NIH funding profile · Kansas City, MO · Research institute
Midwest Research Institute NIH Funding
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
Midwest Research Institute received $15.9M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 14 award records and 12 principal investigators. That ranks #255 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #4 in Missouri, up 2.8% 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
$15.9M
+2.8% vs FY2025
National rank
#255
Up 3 places from #258 vs FY2025
Rank in Missouri
#4
1.8% of Missouri NIH funding
Awards · PIs
14
12 investigators · 1 new project
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
Midwest Research Institute received $76.2M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved +23.5% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #255 (FY2026).
NIH institutes funding Midwest Research Institute, FY2026
4 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the NIH Office of the Director (OD), accounted for 66.0% of the institution's NIH funding across 7 awards.
- OD · NIH Office of the Director$10.5M · 66.0%
7 awards · vs FY2025: —
- NICHD · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development$3.3M · 20.7%
4 awards · vs FY2025: —
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$2.1M · 13.3%
2 awards · vs FY2025: −0.5%
- NIDA · National Institute on Drug Abuse$5K · 0.0%
1 award · vs FY2025: −99.6%
Award mechanism mix
Share of NIH award dollars by activity-code family in FY2026, with the FY2022 share for comparison.
- Contracts (N)53.1% · FY22 100.0%
- Other46.9% · FY22 0.0%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N01 | 13 | $8.5M | 53.1% | $650K |
| C06 | 1 | $7.5M | 46.9% | $7.5M |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- BRIDGE (Biologics Research Infrastructure for Development and GMP Enablement) (opens NIH RePORTER)
1C06OD042707-01 · OD
$7.5MC06
- Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (MTB) Quality Assessment Program (TBQA) (opens NIH RePORTER)
75N93024C00002-P00003-9999-1 · NIAID
$1.8MN01
- TASK E22: ENABLING STUDIES FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TO DETECT CIPROFLOXICIN RESISTANCE OR SUSCEPTABILITY (opens NIH RePORTER)
75N93023D00017-P00001-759302600003-1 · OD
$1.6MN01
- Chemistry services for the National Toxicology Program-General Chemistry Support (opens NIH RePORTER)
273201400020C-P00038-9999-1 · NICHD
$1.1MN01
- Chemistry Services for the National Toxicology Program-Disperse Dyes (opens NIH RePORTER)
273201400020C-P00038-9999-4 · NICHD
$923KN01
- Chemistry Services for the National Toxicology Program -High Throughput Toxicological Screening Support (opens NIH RePORTER)
273201400020C-P00038-9999-2 · NICHD
$864KN01
Other NIH-funded institutions in Missouri
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington University in St. LouisSaint Louis, MO | $726.3M |
| 2 | University of MissouriColumbia, MO | $80.6M |
| 3 | Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, MO | $22.5M |
| 4 | Midwest Research InstituteKansas City, MO | $15.9M |
| 5 | Children's Mercy Kansas CityKansas City, MO | $13.0M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 252 | George Mason UniversityFairfax, VA | $16.2M |
| 253 | PsychoGenics, Inc.Paramus, NJ | $16.1M |
| 254 | SRI InternationalMenlo Park, CA | $16.0M |
| 255 | Midwest Research InstituteKansas City, MO | $15.9M |
| 256 | New York Genome CenterNew York, NY | $15.8M |
| 257 | California Pacific Medical Center Research InstituteSan Francisco, CA | $15.7M |
| 258 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterLubbock, TX | $15.5M |
Similar research institutes and nonprofits
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 249 | The Lundquist InstituteTorrance, CA | $16.4M |
| 254 | SRI InternationalMenlo Park, CA | $16.0M |
| 255 | Midwest Research InstituteKansas City, MO | $15.9M |
| 256 | New York Genome CenterNew York, NY | $15.8M |
| 262 | Translational Genomics Research InstitutePhoenix, AZ | $14.7M |
| 263 | Schepens Eye Research InstituteBoston, MA | $14.4M |
| 264 | Whitehead Institute for Biomedical ResearchCambridge, MA | $14.4M |
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 5282001. 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.