NIH funding profile · Kansas City, KS · Higher education
University of Kansas Medical Center NIH Funding
Also known as KUMC
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
University of Kansas Medical Center received $111.6M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 177 award records and 184 principal investigators. That ranks #79 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #1 in Kansas, up 10.3% 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
$111.6M
+10.3% vs FY2025
National rank
#79
Up 6 places from #85 vs FY2025
Rank in Kansas
#1
73.0% of Kansas NIH funding
Awards · PIs
177
184 investigators · 50 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
University of Kansas Medical Center received $494.0M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved +39.8% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #79 (FY2026).
NIH institutes funding University of Kansas Medical Center, FY2026
17 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Institute on Aging (NIA), accounted for 16.2% of the institution's NIH funding across 22 awards.
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$18.1M · 16.2%
22 awards · vs FY2025: −6.1%
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$16.0M · 14.3%
11 awards · vs FY2025: +10.2%
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$14.9M · 13.3%
26 awards · vs FY2025: +12.0%
- OD · NIH Office of the Director$10.1M · 9.1%
3 awards · vs FY2025: +23.2%
- NIDDK · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases$9.9M · 8.8%
21 awards · vs FY2025: +23.0%
- NICHD · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development$8.6M · 7.7%
23 awards · vs FY2025: −4.9%
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$8.1M · 7.2%
16 awards · vs FY2025: +19.8%
- NCATS · National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences$5.0M · 4.5%
3 awards · vs FY2025: −0.2%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$4.7M · 4.2%
12 awards · vs FY2025: +26.0%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$4.6M · 4.2%
9 awards · vs FY2025: +11.4%
Also: NIAAA $3.8M · NIDA $2.0M · NINR $1.8M · NIDCR $1.7M · NIEHS $1.0M · NIMHD $892K · NIAMS $442K
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 48.0% of funding.
- R01-equivalent48.0% · FY22 47.9%
- Centers & program projects (P)19.4% · FY22 20.0%
- Cooperative agreements (U)16.3% · FY22 12.1%
- Other research (R)9.3% · FY22 13.3%
- Career development (K)3.6% · FY22 3.9%
- Other1.6% · FY22 0.8%
- Institutional training (T)1.0% · FY22 1.6%
- Fellowships (F)0.7% · FY22 0.5%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 81 | $45.2M | 40.5% | $558K |
| P20 | 5 | $13.6M | 12.2% | $2.7M |
| U24 | 1 | $8.0M | 7.2% | $8.0M |
| P30 | 2 | $7.3M | 6.5% | $3.6M |
| RF1 | 2 | $6.5M | 5.8% | $3.3M |
| R21 | 13 | $4.9M | 4.4% | $380K |
| UL1 | 1 | $3.7M | 3.3% | $3.7M |
| U01 | 6 | $3.4M | 3.0% | $565K |
| UG1 | 2 | $2.2M | 2.0% | $1.1M |
| R33 | 3 | $2.2M | 2.0% | $740K |
| OT2 | 1 | $1.7M | 1.6% | $1.7M |
| R35 | 3 | $1.2M | 1.1% | $413K |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- Data Coordinating and Operations Center for the ECHO IDeA States Pediatric Clinical Trials Network (opens NIH RePORTER)
5U24OD038400-02 · OD
$8.0MU24
- University of Kansas Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (KU ADRC) (opens NIH RePORTER)
2P30AG072973-06 · NIA
$4.5MP30
- Kansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence 5 (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P20GM103418-26 · NIGMS
$4.0MP20
- Frontiers Clinical and Translational Science Institute at the University of Kansas (opens NIH RePORTER)
5UL1TR002366-10 · NCATS
$3.7MUL1
- Implementing Scalable Tools in Primary Care for Early Alzheimer’s Disease Detection Across a Health System (opens NIH RePORTER)
1RF1AG100511-01 · NIA
$3.3MRF1
- Neuro-Energetic and Oxidative Measure of Follow-up Longitudinal Assessment of Moderate Exercise (opens NIH RePORTER)
1RF1AG091787-01A1 · NIA
$3.3MRF1
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 50 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Pathways to Cancer Careers: Empowering Students, Teachers and Communities (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R25CA314971-01 · NCI · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$432KR25
- Motor-Cognitive Training for Older Adults at Risk of Dementia (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R56AG099116-01 · NIA · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$288KR56
- A Novel Approach to Alzheimer's: TargetingCholesterol Metabolism in the Liver and Brain (opens NIH RePORTER)
1K99AG097912-01A1 · NIA · Notice Sep 11, 2026
$124KK99
- Optimization of multi-level approaches in early childhood education settings to improve children’s physical activity (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01HD122960-01 · NICHD · Notice Sep 8, 2026
$695KR01
- Dissecting the functional significance of phenotypic heterogeneity during Clostridioides difficile pathogenicity (opens NIH RePORTER)
1DP2AI201025-01 · NIAID · Notice Sep 8, 2026
$465KDP2
- Improving Genomic-Informed Risk Assessment for Dementia with Mitochondrial Polygenic Scores (opens NIH RePORTER)
1F30AG097006-01A1 · NIA · Notice Sep 8, 2026
$42KF30
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 76 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA | $113.5M |
| 77 | Seattle Children's HospitalSeattle, WA | $113.1M |
| 78 | University of South FloridaTampa, FL | $113.0M |
| 79 | University of Kansas Medical CenterKansas City, KS | $111.6M |
| 80 | University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX | $110.7M |
| 81 | Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH | $104.6M |
| 82 | University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonGalveston, TX | $103.3M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 75 | Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, VA | $115.7M |
| 76 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA | $113.5M |
| 78 | University of South FloridaTampa, FL | $113.0M |
| 79 | University of Kansas Medical CenterKansas City, KS | $111.6M |
| 80 | University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX | $110.7M |
| 81 | Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH | $104.6M |
| 82 | University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonGalveston, TX | $103.3M |
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 1484303. 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.