NIH funding profile · Lawrence, KS · Higher education
University of Kansas Lawrence NIH Funding
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
University of Kansas Lawrence received $22.8M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 43 award records and 47 principal investigators. That ranks #218 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #2 in Kansas, down 21.6% from FY2025.
Part of University of Kansas. 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
$22.8M
−21.6% vs FY2025
National rank
#218
Down 22 places from #196 vs FY2025
Rank in Kansas
#2
14.9% of Kansas NIH funding
Awards · PIs
43
47 investigators · 6 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
University of Kansas Lawrence received $123.5M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved −9.4% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #196 (FY2025).
NIH institutes funding University of Kansas Lawrence, FY2026
11 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), accounted for 53.6% of the institution's NIH funding across 22 awards.
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$12.2M · 53.6%
22 awards · vs FY2025: −15.5%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$2.4M · 10.6%
4 awards · vs FY2025: −65.2%
- NICHD · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development$1.9M · 8.5%
4 awards · vs FY2025: +10.0%
- NIBIB · National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering$1.5M · 6.8%
1 award · vs FY2025: −9.6%
- NIDA · National Institute on Drug Abuse$1.1M · 5.0%
3 awards · vs FY2025: +129.0%
- OD · NIH Office of the Director$1.0M · 4.6%
2 awards · vs FY2025: +75.2%
- NIMH · National Institute of Mental Health$1.0M · 4.5%
3 awards · vs FY2025: −4.4%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$618K · 2.7%
1 award · vs FY2025: +11.1%
- NIDCD · National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders$510K · 2.2%
1 award · vs FY2025: −5.4%
- NIDCR · National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research$251K · 1.1%
1 award · vs FY2025: —
Also: NIAID $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 32.7% of funding.
- R01-equivalent32.7% · FY22 47.6%
- Centers & program projects (P)27.7% · FY22 19.4%
- Other research (R)25.4% · FY22 22.2%
- Institutional training (T)5.0% · FY22 4.5%
- Career development (K)5.0% · FY22 4.2%
- Other4.0% · FY22 1.8%
- Fellowships (F)0.2% · FY22 0.4%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 13 | $7.4M | 32.7% | $573K |
| R35 | 11 | $4.1M | 17.8% | $369K |
| P20 | 1 | $2.5M | 10.8% | $2.5M |
| P30 | 2 | $2.3M | 10.1% | $1.2M |
| P41 | 1 | $1.5M | 6.8% | $1.5M |
| K12 | 1 | $989K | 4.3% | $989K |
| R00 | 3 | $737K | 3.2% | $246K |
| T34 | 2 | $719K | 3.2% | $360K |
| DP1 | 1 | $459K | 2.0% | $459K |
| S10 | 1 | $450K | 2.0% | $450K |
| R25 | 1 | $442K | 1.9% | $442K |
| T32 | 1 | $431K | 1.9% | $431K |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- Leveraging Big Data to Improve Women's Health (BD-WH) (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P20GM152280-03 · NIGMS
$2.5MP20
- NCBIB Center of BioModular Multiscale Systems (CBM2) for Precision Medicine (opens NIH RePORTER)
2P41EB020594-12 · NIBIB
$1.5MP41
- Chemical Biology of Infectious Disease (opens NIH RePORTER)
1P30GM165327-01 · NIGMS
$1.2MP30
- Molecular Analysis of Disease Pathways (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P30GM145499-05 · NIGMS
$1.1MP30
- IRACDA at the University of Kansas (opens NIH RePORTER)
5K12GM154719-03 · NIGMS
$989KK12
- Analytical Tools for Light-Initiated Zn2+ Signaling in Neurodegenerative Disease (opens NIH RePORTER)
5R01AG087372-02 · NIA
$727KR01
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 6 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Modifying microbial dysbiosis by machine learning guided species-biased antimicrobial peptides (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21DE034950-01A1 · NIDCR · Notice Sep 4, 2026
$251KR21
- Examining the Effectiveness and Implementation of Adaptive Functional Fitness for Adults with Mobility Disabilities (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01HD121988-01 · NICHD · Notice Jul 27, 2026
$665KR01
- A CRISPR screen for Drosophila DNA viral immunity (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R03AI193975-01A1 · NIAID · Notice Jun 3, 2026
$73KR03
- 400 MHz NMR Spectrometer (opens NIH RePORTER)
1S10OD040312-01 · OD · Notice May 25, 2026
$450KS10
- Bet you can't eat just one: Testing the abuse liability of hyper-palatable foods (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01DA062585-01A1 · NIDA · Notice Apr 10, 2026
$644KR01
Other NIH-funded institutions in Kansas
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Kansas Medical CenterKansas City, KS | $111.6M |
| 2 | University of Kansas LawrenceLawrence, KS | $22.8M |
| 3 | Kansas State UniversityManhattan, KS | $11.6M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 215 | SUNY Downstate Medical CenterBrooklyn, NY | $23.9M |
| 216 | Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Inc.Canton, MA | $23.8M |
| 217 | SUNY Upstate Medical UniversitySyracuse, NY | $23.5M |
| 218 | University of Kansas LawrenceLawrence, KS | $22.8M |
| 219 | Pennington Biomedical Research CenterBaton Rouge, LA | $22.7M |
| 220 | Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, MO | $22.5M |
| 221 | LSU Health ShreveportShreveport, LA | $21.9M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 215 | SUNY Downstate Medical CenterBrooklyn, NY | $23.9M |
| 217 | SUNY Upstate Medical UniversitySyracuse, NY | $23.5M |
| 218 | University of Kansas LawrenceLawrence, KS | $22.8M |
| 219 | Pennington Biomedical Research CenterBaton Rouge, LA | $22.7M |
| 220 | Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, MO | $22.5M |
| 221 | LSU Health ShreveportShreveport, LA | $21.9M |
| 223 | University of Miami Coral GablesCoral Gables, FL | $21.5M |
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 1484302. 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.