NIH funding profile · Albany, NY · Higher education
University at Albany NIH Funding
Also known as SUNY AlbanyNIH RePORTER recipient name: State University of New York at Albany
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
University at Albany received $12.6M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 36 award records and 31 principal investigators. That ranks #277 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #25 in New York, down 11.2% from FY2025.
Part of State University of New York. See its combined NIH funding across every member NIH records separately.
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
$12.6M
−11.2% vs FY2025
National rank
#277
Down 12 places from #265 vs FY2025
Rank in New York
#25
0.4% of New York NIH funding · down 1 place from #24
Awards · PIs
36
31 investigators · 9 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
University at Albany received $60.5M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved +25.6% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #265 (FY2025).
NIH institutes funding University at Albany, FY2026
12 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), accounted for 30.4% of the institution's NIH funding across 10 awards.
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$3.8M · 30.4%
10 awards · vs FY2025: +14.2%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$1.5M · 11.7%
6 awards · vs FY2025: −37.3%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$1.3M · 10.2%
2 awards · vs FY2025: +227.2%
- NIEHS · National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences$1.3M · 10.0%
2 awards · vs FY2025: +183.1%
- NICHD · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development$1.2M · 9.7%
3 awards · vs FY2025: −34.5%
- NIDCR · National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research$1.2M · 9.2%
4 awards · vs FY2025: −48.2%
- NHGRI · National Human Genome Research Institute$617K · 4.9%
1 award · vs FY2025: −6.5%
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$531K · 4.2%
1 award · vs FY2025: −2.0%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$465K · 3.7%
4 awards · vs FY2025: +316.2%
- NCATS · National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences$430K · 3.4%
1 award · vs FY2025: —
Also: NEI $233K · NIBIB $73K
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 55.9% of funding.
- R01-equivalent55.9% · FY22 60.3%
- Other research (R)37.0% · FY22 28.7%
- Institutional training (T)5.6% · FY22 2.7%
- Career development (K)1.0% · FY22 3.2%
- Fellowships (F)0.6% · FY22 0.3%
- Other0.0% · FY22 4.8%
Top activity codes, FY2026
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- Role of Astrocyte EAAT2/GLT1 Failure in Alzheimer's Disease Pathogenesis (opens NIH RePORTER)
7R01AG075338-05 · NIA
$834KR01
- Epitranscriptomic and Epigenetic Loops Driving the Response to Naphthalene (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01ES038107-01 · NIEHS
$814KR01
- Remediating fibrosis for salivary gland regeneration (opens NIH RePORTER)
5R01DE027953-08 · NIDCR
$657KR01
- Development of Next-Generation Mass Spectrometry-based de novo RNA Sequencing for all Modifications (opens NIH RePORTER)
5R01HG012853-05 · NHGRI
$617KR01
- Alternative Splicing and Development of Small Molecule Therapeutics in CAG Expansion Spinocerebellar Ataxias (opens NIH RePORTER)
5R01NS135254-03 · NINDS
$570KR01
- Intra- and Intergenerational Consequences of Maternal Stress Exposure for Maternal-Infant Health in Black U.S. Families (opens NIH RePORTER)
5R01HD106913-05 · NICHD
$549KR01
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 9 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Early-Life Residence in Mortgage-Disinvested Neighborhoods and Mortality: A Novel Analysis of HOLC Grades and IPUMS MLP-Numident Data (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21AG093550-01A1 · NIA · Notice Aug 28, 2026
$452KR21
- Count-Aware Modeling Approaches for Spectral Unmixing in Multispectral Fluorescence Imaging (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R03EB040036-01 · NIBIB · Notice Aug 13, 2026
$73KR03
- Developing VENUS: Virtual Epidemiological Networks for Understanding STIs (opens NIH RePORTER)
1K01AI202902-01 · NIAID · Notice Aug 12, 2026
$121KK01
- Development of Small Molecules that Activate PTP1B and OtherPhosphatases (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21TR006405-01 · NCATS · Notice Jul 20, 2026
$430KR21
- Investigating regulatory mechanisms of in vivo transcriptional dynamics (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01GM158790-01A1 · NIGMS · Notice Apr 2, 2026
$300KR01
- Proteasome-mediated degradation of RhlR controls quorum sensing progression in Pseudomonas aeruginosa (opens NIH RePORTER)
1F31AI197475-01 · NIAID · Notice Mar 30, 2026
$40KF31
Other NIH-funded institutions in New York
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | New York Structural Biology CenterNew York, NY | $18.3M |
| 21 | Albany Medical CollegeAlbany, NY | $18.2M |
| 22 | New York Genome CenterNew York, NY | $15.8M |
| 23 | Binghamton UniversityBinghamton, NY | $13.2M |
| 24 | CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health PolicyNew York, NY | $13.0M |
| 25 | University at AlbanyAlbany, NY | $12.6M |
| 26 | City College of New YorkNew York, NY | $12.2M |
| 27 | Hospital for Special SurgeryNew York, NY | $11.1M |
| 28 | Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY | $10.8M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 274 | Advanced Bioscience Laboratories, Inc.Rockville, MD | $12.9M |
| 275 | University of Massachusetts LowellLowell, MA | $12.7M |
| 276 | Lighthouse Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Novato, CA | $12.6M |
| 277 | University at AlbanyAlbany, NY | $12.6M |
| 278 | National Bureau of Economic ResearchCambridge, MA | $12.5M |
| 279 | City College of New YorkNew York, NY | $12.2M |
| 280 | Precision Bioservices, Inc.Frederick, MD | $12.1M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 270 | Binghamton UniversityBinghamton, NY | $13.2M |
| 271 | CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health PolicyNew York, NY | $13.0M |
| 275 | University of Massachusetts LowellLowell, MA | $12.7M |
| 277 | University at AlbanyAlbany, NY | $12.6M |
| 279 | City College of New YorkNew York, NY | $12.2M |
| 281 | University of Central FloridaOrlando, FL | $12.0M |
| 283 | University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, TX | $11.9M |
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 5992604 (State University of New York at Albany). 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.