NIH funding profile · Saint Louis, MO · Higher education
Saint Louis University NIH Funding
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
Saint Louis University received $22.5M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 49 award records and 52 principal investigators. That ranks #220 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #3 in Missouri, up 7.9% 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
$22.5M
+7.9% vs FY2025
National rank
#220
Up 12 places from #232 vs FY2025
Rank in Missouri
#3
2.5% of Missouri NIH funding
Awards · PIs
49
52 investigators · 14 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
Saint Louis University received $117.4M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved −17.9% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #202 (FY2022).
NIH institutes funding Saint Louis University, FY2026
14 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), accounted for 22.9% of the institution's NIH funding across 7 awards.
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$5.2M · 22.9%
7 awards · vs FY2025: +218.7%
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$3.0M · 13.2%
9 awards · vs FY2025: −53.5%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$2.8M · 12.6%
7 awards · vs FY2025: −37.7%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$2.1M · 9.5%
5 awards · vs FY2025: +835.8%
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$1.9M · 8.3%
5 awards · vs FY2025: +1.2%
- NIDDK · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases$1.5M · 6.9%
4 awards · vs FY2025: −33.7%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$1.5M · 6.5%
3 awards · vs FY2025: +29.2%
- NIEHS · National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences$1.4M · 6.1%
1 award · vs FY2025: +354.5%
- NICHD · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development$1.1M · 4.8%
2 awards · vs FY2025: +65.8%
- NIAMS · National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases$611K · 2.7%
2 awards · vs FY2025: −3.9%
Also: NIDCD $511K · NIDCR $458K · NIAAA $339K · NIDA $175K
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 77.9% of funding.
- R01-equivalent77.9% · FY22 65.9%
- Other research (R)17.2% · FY22 9.5%
- Career development (K)3.0% · FY22 1.2%
- Cooperative agreements (U)1.1% · FY22 17.5%
- Fellowships (F)0.5% · FY22 0.7%
- Institutional training (T)0.3% · FY22 0.9%
- Contracts (N)0.0% · FY22 3.4%
- Other0.0% · FY22 0.9%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 24 | $14.9M | 66.0% | $619K |
| R21 | 6 | $1.9M | 8.5% | $319K |
| R56 | 3 | $1.8M | 7.9% | $589K |
| R35 | 4 | $1.7M | 7.6% | $429K |
| R37 | 2 | $911K | 4.0% | $456K |
| K23 | 2 | $333K | 1.5% | $166K |
| U01 | 1 | $250K | 1.1% | $250K |
| R00 | 1 | $249K | 1.1% | $249K |
| K22 | 1 | $186K | 0.8% | $186K |
| K08 | 1 | $154K | 0.7% | $154K |
| F30 | 2 | $110K | 0.5% | $55K |
| T32 | 1 | $66K | 0.3% | $66K |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- The role of IL-9 in gastric metaplasia and carcinogenesis (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01CA325465-01A1 · NCI
$2.5MR01
- Electrophilic Halogenated Fatty Aldehydes Target Erythrocytes to Mediate Halogen Toxicity (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01ES036487-01A1 · NIEHS
$1.4MR01
- Elucidating the Role of Endothelial Dysfunction in Alzheimer Disease: Towards A New Data-Driven Disease Model (opens NIH RePORTER)
4R01AG083744-03 · NIA
$724KR01
- Regulatory Role of Transferrin in Erythropoiesis and Iron Metabolism (opens NIH RePORTER)
5R01DK095112-09 · NIDDK
$708KR01
- Th9 cells and protective TB immunity (opens NIH RePORTER)
5R01AI168543-05 · NIAID
$668KR01
- Encephalitogenic stem-like T cells in MS and its disease models (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R56AI190188-01A1 · NIAID
$657KR56
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 14 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Discovery of a novel target to mitigate cancer-therapy induced neurocognitive impairments (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01CA310975-01 · NCI · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$584KR01
- Selective Targeting of Nurr1 in Alzheimer's Disease (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R56AG100922-01 · NIA · Notice Sep 9, 2026
$541KR56
- Insomnia, Depression, and Medication Effects on Mild Cognitive Impairment to Dementia Progression: A Nationwide TriNetX Cohort Study (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21AG104024-01 · NIA · Notice Sep 9, 2026
$424KR21
- Targeting Plasmalogen Dysregulation for Sepsis Prognostication and Treatment (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01HL186403-01A1 · NHLBI · Notice Jul 17, 2026
$617KR01
- EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX IN VASCULAR DEVELOPMENT AND DISEASE (opens NIH RePORTER)
1K08HL175196-01A1 · NHLBI · Notice Jul 7, 2026
$154KK08
- Identifying mechanisms underlying biologic sex-based differences in tumor-associated CD4+ T cell help (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R37CA306974-01A1 · NCI · Notice Jun 19, 2026
$505KR37
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 217 | SUNY Upstate Medical UniversitySyracuse, NY | $23.5M |
| 218 | University of Kansas LawrenceLawrence, KS | $22.8M |
| 219 | Pennington Biomedical Research CenterBaton Rouge, LA | $22.7M |
| 220 | Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, MO | $22.5M |
| 221 | LSU Health ShreveportShreveport, LA | $21.9M |
| 222 | Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy KriegerBaltimore, MD | $21.8M |
| 223 | University of Miami Coral GablesCoral Gables, FL | $21.5M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 217 | SUNY Upstate Medical UniversitySyracuse, NY | $23.5M |
| 218 | University of Kansas LawrenceLawrence, KS | $22.8M |
| 219 | Pennington Biomedical Research CenterBaton Rouge, LA | $22.7M |
| 220 | Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, MO | $22.5M |
| 221 | LSU Health ShreveportShreveport, LA | $21.9M |
| 223 | University of Miami Coral GablesCoral Gables, FL | $21.5M |
| 224 | Texas A&M Agrilife ResearchCollege Station, TX | $20.9M |
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 7915401. 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.