NIH funding profile · Houston, TX · Higher education
Baylor College of Medicine NIH Funding
Also known as BCM
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
Baylor College of Medicine received $295.4M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 521 award records and 509 principal investigators. That ranks #33 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #2 in Texas, down 5.6% from FY2025.
FY2026 closed on September 30, 2026, but NIH keeps posting that year's awards to RePORTER for several weeks. FY2026 figures reflect records available on October 16, 2026 and may rise slightly at the next refresh.
FY2026 NIH funding
$295.4M
−5.6% vs FY2025
National rank
#33
Down 3 places from #30 vs FY2025
Rank in Texas
#2
15.9% of Texas NIH funding
Awards · PIs
521
509 investigators · 123 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
Baylor College of Medicine received $1.62B in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved −17.3% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #26 (FY2022).
NIH institutes funding Baylor College of Medicine, FY2026
22 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), accounted for 17.6% of the institution's NIH funding across 80 awards.
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$51.9M · 17.6%
80 awards · vs FY2025: −2.1%
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$36.7M · 12.4%
77 awards · vs FY2025: −9.2%
- NIDDK · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases$25.6M · 8.7%
57 awards · vs FY2025: −19.1%
- NICHD · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development$25.5M · 8.6%
54 awards · vs FY2025: +9.5%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$21.7M · 7.3%
55 awards · vs FY2025: −30.4%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$18.0M · 6.1%
35 awards · vs FY2025: +5.7%
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$17.1M · 5.8%
35 awards · vs FY2025: +10.1%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$15.0M · 5.1%
29 awards · vs FY2025: −0.4%
- NHGRI · National Human Genome Research Institute$13.3M · 4.5%
9 awards · vs FY2025: −1.4%
- OD · NIH Office of the Director$12.5M · 4.2%
13 awards · vs FY2025: −25.0%
Also: NIAMS $9.8M · NIMH $9.8M · NCATS $8.3M · NIDA $8.0M · NEI $7.9M · NIEHS $7.9M · NIMHD $2.7M · NIDCR $1.8M · NIAAA $719K · NIDCD $684K · NINR $421K · NLM $106K
Award mechanism mix
Share of NIH award dollars by activity-code family in FY2026, with the FY2022 share for comparison. R01-equivalent research grants were 52.9% of funding.
- R01-equivalent52.9% · FY22 43.0%
- Cooperative agreements (U)20.4% · FY22 20.4%
- Centers & program projects (P)9.4% · FY22 9.2%
- Other research (R)8.0% · FY22 8.1%
- Institutional training (T)3.3% · FY22 2.1%
- Career development (K)2.7% · FY22 2.4%
- Other2.3% · FY22 11.8%
- Fellowships (F)1.0% · FY22 0.7%
- Contracts (N)0.0% · FY22 2.4%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 252 | $149.8M | 50.7% | $594K |
| UM1 | 4 | $15.9M | 5.4% | $4.0M |
| U01 | 18 | $12.0M | 4.1% | $667K |
| U54 | 8 | $11.6M | 3.9% | $1.4M |
| R35 | 22 | $10.4M | 3.5% | $473K |
| P30 | 6 | $9.9M | 3.3% | $1.6M |
| P01 | 5 | $9.5M | 3.2% | $1.9M |
| T32 | 20 | $8.9M | 3.0% | $446K |
| UH3 | 8 | $7.3M | 2.5% | $915K |
| U24 | 5 | $7.1M | 2.4% | $1.4M |
| R21 | 20 | $6.6M | 2.2% | $330K |
| P50 | 3 | $5.1M | 1.7% | $1.7M |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- Comprehensive Somatic Variant Characterization at the HGSC (opens NIH RePORTER)
4UM1DA058229-04 · NIDA
$6.7MUM1
- Consortium for Translational and Precision Health (opens NIH RePORTER)
5UM1TR004539-03 · NCATS
$5.7MUM1
- Baylor College of Medicine/Stanford University Clinical Genome Resource (ClinGen) (opens NIH RePORTER)
2U24HG009649-10 · NHGRI
$5.4MU24
- Baylor College of Medicine Cancer Center - Cancer Center Support Grant (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P30CA125123-20 · NCI
$3.5MP30
- Neuronal anatomy, connectivity, and phenotypic innervation of the knee joint (opens NIH RePORTER)
5UC2AR082200-03 · NIAMS
$3.3MUC2
- SPORE in Lymphoma (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P50CA126752-20 · NCI
$3.2MP50
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 123 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- SOMATIC EVOLUTION AND PRE-CANCER OF TP53 MUTANT CLONES (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21CA317193-01 · NCI · Notice Sep 22, 2026
$429KR21
- Peroxisomal Disorders Consortium (opens NIH RePORTER)
1U54TR006478-01 · NCATS · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$1.3MU54
- Promoting the Aortic Healing Response: A Novel Strategy to Stabilize the Aortic Wall and Prevent Dissection and Rupture (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01HL189401-01 · NHLBI · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$816KR01
- TNF-alpha Mediated Htra3 Suppression Drives Atrial Fibrosis and Atrial Fibrillation in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01HL183653-01A1 · NHLBI · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$617KR01
- Regulation of exhausted T cell responses by CD7 (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AI203180-01 · NIAID · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$530KR01
- Mosquito/Dragonfly Liquid Handling System (SPT Labtech) (opens NIH RePORTER)
1S10OD040178-01 · OD · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$306KS10
Other NIH-funded institutions in Texas
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX | $309.0M |
| 2 | Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX | $295.4M |
| 3 | University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX | $201.8M |
| 4 | UTHealth HoustonHouston, TX | $186.2M |
| 5 | UT Health San AntonioSan Antonio, TX | $131.4M |
| 6 | University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX | $110.7M |
| 7 | University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonGalveston, TX | $103.3M |
| 8 | University of North Texas Health Science CenterFort Worth, TX | $45.4M |
| 9 | University of HoustonHouston, TX | $44.6M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX | $309.0M |
| 31 | University of California, DavisDavis, CA | $308.2M |
| 32 | Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortland, OR | $297.6M |
| 33 | Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX | $295.4M |
| 34 | The Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH | $291.1M |
| 35 | University of ChicagoChicago, IL | $285.2M |
| 36 | University of FloridaGainesville, FL | $279.6M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX | $309.0M |
| 31 | University of California, DavisDavis, CA | $308.2M |
| 32 | Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortland, OR | $297.6M |
| 33 | Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX | $295.4M |
| 34 | The Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH | $291.1M |
| 35 | University of ChicagoChicago, IL | $285.2M |
| 36 | University of FloridaGainesville, FL | $279.6M |
About these numbers
Source: the public NIH RePORTER API, refreshed October 16, 2026. See our data methodology and the guide to reading NIH funding rankings by university.
- Who is countedAwards made to NIH recipient organization code 481201. A university's medical school, affiliated hospital, or other campuses can be separate NIH recipients with their own totals.
- What is countedTotal award amount (direct plus indirect) obligated in each fiscal year for grants, cooperative agreements, training awards, SBIR/STTR, and R&D contracts. Subprojects, intramural research, and interagency agreements are excluded.
- InstitutesEach award is credited in full to its administering institute, even when other institutes co-fund it.
- SubawardsNIH reports the prime recipient only, so research this institution performs under another organization's grant is not included here.