NIH funding profile · Houston, TX · Higher education
Rice University NIH Funding
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
Rice University received $26.3M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 62 award records and 69 principal investigators. That ranks #207 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #14 in Texas, up 18.3% 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
$26.3M
+18.3% vs FY2025
National rank
#207
Up 18 places from #225 vs FY2025
Rank in Texas
#14
1.4% of Texas NIH funding · up 1 place from #15
Awards · PIs
62
69 investigators · 19 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
Rice University received $128.3M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved +5.8% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #195 (FY2023).
NIH institutes funding Rice University, FY2026
13 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), accounted for 19.4% of the institution's NIH funding across 15 awards.
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$5.1M · 19.4%
15 awards · vs FY2025: −10.1%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$4.5M · 17.1%
7 awards · vs FY2025: +87.7%
- NIBIB · National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering$3.1M · 11.8%
8 awards · vs FY2025: +20.6%
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$3.0M · 11.4%
10 awards · vs FY2025: +5.1%
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$3.0M · 11.4%
5 awards · vs FY2025: +24.3%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$2.2M · 8.5%
5 awards · vs FY2025: +233.6%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$2.1M · 7.9%
4 awards · vs FY2025: +6.6%
- NIDCR · National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research$1.4M · 5.3%
2 awards · vs FY2025: +97.9%
- NLM · National Library of Medicine$734K · 2.8%
1 award · vs FY2025: −12.5%
- NEI · National Eye Institute$649K · 2.5%
2 awards · vs FY2025: −1.8%
Also: NIDA $300K · NIDCD $196K · OD $30K
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 59.4%
- Other research (R)28.1% · FY22 26.0%
- Cooperative agreements (U)12.6% · FY22 6.5%
- Institutional training (T)2.8% · FY22 4.7%
- Fellowships (F)2.5% · FY22 1.3%
- Career development (K)1.1% · FY22 2.2%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 18 | $12.1M | 46.0% | $672K |
| R35 | 10 | $4.0M | 15.2% | $400K |
| U01 | 3 | $2.0M | 7.7% | $670K |
| DP2 | 2 | $1.8M | 6.9% | $906K |
| R21 | 6 | $1.7M | 6.4% | $282K |
| U54 | 3 | $1.3M | 4.9% | $433K |
| R33 | 1 | $770K | 2.9% | $770K |
| T15 | 1 | $734K | 2.8% | $734K |
| R61 | 1 | $638K | 2.4% | $638K |
| F31 | 6 | $287K | 1.1% | $48K |
| R25 | 2 | $257K | 1.0% | $129K |
| F32 | 3 | $237K | 0.9% | $79K |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- Molecular Mechanisms of ADAR1-Driven RNA Editing in Immune Modulation (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AI198602-01 · NIAID
$2.5MR01
- Optimizing ultraflexible electrodes and integrated electronics for high-resolution, large-scale intraspinal recording and modulation (opens NIH RePORTER)
5U01NS131086-04 · NINDS
$1.4MU01
- The Center for Innovation and Translation of Point of Care Technologies for Expanded Cancer Care Access (CITEC) (opens NIH RePORTER)
5U54EB034652-04 · NIBIB
$1.3MU54
- Deep phenotyping of fusion oncoprotein-driven pediatric cancer metastasis with single-cell proteomics (opens NIH RePORTER)
4DP2CA290802-02 · NCI
$916KDP2
- Monitoring neuronal activity with a blood test - Released Markers of Activity (RMA) (opens NIH RePORTER)
4DP2EB035905-02 · NIBIB
$895KDP2
- Project CHROMA: A Randomized Trial of a Scalable Music Creativity Intervention for Mild Cognitive Impairment-Neural Moderators and Cellular Mechanisms (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AG098667-01A1 · NIA
$827KR01
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 19 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Understanding the Roles of Glycosylated RNA Species in Homeostasis and Human Disease (opens NIH RePORTER)
1F32GM167207-01 · NIGMS · Notice Sep 9, 2026
$76KF32
- SaberGel, a Multimodal Delivery System for the Treatment of Oral Cancer (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01DE035735-01 · NIDCR · Notice Sep 3, 2026
$679KR01
- Mechanical Memory of Confined Migration (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01GM160881-01A1 · NIGMS · Notice Sep 3, 2026
$394KR01
- 12th Aquatic Models of Human Diseases conference (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R13OD042688-01 · OD · Notice Sep 3, 2026
$30KR13
- Targeted control of mitochondrial biogenesis as a therapy for heart failure (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R61HL183015-01A1 · NHLBI · Notice Aug 28, 2026
$638KR61
- Targeting repeat expansion instability with de novo DNA slip-out binding proteins (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21EB039470-01 · NIBIB · Notice Aug 21, 2026
$246KR21
Other NIH-funded institutions in Texas
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | University of Texas at DallasRichardson, TX | $44.3M |
| 11 | Houston Methodist Research InstituteHouston, TX | $42.8M |
| 12 | Texas A&M University Health Science CenterCollege Station, TX | $37.9M |
| 13 | Texas Biomedical Research InstituteSan Antonio, TX | $28.8M |
| 14 | Rice UniversityHouston, TX | $26.3M |
| 15 | Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, TX | $25.8M |
| 16 | Texas A&M Agrilife ResearchCollege Station, TX | $20.9M |
| 17 | Dell Federal Systems L.P.Round Rock, TX | $18.1M |
| 18 | Texas Engineering Experiment StationCollege Station, TX | $17.2M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 204 | Rho Federal Systems Division, Inc.Durham, NC | $26.7M |
| 205 | Banner HealthPhoenix, AZ | $26.6M |
| 206 | Dartmouth-Hitchcock ClinicLebanon, NH | $26.5M |
| 207 | Rice UniversityHouston, TX | $26.3M |
| 208 | LSU Health New OrleansNew Orleans, LA | $26.3M |
| 209 | Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, TX | $25.8M |
| 210 | Van Andel InstituteGrand Rapids, MI | $25.3M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 211 | Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, OR | $24.9M |
| 215 | SUNY Downstate Medical CenterBrooklyn, NY | $23.9M |
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 9291001. 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.