NIH funding profile · Grand Forks, ND · Higher education
University of North Dakota NIH Funding
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
University of North Dakota received $10.3M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 14 award records and 18 principal investigators. That ranks #302 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #1 in North Dakota, down 5.5% 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
$10.3M
−5.5% vs FY2025
National rank
#302
Down 1 place from #301 vs FY2025
Rank in North Dakota
#1
65.9% of North Dakota NIH funding
Awards · PIs
14
18 investigators · 4 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
University of North Dakota received $69.9M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved −41.7% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #248 (FY2022).
NIH institutes funding University of North Dakota, FY2026
6 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), accounted for 80.5% of the institution's NIH funding across 6 awards.
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$8.3M · 80.5%
6 awards · vs FY2025: −4.3%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$629K · 6.1%
3 awards · vs FY2025: −22.8%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$591K · 5.8%
2 awards · vs FY2025: +47.1%
- NIDA · National Institute on Drug Abuse$483K · 4.7%
1 award · vs FY2025: +8.6%
- NIBIB · National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering$192K · 1.9%
1 award · vs FY2025: —
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$105K · 1.0%
1 award · vs FY2025: −81.7%
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 17.4% of funding.
- Centers & program projects (P)76.5% · FY22 59.1%
- R01-equivalent17.4% · FY22 16.2%
- Other research (R)6.1% · FY22 1.0%
- Cooperative agreements (U)0.0% · FY22 22.7%
- Career development (K)0.0% · FY22 0.9%
Top activity codes, FY2026
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- ND INBRE: Health and the Environment (opens NIH RePORTER)
2P20GM103442-24 · NIGMS
$3.6MP20
- Translational Science Engaging North Dakota (TRANSCEND) (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P20GM155890-03 · NIGMS
$2.1MP20
- Center for Excellence in Host Pathogen Interactions Phase 3 (opens NIH RePORTER)
1P30GM165332-01 · NIGMS
$1.1MP30
- Center for Biomedical Research Excellence, Epigenomics of Development and Disease (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P30GM154634-03 · NIGMS
$1.0MP30
- Communicating Lung Dysfunction to the Brain in Alzheimer's Disease (opens NIH RePORTER)
4R01AG083029-02 · NIA
$541KR01
- 17α-estradiol and sex-differences in HAND with methamphetamine (opens NIH RePORTER)
5R01DA059280-04 · NIDA
$483KR01
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 4 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- SoS:BIO: Structural Pathways in Biomedical PhD Training and Early Career Develop (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01GM170826-01 · NIGMS · Notice Aug 27, 2026
$112KR01
- Dual-immersion bidirectional light sheet microscopy platform for imaging across intestinal layers (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21EB039177-01 · NIBIB · Notice Aug 13, 2026
$192KR21
- Isoxazoline drugs for mosquito control (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21AI193273-01A1 · NIAID · Notice May 1, 2026
$208KR21
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 299 | University of IdahoMoscow, ID | $10.4M |
| 300 | Avera McKennanSioux Falls, SD | $10.3M |
| 301 | North Carolina A&T State UniversityGreensboro, NC | $10.3M |
| 302 | University of North DakotaGrand Forks, ND | $10.3M |
| 303 | University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN | $10.2M |
| 304 | Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, AZ | $10.0M |
| 305 | University of Maryland Baltimore CountyBaltimore, MD | $10.0M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 294 | Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY | $10.8M |
| 295 | Baylor UniversityWaco, TX | $10.8M |
| 296 | Howard UniversityWashington, DC | $10.7M |
| 299 | University of IdahoMoscow, ID | $10.4M |
| 301 | North Carolina A&T State UniversityGreensboro, NC | $10.3M |
| 302 | University of North DakotaGrand Forks, ND | $10.3M |
| 303 | University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN | $10.2M |
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 6093301. 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.