NIH funding profile · Fort Collins, CO · Higher education

Colorado State University NIH Funding

Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards

Colorado State University received $58.6M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 127 award records and 126 principal investigators. That ranks #125 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #3 in Colorado, down 2.4% 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

$58.6M

−2.4% vs FY2025

National rank

#125

Up 4 places from #129 vs FY2025

Rank in Colorado

#3

10.3% of Colorado NIH funding

Awards · PIs

127

126 investigators · 27 new projects

NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026

Colorado State University received $268.8M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved +28.9% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #125 (FY2026).

Colorado State University NIH funding, awards, investigators, and rank by fiscal year
YearFundingAwardsU.S. rank
FY2026$58.6M127#125
FY2025$60.1M133#129
FY2024$55.8M143#138
FY2023$48.9M135#149
FY2022$45.5M130#153

NIH institutes funding Colorado State University, FY2026

18 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), accounted for 28.1% of the institution's NIH funding across 29 awards.

  1. NIAID$16.5M · 28.1%

    29 awards · vs FY2025: −5.0%

  2. NIGMS$10.7M · 18.2%

    28 awards · vs FY2025: +5.8%

  3. NICHD$7.5M · 12.9%

    16 awards · vs FY2025: −2.6%

  4. NHLBI$4.1M · 7.1%

    11 awards · vs FY2025: +25.2%

  5. NIA$2.9M · 4.9%

    6 awards · vs FY2025: +80.6%

  6. OD$2.6M · 4.4%

    8 awards · vs FY2025: +0.5%

  7. NINDS$2.6M · 4.4%

    5 awards · vs FY2025: −51.9%

  8. NIEHS$2.2M · 3.8%

    3 awards · vs FY2025: −17.7%

  9. NIDDK$1.9M · 3.2%

    5 awards · vs FY2025: +30.6%

  10. NCI$1.8M · 3.1%

    5 awards · vs FY2025: −7.1%

Also: NCCIH $1.8M · NIDA $1.1M · NIBIB $777K · NIMH $727K · NIDCR $660K · NEI $374K · NINR $245K · NIDCD $131K

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 51.5% of funding.

  • R01-equivalent51.5% · FY22 59.6%
  • Other research (R)27.1% · FY22 17.6%
  • Cooperative agreements (U)12.4% · FY22 2.7%
  • Institutional training (T)4.5% · FY22 5.3%
  • Career development (K)2.1% · FY22 2.6%
  • Contracts (N)1.6% · FY22 4.0%
  • Fellowships (F)0.9% · FY22 1.3%
  • Other0.0% · FY22 7.0%

Top activity codes, FY2026

Colorado State University NIH funding by activity code, fiscal year 2026
CodeAwardsFunding
R0148$29.2M
R3521$9.6M
UC71$2.6M
U241$2.2M
U014$1.8M
T324$1.7M
R216$1.5M
RM11$1.4M
R372$1.0M
N013$948K
T342$907K
R241$754K

Largest FY2026 awards

The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.

Recently started projects

The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 27 new projects NIH funded here this year.

Other NIH-funded institutions in Colorado

NIH funding rank among Colorado institutions, FY2026
#InstitutionFunding
1University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusAurora, CO$363.6M
2University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO$65.4M
3Colorado State UniversityFort Collins, CO$58.6M
4National Jewish HealthDenver, CO$36.5M
NIH funding in Colorado: all institutions

Nearby in the national ranking

Institutions ranked near Colorado State University nationally, FY2026
#InstitutionFunding
122Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI$61.4M
123Virginia TechBlacksburg, VA$59.1M
124PPD Development, LPWilmington, NC$59.1M
125Colorado State UniversityFort Collins, CO$58.6M
126Mayo Clinic JacksonvilleJacksonville, FL$58.0M
127Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia MasonSeattle, WA$57.5M
128California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA$57.5M
Full FY2026 NIH funding ranking

Similar universities and medical schools

universities and medical schools ranked near Colorado State University, FY2026
#InstitutionFunding
121Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$61.5M
122Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI$61.4M
123Virginia TechBlacksburg, VA$59.1M
125Colorado State UniversityFort Collins, CO$58.6M
128California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA$57.5M
129Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA$57.4M
130Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC$57.4M
Top NIH-funded universities and medical schools

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 1725201. 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.

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