NIH funding profile · Bozeman, MT · Higher education
Montana State University - Bozeman NIH Funding
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
Montana State University - Bozeman received $19.5M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 26 award records and 35 principal investigators. That ranks #232 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #2 in Montana, up 11.2% 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
$19.5M
+11.2% vs FY2025
National rank
#232
Up 13 places from #245 vs FY2025
Rank in Montana
#2
37.8% of Montana NIH funding · down 1 place from #1
Awards · PIs
26
35 investigators · 8 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
Montana State University - Bozeman received $83.0M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved +31.8% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #232 (FY2026).
| Year | Funding | Change | Awards | PIs | U.S. rank | MT rank | Top IC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $19.5M | +11.2% | 26 | 35 | #232 | #2 | NIGMS |
| FY2025 | $17.5M | +11.7% | 22 | 32 | #245 | #1 | NIGMS |
| FY2024 | $15.7M | +2.4% | 32 | 39 | #259 | #2 | NIGMS |
| FY2023 | $15.4M | +3.7% | 33 | 41 | #262 | #1 | NIGMS |
| FY2022 | $14.8M | — | 31 | 40 | #267 | #2 | NIGMS |
NIH institutes funding Montana State University - Bozeman, FY2026
11 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), accounted for 57.8% of the institution's NIH funding across 13 awards.
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$11.3M · 57.8%
13 awards · vs FY2025: +17.9%
- OD · NIH Office of the Director$3.4M · 17.3%
1 award · vs FY2025: —
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$1.9M · 9.9%
4 awards · vs FY2025: +107.9%
- NIMH · National Institute of Mental Health$638K · 3.3%
1 award · vs FY2025: +2.9%
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$631K · 3.2%
1 award · vs FY2025: −2.7%
- NIAMS · National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases$419K · 2.1%
1 award · vs FY2025: −3.0%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$399K · 2.0%
1 award · vs FY2025: —
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$363K · 1.9%
1 award · vs FY2025: −0.0%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$324K · 1.7%
1 award · vs FY2025: 0.0%
- NIMHD · National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities$109K · 0.6%
1 award · vs FY2025: −97.3%
Also: NIEHS $36K
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 21.2% of funding.
- Centers & program projects (P)37.2% · FY22 38.3%
- Other research (R)21.9% · FY22 22.0%
- R01-equivalent21.2% · FY22 30.8%
- Other17.3% · FY22 0.0%
- Cooperative agreements (U)1.7% · FY22 5.8%
- Career development (K)0.6% · FY22 2.6%
- Fellowships (F)0.2% · FY22 0.5%
Top activity codes, FY2026
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- MT INBRE: A Multidisciplinary Research Network (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P20GM103474-26 · NIGMS
$4.0MP20
- Modeling the hormonal influence on central metabolism: drug off-target prediction and protein synthesis (opens NIH RePORTER)
1OT2OD042823-01 · OD
$3.4MOT2
- Center for Advanced Molecular Pathogenesis (CAMP) (opens NIH RePORTER)
1P20GM162003-01 · NIGMS
$2.1MP20
- Center for American Indian and Rural Health Excellence (CAIRHE) (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P30GM154593-03 · NIGMS
$1.1MP30
- Developmental Impacts of Sleep on Positive Valence Systems and Socioemotional Functioning during Pre-Adolescence (opens NIH RePORTER)
5R01MH137263-03 · NIMH
$638KR01
- Trauma and Cardiometabolic Health in an American Indian Community (opens NIH RePORTER)
5R01HL163237-04 · NHLBI
$631KR01
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 8 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Translatomic Changes During Cardiac Aging: Ribosomal Protein and Initiation Factor Interactions (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21AG104135-01 · NIA · Notice Sep 2, 2026
$399KR21
- Elucidating the viral factors and mechanisms driving orthobunyavirus neuropathogenesis (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AI202268-01 · NIAID · Notice Sep 1, 2026
$572KR01
- Pathogenesis of Neurobrucellosis (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AI200948-01 · NIAID · Notice Aug 18, 2026
$561KR01
- Characterizing the impact of Hlb expression on the ability of MRSA to evade human PMN responses (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21AI202446-01 · NIAID · Notice Aug 1, 2026
$218KR21
- Structural basis of lyssavirus glycoprotein fusion, receptor binding, and organization (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R35GM166114-01 · NIGMS · Notice Jul 27, 2026
$399KR35
- Antibiotic-attributable arsenicosis risk: toxicity and carcinogenesis (opens NIH RePORTER)
1F31ES038785-01 · NIEHS · Notice May 20, 2026
$36KF31
Other NIH-funded institutions in Montana
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of MontanaMissoula, MT | $20.1M |
| 2 | Montana State University - BozemanBozeman, MT | $19.5M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 229 | Loyola University ChicagoMaywood, IL | $20.0M |
| 230 | Father Flanagan's Boys' HomeBoys Town, NE | $19.8M |
| 231 | Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military MedicineBethesda, MD | $19.6M |
| 232 | Montana State University - BozemanBozeman, MT | $19.5M |
| 233 | Joslin Diabetes CenterBoston, MA | $19.1M |
| 234 | Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryRichland, WA | $19.1M |
| 235 | Clemson UniversityClemson, SC | $18.7M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 227 | University of Arkansas at FayettevilleFayetteville, AR | $20.1M |
| 228 | University of MontanaMissoula, MT | $20.1M |
| 229 | Loyola University ChicagoMaywood, IL | $20.0M |
| 232 | Montana State University - BozemanBozeman, MT | $19.5M |
| 235 | Clemson UniversityClemson, SC | $18.7M |
| 236 | University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA | $18.3M |
| 237 | Morehouse School of MedicineAtlanta, GA | $18.3M |
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 1381004. 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.