NIH funding profile · Birmingham, AL · Higher education

University of Alabama at Birmingham NIH Funding

Also known as UAB

Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards

University of Alabama at Birmingham received $335.6M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 560 award records and 524 principal investigators. That ranks #27 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #1 in Alabama, up 10.3% 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

$335.6M

+10.3% vs FY2025

National rank

#27

Up 5 places from #32 vs FY2025

Rank in Alabama

#1

87.8% of Alabama NIH funding

Awards · PIs

560

524 investigators · 118 new projects

NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026

University of Alabama at Birmingham received $1.64B in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved +0.0% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #27 (FY2022).

University of Alabama at Birmingham NIH funding, awards, investigators, and rank by fiscal year
YearFundingAwardsU.S. rank
FY2026$335.6M560#27
FY2025$304.3M549#32
FY2024$334.7M623#28
FY2023$330.4M652#30
FY2022$335.6M638#27

NIH institutes funding University of Alabama at Birmingham, FY2026

25 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), accounted for 15.7% of the institution's NIH funding across 68 awards.

  1. NIAID$52.6M · 15.7%

    68 awards · vs FY2025: +13.5%

  2. NHLBI$46.9M · 14.0%

    101 awards · vs FY2025: +3.8%

  3. OD$31.5M · 9.4%

    14 awards · vs FY2025: +242.1%

  4. NCI$30.6M · 9.1%

    59 awards · vs FY2025: −4.0%

  5. NIDDK$27.1M · 8.1%

    51 awards · vs FY2025: +5.0%

  6. NINDS$24.0M · 7.2%

    42 awards · vs FY2025: +72.1%

  7. NIA$22.7M · 6.8%

    32 awards · vs FY2025: −16.3%

  8. NIMH$17.1M · 5.1%

    30 awards · vs FY2025: +21.0%

  9. NIDA$14.6M · 4.4%

    29 awards · vs FY2025: +25.1%

  10. NCATS$13.4M · 4.0%

    6 awards · vs FY2025: +9.5%

Also: NICHD $13.1M · NIGMS $8.5M · NEI $7.9M · NIAMS $6.8M · NIDCR $5.4M · NHGRI $4.8M · NIEHS $2.9M · NIMHD $2.1M · NCCIH $1.2M · NINR $853K · NIAAA $707K · NIBIB $228K · FIC $170K · NLM $140K · NIDCD $135K

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 46.5% of funding.

  • R01-equivalent46.5% · FY22 45.5%
  • Cooperative agreements (U)18.4% · FY22 20.9%
  • Other research (R)11.4% · FY22 9.1%
  • Centers & program projects (P)8.7% · FY22 10.0%
  • Other6.5% · FY22 6.8%
  • Career development (K)3.5% · FY22 3.5%
  • Institutional training (T)2.6% · FY22 2.4%
  • Contracts (N)1.9% · FY22 1.3%
  • Fellowships (F)0.5% · FY22 0.4%

Top activity codes, FY2026

University of Alabama at Birmingham NIH funding by activity code, fiscal year 2026
CodeAwardsFunding
R01242$148.0M
OT22$20.1M
P3010$18.3M
U0110$14.6M
R245$11.7M
UM12$11.5M
P014$9.7M
R2130$8.1M
U546$7.9M
T3221$7.2M
R3517$6.8M
N017$6.3M

Largest FY2026 awards

The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.

Recently started projects

The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 118 new projects NIH funded here this year.

Nearby in the national ranking

Institutions ranked near University of Alabama at Birmingham nationally, FY2026
#InstitutionFunding
24University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA$367.3M
25University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusAurora, CO$363.6M
26Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY$352.7M
27University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL$335.6M
28Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterSeattle, WA$332.3M
29Mayo Clinic RochesterRochester, MN$322.5M
30UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX$309.0M
Full FY2026 NIH funding ranking

Similar universities and medical schools

universities and medical schools ranked near University of Alabama at Birmingham, FY2026
#InstitutionFunding
24University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA$367.3M
25University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusAurora, CO$363.6M
26Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY$352.7M
27University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL$335.6M
30UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX$309.0M
31University of California, DavisDavis, CA$308.2M
32Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortland, OR$297.6M
Top NIH-funded universities and medical schools

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 1288803. 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.

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