NIH funding profile · Storrs-Mansfield, CT · Higher education

University of Connecticut Storrs NIH Funding

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

University of Connecticut Storrs received $32.3M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 87 award records and 82 principal investigators. That ranks #184 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #3 in Connecticut, down 13.7% from FY2025.

Part of University of Connecticut. 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

$32.3M

−13.7% vs FY2025

National rank

#184

Down 16 places from #168 vs FY2025

Rank in Connecticut

#3

4.0% of Connecticut NIH funding

Awards · PIs

87

82 investigators · 20 new projects

NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026

University of Connecticut Storrs received $180.5M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved −13.5% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #168 (FY2025).

University of Connecticut Storrs NIH funding, awards, investigators, and rank by fiscal year
YearFundingAwardsU.S. rank
FY2026$32.3M87#184
FY2025$37.4M85#168
FY2024$37.2M109#170
FY2023$36.2M117#181
FY2022$37.4M110#179

NIH institutes funding University of Connecticut Storrs, FY2026

16 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), accounted for 19.9% of the institution's NIH funding across 16 awards.

  1. NIGMS$6.4M · 19.9%

    16 awards · vs FY2025: +13.4%

  2. NIDA$3.2M · 9.9%

    8 awards · vs FY2025: +6.2%

  3. NIAID$3.1M · 9.7%

    8 awards · vs FY2025: +1.2%

  4. NIA$2.9M · 9.0%

    8 awards · vs FY2025: +17.3%

  5. NHLBI$2.9M · 8.9%

    10 awards · vs FY2025: +10.1%

  6. NIDCD$2.0M · 6.2%

    6 awards · vs FY2025: −12.2%

  7. NICHD$1.9M · 6.0%

    3 awards · vs FY2025: −10.3%

  8. NIDDK$1.8M · 5.7%

    4 awards · vs FY2025: −22.6%

  9. NIMH$1.6M · 5.1%

    4 awards · vs FY2025: +28.0%

  10. NIBIB$1.5M · 4.6%

    4 awards · vs FY2025: −80.6%

Also: NCI $1.4M · NINDS $1.2M · NINR $951K · NIAMS $872K · NEI $403K · NIDCR $85K

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 67.8% of funding.

  • R01-equivalent67.8% · FY22 69.4%
  • Other research (R)22.4% · FY22 22.1%
  • Career development (K)6.2% · FY22 4.0%
  • Institutional training (T)1.4% · FY22 1.5%
  • Cooperative agreements (U)1.3% · FY22 1.7%
  • Fellowships (F)0.9% · FY22 1.3%

Top activity codes, FY2026

University of Connecticut Storrs NIH funding by activity code, fiscal year 2026
CodeAwardsFunding
R0143$21.3M
R3512$5.1M
R215$1.8M
K0111$1.5M
R371$598K
T321$441K
UG31$420K
K232$351K
F315$199K
K241$196K
R001$181K
R032$162K

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 20 new projects NIH funded here this year.

Other NIH-funded institutions in Connecticut

NIH funding rank among Connecticut institutions, FY2026
#InstitutionFunding
1Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT$686.5M
2UConn HealthFarmington, CT$57.2M
3University of Connecticut StorrsStorrs-Mansfield, CT$32.3M
NIH funding in Connecticut: all institutions

Nearby in the national ranking

Institutions ranked near University of Connecticut Storrs nationally, FY2026
#InstitutionFunding
181La Jolla Institute for ImmunologyLa Jolla, CA$33.9M
182Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA$33.4M
183NRG Oncology Foundation, Inc.Philadelphia, PA$32.4M
184University of Connecticut StorrsStorrs-Mansfield, CT$32.3M
185St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical CenterPhoenix, AZ$31.6M
186McLean HospitalBelmont, MA$31.4M
187West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, WV$31.0M
Full FY2026 NIH funding ranking

Similar universities and medical schools

universities and medical schools ranked near University of Connecticut Storrs, FY2026
#InstitutionFunding
178Washington State UniversityPullman, WA$36.6M
180San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, CA$36.4M
182Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA$33.4M
184University of Connecticut StorrsStorrs-Mansfield, CT$32.3M
187West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, WV$31.0M
188University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN$30.6M
191University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences CampusSan Juan, PR$29.5M
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 1506602. 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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