NIH funding profile · Little Rock, AR · Higher education
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences NIH Funding
Also known as UAMSNIH RePORTER recipient name: Univ of Arkansas for Med Scis
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences received $52.5M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 89 award records and 96 principal investigators. That ranks #139 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #1 in Arkansas, down 15.8% 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
$52.5M
−15.8% vs FY2025
National rank
#139
Down 15 places from #124 vs FY2025
Rank in Arkansas
#1
57.2% of Arkansas NIH funding
Awards · PIs
89
96 investigators · 22 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences received $318.1M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved −23.0% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #115 (FY2024).
| Year | Funding | Change | Awards | PIs | U.S. rank | AR rank | Top IC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $52.5M | −15.8% | 89 | 96 | #139 | #1 | NIGMS |
| FY2025 | $62.3M | −9.6% | 111 | 113 | #124 | #1 | NIGMS |
| FY2024 | $68.9M | +3.9% | 123 | 118 | #115 | #1 | NIGMS |
| FY2023 | $66.3M | −2.6% | 111 | 108 | #121 | #1 | NIGMS |
| FY2022 | $68.1M | — | 106 | 103 | #117 | #1 | OD |
NIH institutes funding University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, FY2026
18 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), accounted for 36.9% of the institution's NIH funding across 15 awards.
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$19.4M · 36.9%
15 awards · vs FY2025: +2.0%
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$5.3M · 10.0%
16 awards · vs FY2025: −11.7%
- NCATS · National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences$4.8M · 9.1%
3 awards · vs FY2025: −4.3%
- NIDA · National Institute on Drug Abuse$3.3M · 6.3%
7 awards · vs FY2025: −1.2%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$3.3M · 6.2%
9 awards · vs FY2025: −39.3%
- NIDDK · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases$2.5M · 4.7%
5 awards · vs FY2025: −10.5%
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$2.2M · 4.2%
5 awards · vs FY2025: +22.2%
- NIAMS · National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases$2.0M · 3.7%
5 awards · vs FY2025: +92.9%
- NIEHS · National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences$1.8M · 3.5%
5 awards · vs FY2025: +12.4%
- NIMHD · National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities$1.7M · 3.3%
3 awards · vs FY2025: −74.8%
Also: NIA $1.6M · NIDCR $1.3M · NIDCD $1.2M · NIAAA $562K · NICHD $443K · NEI $439K · NCCIH $381K · NINDS $373K
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 41.6% of funding.
- R01-equivalent41.6% · FY22 35.9%
- Centers & program projects (P)25.2% · FY22 20.0%
- Other research (R)15.0% · FY22 7.8%
- Cooperative agreements (U)12.7% · FY22 20.1%
- Career development (K)3.6% · FY22 2.4%
- Institutional training (T)1.6% · FY22 1.5%
- Fellowships (F)0.2% · FY22 0.0%
- Other0.0% · FY22 12.3%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 38 | $20.4M | 38.9% | $537K |
| P20 | 4 | $10.9M | 20.8% | $2.7M |
| UM1 | 1 | $3.8M | 7.3% | $3.8M |
| R24 | 2 | $2.5M | 4.7% | $1.2M |
| P30 | 2 | $2.3M | 4.4% | $1.1M |
| R35 | 4 | $1.8M | 3.4% | $442K |
| U01 | 2 | $1.5M | 2.8% | $730K |
| UH3 | 1 | $1.4M | 2.7% | $1.4M |
| R33 | 1 | $1.1M | 2.2% | $1.1M |
| R37 | 2 | $984K | 1.9% | $492K |
| T32 | 5 | $860K | 1.6% | $172K |
| K12 | 1 | $756K | 1.4% | $756K |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- Partnerships for Biomedical Research in Arkansas (opens NIH RePORTER)
2P20GM103429-24 · NIGMS
$4.0MP20
- Expanding Translational Science in Arkansas (opens NIH RePORTER)
5UM1TR004909-03 · NCATS
$3.8MUM1
- Center for Molecular Interactions in Cancer (CMIC) (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P20GM152281-03 · NIGMS
$2.3MP20
- Center for Musculoskeletal Disease Research (CMDR) (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P20GM125503-09 · NIGMS
$2.3MP20
- The Maternal and Reproductive Community Health Excellence (MaRCH) Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P20GM156684-02 · NIGMS
$2.3MP20
- IDeA National Resource for Quantitative Proteomics (opens NIH RePORTER)
5R24GM137786-07 · NIGMS
$2.1MR24
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 22 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Cancer Education and Research Program (CERP) (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R25CA314974-01 · NCI · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$164KR25
- STAR+ Trial: Expanding Access to Hearing Diagnostics and Treatment for Children in Rural Appalachia (opens NIH RePORTER)
1U01DC024017-01 · NIDCD · Notice Sep 14, 2026
$824KU01
- Effect of Platelet Inhibition with Ticagrelor to Reduce Inflammation and Surrogate Cardiovascular Markers in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01HL187306-01 · NHLBI · Notice Sep 10, 2026
$701KR01
- Harnessing innovative platforms to study and prevent Acinetobacter ventilator-associated pneumonia (opens NIH RePORTER)
1DP2AI200953-01 · NIAID · Notice Sep 1, 2026
$448KDP2
- The transactivation of human endogenous retrovirus (HERV)-K by oncogenic virus in HIV+ patients and development of targeted therapies (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01DE035802-01A1 · NIDCR · Notice Aug 28, 2026
$647KR01
- Microvascular integrity and its role in osteoarthritis (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AR087964-01 · NIAMS · Notice Aug 28, 2026
$421KR01
Other NIH-funded institutions in Arkansas
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesLittle Rock, AR | $52.5M |
| 2 | University of Arkansas at FayettevilleFayetteville, AR | $20.1M |
| 3 | Arkansas Children's Research InstituteLittle Rock, AR | $13.9M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 136 | University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, HI | $54.6M |
| 137 | Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $54.5M |
| 138 | University of Massachusetts AmherstHadley, MA | $52.7M |
| 139 | University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesLittle Rock, AR | $52.5M |
| 140 | Indiana University BloomingtonBloomington, IN | $52.4M |
| 141 | Four Points Technology, LLCChantilly, VA | $52.1M |
| 142 | Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta, GA | $51.5M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 135 | Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL | $54.8M |
| 136 | University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, HI | $54.6M |
| 137 | Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $54.5M |
| 138 | University of Massachusetts AmherstHadley, MA | $52.7M |
| 139 | University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesLittle Rock, AR | $52.5M |
| 140 | Indiana University BloomingtonBloomington, IN | $52.4M |
| 142 | Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta, GA | $51.5M |
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 1471106 (Univ of Arkansas for Med Scis). 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.