NIH funding profile · Albuquerque, NM · Higher education
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center NIH Funding
NIH RePORTER recipient name: University of New Mexico Health Scis Ctr
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center received $97.5M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 105 award records and 107 principal investigators. That ranks #89 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #1 in New Mexico, up 14.0% 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
$97.5M
+14.0% vs FY2025
National rank
#89
Up 6 places from #95 vs FY2025
Rank in New Mexico
#1
69.0% of New Mexico NIH funding
Awards · PIs
105
107 investigators · 22 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center received $402.2M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved +36.2% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #89 (FY2026).
| Year | Funding | Change | Awards | PIs | U.S. rank | NM rank | Top IC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $97.5M | +14.0% | 105 | 107 | #89 | #1 | OD |
| FY2025 | $85.5M | +14.5% | 116 | 115 | #95 | #1 | NCI |
| FY2024 | $74.7M | +2.4% | 113 | 111 | #104 | #1 | NCI |
| FY2023 | $73.0M | +1.9% | 113 | 100 | #108 | #1 | NCI |
| FY2022 | $71.6M | — | 113 | 97 | #114 | #1 | NCI |
NIH institutes funding University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, FY2026
18 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the NIH Office of the Director (OD), accounted for 28.6% of the institution's NIH funding across 5 awards.
- OD · NIH Office of the Director$27.9M · 28.6%
5 awards · vs FY2025: +505.9%
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$17.8M · 18.3%
14 awards · vs FY2025: −3.1%
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$12.5M · 12.8%
17 awards · vs FY2025: −3.2%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$7.9M · 8.2%
7 awards · vs FY2025: +13.7%
- NCATS · National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences$6.5M · 6.7%
2 awards · vs FY2025: −3.1%
- NIEHS · National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences$4.1M · 4.2%
11 awards · vs FY2025: −53.8%
- NIAAA · National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism$3.5M · 3.6%
9 awards · vs FY2025: −46.6%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$3.4M · 3.5%
11 awards · vs FY2025: −5.0%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$3.1M · 3.1%
6 awards · vs FY2025: +6.0%
- NEI · National Eye Institute$2.5M · 2.5%
4 awards · vs FY2025: +175.5%
Also: NIDA $2.4M · NIMH $2.0M · NHLBI $1.9M · NIDDK $813K · NIDCR $431K · NICHD $321K · FIC $280K · NIMHD $114K
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 23.5% of funding.
- R01-equivalent23.5% · FY22 29.7%
- Other22.3% · FY22 1.0%
- Cooperative agreements (U)21.1% · FY22 28.7%
- Centers & program projects (P)17.0% · FY22 26.3%
- Other research (R)8.1% · FY22 6.0%
- Career development (K)3.1% · FY22 2.7%
- Contracts (N)2.7% · FY22 3.9%
- Institutional training (T)2.0% · FY22 1.5%
- Fellowships (F)0.3% · FY22 0.2%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 38 | $22.3M | 22.9% | $587K |
| OT2 | 1 | $13.5M | 13.8% | $13.5M |
| P30 | 4 | $8.1M | 8.3% | $2.0M |
| C06 | 1 | $8.0M | 8.2% | $8.0M |
| UM1 | 1 | $5.5M | 5.7% | $5.5M |
| P20 | 2 | $4.5M | 4.6% | $2.3M |
| UH3 | 1 | $3.4M | 3.5% | $3.4M |
| U01 | 2 | $3.3M | 3.4% | $1.7M |
| R35 | 8 | $3.2M | 3.3% | $406K |
| UG1 | 4 | $2.9M | 3.0% | $719K |
| U19 | 3 | $2.6M | 2.7% | $876K |
| N01 | 1 | $2.6M | 2.7% | $2.6M |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- Primary Care - Building Research Integration in Different Geographic Environments (PC-BRIDGE) (opens NIH RePORTER)
4OT2OD038374-02 · OD
$13.5MOT2
- BRF: Center for Excellence in Dementia and Aging Research (CEDAR) Building (opens NIH RePORTER)
1C06OD042706-01 · OD
$8.0MC06
- Southwest Center for Advancing Clinical and Translational Innovation (SW CACTI) (opens NIH RePORTER)
5UM1TR005466-02 · NCATS
$5.5MUM1
- New Mexico Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P30AG086404-03 · NIA
$4.4MP30
- Understanding Risk Gradients from Environment on Native American Child Health Trajectories: Toxicants, Immunomodulation, Metabolic syndromes, & Metals Exposure (opens NIH RePORTER)
5UH3OD023344-10 · OD
$3.4MUH3
- Sequencing Familial Lung Cancer (opens NIH RePORTER)
2R01CA243483-06A1 · NCI
$2.9MR01
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 22 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- An Investigation of Paid Sick Leave, Unemployment Benefits, and Risk of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias in Two US Cohorts (opens NIH RePORTER)
1K01AG093177-01A1 · NIA · Notice Sep 14, 2026
$127KK01
- Systematic PTM Knowledge Extraction and Evidence Quality Assessment in Alzheimer's Disease Research (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21AG104819-01 · NIA · Notice Sep 9, 2026
$398KR21
- Mechanisms of Cell Type-Specific EV Transfer (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21NS153244-01 · NINDS · Notice Sep 7, 2026
$410KR21
- The Effect of Micro(nano)plastics Accumulation on Waste Removal from the CNS via Cerebrospinal Fluid Transport (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R03AG095761-01A1 · NIA · Notice Aug 26, 2026
$305KR03
- Protein Function Prediction as a Translation Task (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R35GM166590-01 · NIGMS · Notice Aug 25, 2026
$419KR35
- The Impact of High-Intensity Drinking on Molecular and Electrophysiological Plasticity in the Nucleus Accumbens (opens NIH RePORTER)
1F31AA033550-01 · NIAAA · Notice Aug 24, 2026
$40KF31
Other NIH-funded institutions in New Mexico
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of New Mexico Health Sciences CenterAlbuquerque, NM | $97.5M |
| 2 | University of New MexicoAlbuquerque, NM | $17.1M |
| 3 | Lovelace Biomedical Research InstituteAlbuquerque, NM | $11.1M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 86 | Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity Park, PA | $100.3M |
| 87 | Tulane UniversityNew Orleans, LA | $99.9M |
| 88 | Kaiser Foundation Research InstituteOakland, CA | $98.9M |
| 89 | University of New Mexico Health Sciences CenterAlbuquerque, NM | $97.5M |
| 90 | University at BuffaloAmherst, NY | $97.1M |
| 91 | University of Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha, NE | $91.7M |
| 92 | University of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH | $90.3M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 85 | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthBoston, MA | $100.6M |
| 86 | Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity Park, PA | $100.3M |
| 87 | Tulane UniversityNew Orleans, LA | $99.9M |
| 89 | University of New Mexico Health Sciences CenterAlbuquerque, NM | $97.5M |
| 90 | University at BuffaloAmherst, NY | $97.1M |
| 91 | University of Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha, NE | $91.7M |
| 92 | University of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH | $90.3M |
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 10021612 (University of New Mexico Health Scis Ctr). 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.