NIH funding profile · Atlanta, GA · Higher education
Georgia State University NIH Funding
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
Georgia State University received $28.3M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 58 award records and 66 principal investigators. That ranks #200 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #5 in Georgia, down 14.0% 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
$28.3M
−14.0% vs FY2025
National rank
#200
Down 17 places from #183 vs FY2025
Rank in Georgia
#5
3.6% of Georgia NIH funding
Awards · PIs
58
66 investigators · 11 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
Georgia State University received $173.9M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved −35.3% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #161 (FY2022).
NIH institutes funding Georgia State University, FY2026
17 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), accounted for 27.1% of the institution's NIH funding across 16 awards.
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$7.7M · 27.1%
16 awards · vs FY2025: −23.2%
- NIDDK · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases$4.1M · 14.5%
6 awards · vs FY2025: +225.6%
- NIAAA · National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism$2.6M · 9.1%
5 awards · vs FY2025: +10.6%
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$2.4M · 8.5%
4 awards · vs FY2025: −38.0%
- NIMH · National Institute of Mental Health$2.1M · 7.5%
4 awards · vs FY2025: −37.7%
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$1.8M · 6.5%
5 awards · vs FY2025: +14.5%
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$1.8M · 6.4%
3 awards · vs FY2025: −4.8%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$1.5M · 5.4%
4 awards · vs FY2025: −37.3%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$1.0M · 3.6%
2 awards · vs FY2025: +0.3%
- NCCIH · National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health$669K · 2.4%
1 award · vs FY2025: −2.1%
Also: NICHD $662K · NIBIB $610K · NEI $388K · NIAMS $375K · FIC $258K · NIDA $198K · NIEHS $56K
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 85.3% of funding.
- R01-equivalent85.3% · FY22 84.8%
- Other research (R)12.2% · FY22 7.4%
- Career development (K)1.4% · FY22 1.0%
- Institutional training (T)0.9% · FY22 0.8%
- Fellowships (F)0.2% · FY22 0.4%
- Cooperative agreements (U)0.0% · FY22 4.1%
- Other0.0% · FY22 1.4%
Top activity codes, FY2026
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- Interrogating stress-relieving neural circuits to alleviate cardiovascular disease (opens NIH RePORTER)
5R35HL150750-07 · NHLBI
$917KR35
- Targeting stress axes to enhance the efficacy of weight loss therapeutics (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01DK148119-01 · NIDDK
$802KR01
- Impact of gut microbiota on alveolar macrophages and respiratory viral infection severity (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AI195920-01A1 · NIAID
$796KR01
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae metal transporters that subvert nutritional immunity (opens NIH RePORTER)
5R01AI127793-10 · NIAID
$789KR01
- A Novel T cell-based Vaccine to Prevent Dengue/Zika virus infection (opens NIH RePORTER)
7R01AI170894-02 · NIAID
$787KR01
- Gut microbiota, dietary fiber, and inflammatory bowel disease (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01DK146134-01 · NIDDK
$786KR01
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 11 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- SCH: Neuro-Symbolic Models for Explaining Epidemic Dynamics (EpiXplain) (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AI206606-01 · NIAID · Notice Sep 18, 2026
$296KR01
- Reducing Alcohol-Involved Suicidal Ideation and Behavior (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AA033115-01 · NIAAA · Notice Sep 11, 2026
$723KR01
- Addressing Alcohol-Related Sexual Risk through Emotion Regulation Skills Training (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AA033427-01 · NIAAA · Notice Sep 4, 2026
$720KR01
- Fitness of bacteriophage across environments (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R35GM166251-01 · NIGMS · Notice Aug 28, 2026
$435KR35
- Reprogramming of sympathetic innervation in response to environmental cues by DNA methylation (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01DK145617-01A1 · NIDDK · Notice Aug 25, 2026
$716KR01
- Exposing versus Hiding: A Novel Nanoplatform for Nasal Universal Flu Vaccines (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21AI202743-01 · NIAID · Notice Aug 7, 2026
$198KR21
Other NIH-funded institutions in Georgia
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA | $514.0M |
| 2 | University of GeorgiaAthens, GA | $76.0M |
| 3 | Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA | $57.4M |
| 4 | Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta, GA | $51.5M |
| 5 | Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, GA | $28.3M |
| 6 | Morehouse School of MedicineAtlanta, GA | $18.3M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 197 | Tufts Medical CenterBoston, MA | $28.8M |
| 198 | Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, PA | $28.6M |
| 199 | Mayo Clinic ArizonaScottsdale, AZ | $28.5M |
| 200 | Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, GA | $28.3M |
| 201 | Carahsoft Technology CorporationReston, VA | $28.2M |
| 202 | Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA | $28.2M |
| 203 | Children's Hospital Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA | $27.1M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 191 | University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences CampusSan Juan, PR | $29.5M |
| 194 | University of Rhode IslandKingston, RI | $29.3M |
| 200 | Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, GA | $28.3M |
| 202 | Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA | $28.2M |
| 207 | Rice UniversityHouston, TX | $26.3M |
| 208 | LSU Health New OrleansNew Orleans, LA | $26.3M |
| 209 | Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, TX | $25.8M |
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 676604. 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.