NIH funding profile · Houston, TX · Higher education
University of Houston NIH Funding
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
University of Houston received $44.6M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 83 award records and 95 principal investigators. That ranks #157 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #9 in Texas, up 19.6% 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
$44.6M
+19.6% vs FY2025
National rank
#157
Up 12 places from #169 vs FY2025
Rank in Texas
#9
2.4% of Texas NIH funding · up 1 place from #10
Awards · PIs
83
95 investigators · 18 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
University of Houston received $204.6M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved +6.2% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #157 (FY2026).
NIH institutes funding University of Houston, FY2026
16 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Eye Institute (NEI), accounted for 19.2% of the institution's NIH funding across 16 awards.
- NEI · National Eye Institute$8.6M · 19.2%
16 awards · vs FY2025: −24.0%
- NIMHD · National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities$5.1M · 11.4%
5 awards · vs FY2025: +409.2%
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$5.0M · 11.2%
10 awards · vs FY2025: +28.4%
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$3.5M · 7.9%
8 awards · vs FY2025: +39.3%
- NIDCD · National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders$3.2M · 7.2%
3 awards · vs FY2025: +242.0%
- NICHD · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development$3.0M · 6.7%
8 awards · vs FY2025: −26.0%
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$2.5M · 5.6%
5 awards · vs FY2025: −17.1%
- NIDDK · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases$2.2M · 4.9%
4 awards · vs FY2025: +87.0%
- NIAAA · National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism$2.2M · 4.8%
4 awards · vs FY2025: +35.0%
- NIAMS · National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases$2.1M · 4.7%
4 awards · vs FY2025: +17.9%
Also: NIAID $2.0M · NIA $1.7M · NIBIB $1.3M · NIDCR $1.3M · NIMH $546K · NINDS $388K
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 70.2% of funding.
- R01-equivalent70.2% · FY22 65.4%
- Other research (R)10.6% · FY22 16.5%
- Cooperative agreements (U)10.3% · FY22 10.7%
- Centers & program projects (P)6.7% · FY22 5.5%
- Career development (K)2.0% · FY22 0.4%
- Fellowships (F)0.2% · FY22 1.4%
- Institutional training (T)0.0% · FY22 0.2%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 55 | $30.8M | 69.0% | $560K |
| U54 | 1 | $3.2M | 7.3% | $3.2M |
| P50 | 1 | $2.4M | 5.3% | $2.4M |
| R35 | 5 | $2.1M | 4.7% | $421K |
| R21 | 4 | $1.3M | 2.9% | $319K |
| UH3 | 1 | $930K | 2.1% | $930K |
| R61 | 1 | $727K | 1.6% | $727K |
| P30 | 1 | $620K | 1.4% | $620K |
| R56 | 1 | $526K | 1.2% | $526K |
| UG1 | 1 | $422K | 0.9% | $422K |
| R25 | 2 | $312K | 0.7% | $156K |
| K01 | 2 | $304K | 0.7% | $152K |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- Advancing Chronic Disease Health Disparities Research: The RCMI at UH (opens NIH RePORTER)
2U54MD015946-06 · NIMHD
$3.2MU54
- Epidemiology, etiology, and pathways to DLD: The role of late talking in linguistically and culturally diverse children (opens NIH RePORTER)
1P50DC022552-01A1 · NIDCD
$2.4MP50
- CHEMICAL PLATFORM FOR COVALENT BIOLOGICS (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01GM166176-01 · NIGMS
$1.4MR01
- A National Test of a Culturally Tailored mHealth Integrated Smoking Cessation and Mental Health Intervention for Black Adults with HIV (opens NIH RePORTER)
5R01MD019957-03 · NIMHD
$940KR01
- A Precision Engagement Approach with Hispanics/Latinos for Alzheimer’s Disease Research: ECHAR-PE (opens NIH RePORTER)
5UH3AG083264-04 · NIA
$930KUH3
- Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of the Pathogenesis of Left Ventricular Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy (LVNC) (opens NIH RePORTER)
2R01HL121700-12A1 · NHLBI
$799KR01
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 18 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Integrating Single-Cell TCR Landscapes and Structural Fingerprints to Advance Leukemia Immunotherapies (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R56CA304245-01A1 · NCI · Notice Sep 9, 2026
$526KR56
- Development of a Community Engaged Translational Research Network to Advance Spanish-Language Neuropsychological Assessment in Cognitive Aging Research: ECHAR-TR (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R61AG094604-01A1 · NIA · Notice Aug 31, 2026
$727KR61
- Intelligent Bioelectronic Implants for the Diagnosis and Neuromodulation of Neurogenic Bladder Dysfunction (opens NIH RePORTER)
1K25DK144708-01A1 · NIDDK · Notice Aug 27, 2026
$168KK25
- TOWARD TRANSLATION OF NANOPHOTONIC SINGLE EXOSOME LIQUID BIOPSY FOR HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA SCREENING AND DIAGNOSIS (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01CA316276-01 · NCI · Notice Aug 19, 2026
$657KR01
- A Personalized Digital Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Use and Improve HIV Care Outcomes (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AA033300-01 · NIAAA · Notice Aug 12, 2026
$707KR01
- Blocking Multiple Pathological Factors for Sepsis Treatment (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21AI190841-01A1 · NIAID · Notice Jul 9, 2026
$446KR21
Other NIH-funded institutions in Texas
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | UT Health San AntonioSan Antonio, TX | $131.4M |
| 6 | University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX | $110.7M |
| 7 | University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonGalveston, TX | $103.3M |
| 8 | University of North Texas Health Science CenterFort Worth, TX | $45.4M |
| 9 | University of HoustonHouston, TX | $44.6M |
| 10 | University of Texas at DallasRichardson, TX | $44.3M |
| 11 | Houston Methodist Research InstituteHouston, TX | $42.8M |
| 12 | Texas A&M University Health Science CenterCollege Station, TX | $37.9M |
| 13 | Texas Biomedical Research InstituteSan Antonio, TX | $28.8M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 154 | University of North Texas Health Science CenterFort Worth, TX | $45.4M |
| 155 | Gladstone InstitutesSan Francisco, CA | $45.4M |
| 156 | Rhode Island HospitalProvidence, RI | $45.2M |
| 157 | University of HoustonHouston, TX | $44.6M |
| 158 | University of Texas at DallasRichardson, TX | $44.3M |
| 159 | Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyPiscataway, NJ | $43.3M |
| 160 | Houston Methodist Research InstituteHouston, TX | $42.8M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 150 | University of DelawareNewark, DE | $46.9M |
| 152 | North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh, NC | $46.3M |
| 153 | Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA | $45.5M |
| 154 | University of North Texas Health Science CenterFort Worth, TX | $45.4M |
| 157 | University of HoustonHouston, TX | $44.6M |
| 158 | University of Texas at DallasRichardson, TX | $44.3M |
| 159 | Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyPiscataway, NJ | $43.3M |
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 1449402. 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.