 1 | 1 |
| #14 | Taxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Monmouth Junction | Other | $1M | 1 | 1 |
| #15 | Linnaeus Therapeutics Inc | Haddonfield | Other | $1M | 1 | 1 |
| #16 | Kathera Bioscience Inc. | Union | Other | $995.1K | 1 | 1 |
| #17 | The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology | Hoboken | Research Institute | $970.6K | 2 | 1 |
| #18 | Arma Bio, Inc. | Tenafly | Other | $888.8K | 1 | 1 |
| #19 | Kean University | Union | University | $799.1K | 2 | 4 |
| #20 | New Jersey State Departmentr/Agriculture | Trenton | Other | $425K | 2 | 2 |
| #21 | College of New Jersey | Ewing | University | $304.5K | 1 | 5 |
| #22 | Optimeos Life Sciences, Inc. | Princeton | Other | $300K | 1 | 2 |
| #23 | New Jersey State Dept/Health/Senior Srvs | Trenton | Other | $250K | 1 | 1 |
| #24 | Cell Podium | Newark | Other | $198.3K | 1 | 1 |
| #25 | Fairleigh Dickinson University | Teaneck | University | $190.2K | 1 | 1 |