NIH funding profile · Amherst, NY · Higher education
University at Buffalo NIH Funding
Also known as SUNY Buffalo, State University of New York at BuffaloNIH RePORTER recipient name: State University of New York at Buffalo
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
University at Buffalo received $97.1M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 211 award records and 206 principal investigators. That ranks #90 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #9 in New York, up 2.8% 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
$97.1M
+2.8% vs FY2025
National rank
#90
Down 4 places from #86 vs FY2025
Rank in New York
#9
2.7% of New York NIH funding · down 1 place from #8
Awards · PIs
211
206 investigators · 49 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
University at Buffalo received $448.8M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved +25.3% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #86 (FY2025).
NIH institutes funding University at Buffalo, FY2026
23 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), accounted for 15.0% of the institution's NIH funding across 34 awards.
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$14.6M · 15.0%
34 awards · vs FY2025: −4.6%
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$10.3M · 10.6%
20 awards · vs FY2025: +1.6%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$7.7M · 7.9%
24 awards · vs FY2025: −27.6%
- NIDCR · National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research$7.6M · 7.8%
25 awards · vs FY2025: +12.5%
- NIDDK · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases$6.1M · 6.2%
11 awards · vs FY2025: +35.9%
- NIAAA · National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism$6.0M · 6.1%
9 awards · vs FY2025: +46.4%
- NCATS · National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences$5.8M · 6.0%
3 awards · vs FY2025: +2.6%
- NEI · National Eye Institute$5.4M · 5.6%
12 awards · vs FY2025: +8.3%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$4.2M · 4.3%
9 awards · vs FY2025: +1.2%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$4.1M · 4.3%
11 awards · vs FY2025: −23.7%
Also: NHLBI $4.1M · NIMHD $3.8M · NIDA $3.5M · OD $3.1M · NICHD $2.8M · NIBIB $2.6M · NIDCD $1.2M · NIMH $1.0M · NIEHS $1000K · NIAMS $948K · FIC $579K · NLM $442K · NINR $161K
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 60.2% of funding.
- R01-equivalent60.2% · FY22 67.8%
- Other research (R)22.2% · FY22 14.6%
- Cooperative agreements (U)8.0% · FY22 7.0%
- Contracts (N)3.2% · FY22 4.0%
- Career development (K)2.3% · FY22 3.0%
- Institutional training (T)1.9% · FY22 2.2%
- Other0.8% · FY22 0.6%
- Centers & program projects (P)0.7% · FY22 0.0%
- Fellowships (F)0.7% · FY22 0.7%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 101 | $55.7M | 57.4% | $551K |
| R35 | 22 | $10.4M | 10.7% | $474K |
| R21 | 17 | $5.5M | 5.7% | $326K |
| UM1 | 1 | $4.1M | 4.2% | $4.1M |
| N01 | 2 | $3.1M | 3.2% | $1.5M |
| U01 | 4 | $2.6M | 2.7% | $649K |
| R00 | 8 | $2.0M | 2.0% | $247K |
| T32 | 5 | $1.6M | 1.6% | $317K |
| R56 | 3 | $1.6M | 1.6% | $521K |
| R37 | 3 | $1.2M | 1.2% | $397K |
| R24 | 1 | $1.1M | 1.2% | $1.1M |
| R03 | 5 | $1.1M | 1.2% | $224K |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- CTSA UM1 State University of New York at Buffalo (opens NIH RePORTER)
5UM1TR005296-02 · NCATS
$4.1MUM1
- Mechanisms of Heat Sensing by Nociceptive Vanilloid Receptors (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R35GM161583-01 · NIGMS
$2.2MR35
- Neurobiological Factors Contributing to Tolerance to the Adverse Consequences of Alcohol (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AA032271-01A1 · NIAAA
$2.1MR01
- Clinical Pharmacology Quality Assurance (CPQA) (opens NIH RePORTER)
75N93022C00009-P00009-9999-1 · OD
$1.9MN01
- WOMEN'S HEALTH INITIATIVE (WHI) REGIONAL CENTER (RC): TASK AREA A AND A2 (opens NIH RePORTER)
75N92021D00002-P00002-759202500001-1 · OD
$1.2MN01
- National Crystallization Center: Enabling Access to State-of-the-Art Crystallization Capabilities (opens NIH RePORTER)
2R24GM141256-07 · NIGMS
$1.1MR24
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 49 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Activity-dependent regulation of auditory nerve synapses in the cochlear nucleus (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R56DC023596-01 · NIDCD · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$356KR56
- Age-Related Immunometabolic Dysregulation in Periodontitis Resolution (opens NIH RePORTER)
1K99DE036617-01 · NIDCR · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$162KK99
- NLM Training Grant Meeting R13 (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R13LM015314-01 · NLM · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$70KR13
- A Stage II Assessment of Mechanisms of Change and Efficacy of a Culturally Specific Intervention to Reduce Sexual Revictimization in College (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AA032797-01A1 · NIAAA · Notice Sep 14, 2026
$714KR01
- High Speed 1000 fps Angiography for X-ray Image Guided Cardiovascular Interventions (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01EB040435-01 · NIBIB · Notice Sep 4, 2026
$601KR01
- The Honoring and Examining Alcohol Recovery (HEAR) Study: A Longitudinal Examination of Recovery Capital and Its Association with Recovery Outcomes (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AA033409-01 · NIAAA · Notice Sep 2, 2026
$628KR01
Other NIH-funded institutions in New York
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer ResearchNew York, NY | $231.1M |
| 6 | University of RochesterRochester, NY | $197.5M |
| 7 | Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronx, NY | $191.0M |
| 8 | Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY | $103.1M |
| 9 | University at BuffaloAmherst, NY | $97.1M |
| 10 | New York UniversityNew York, NY | $85.4M |
| 11 | Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY | $85.2M |
| 12 | Rockefeller UniversityNew York, NY | $56.5M |
| 13 | New York State Psychiatric InstituteNew York, NY | $51.4M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 87 | Tulane UniversityNew Orleans, LA | $99.9M |
| 88 | Kaiser Foundation Research InstituteOakland, CA | $98.9M |
| 89 | University of New Mexico Health Sciences CenterAlbuquerque, NM | $97.5M |
| 90 | University at BuffaloAmherst, NY | $97.1M |
| 91 | University of Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha, NE | $91.7M |
| 92 | University of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH | $90.3M |
| 93 | Beckman Research Institute of City of HopeDuarte, CA | $87.5M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 85 | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthBoston, MA | $100.6M |
| 86 | Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity Park, PA | $100.3M |
| 87 | Tulane UniversityNew Orleans, LA | $99.9M |
| 89 | University of New Mexico Health Sciences CenterAlbuquerque, NM | $97.5M |
| 90 | University at BuffaloAmherst, NY | $97.1M |
| 91 | University of Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha, NE | $91.7M |
| 92 | University of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH | $90.3M |
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 5992614 (State University of New York at Buffalo). 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.