NIH funding profile · Norman, OK · Higher education
University of Oklahoma NIH Funding
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
University of Oklahoma received $13.2M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 20 award records and 26 principal investigators. That ranks #269 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #3 in Oklahoma, up 21.3% 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
$13.2M
+21.3% vs FY2025
National rank
#269
Up 31 places from #300 vs FY2025
Rank in Oklahoma
#3
8.3% of Oklahoma NIH funding · up 1 place from #4
Awards · PIs
20
26 investigators · 4 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
University of Oklahoma received $62.3M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved −6.3% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #269 (FY2026).
NIH institutes funding University of Oklahoma, FY2026
5 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), accounted for 68.1% of the institution's NIH funding across 11 awards.
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$9.0M · 68.1%
11 awards · vs FY2025: +62.0%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$2.3M · 17.4%
3 awards · vs FY2025: −22.9%
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$1.4M · 10.8%
3 awards · vs FY2025: +108.1%
- NIDCD · National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders$372K · 2.8%
2 awards · vs FY2025: −56.6%
- NIBIB · National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering$123K · 0.9%
1 award · vs FY2025: —
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 37.2% of funding.
- Centers & program projects (P)44.9% · FY22 24.3%
- R01-equivalent37.2% · FY22 51.1%
- Other research (R)15.4% · FY22 21.4%
- Career development (K)2.4% · FY22 1.1%
- Cooperative agreements (U)0.0% · FY22 1.7%
- Fellowships (F)0.0% · FY22 0.3%
Top activity codes, FY2026
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- Oklahoma Center of ImmunoEngineering (OCIE) (opens NIH RePORTER)
1P20GM162339-01 · NIGMS
$2.5MP20
- Oklahoma Center of Medical Imaging for Translational Cancer Research (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P20GM135009-05 · NIGMS
$2.3MP20
- Oklahoma COBRE in Structural Biology (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P30GM145423-05 · NIGMS
$1.1MP30
- Atlas of efflux and permeation determinants to advance antibacterial therapeutic discovery (opens NIH RePORTER)
5R01AI191767-02 · NIAID
$1.1MR01
- Intermembrane transport of lipids and metabolites by mycobacterial MmpL protein complexes (opens NIH RePORTER)
5R01AI187294-02 · NIAID
$768KR01
- Clinical decision-support algorithms for interactive design of patient-specific breast molds (opens NIH RePORTER)
7R01CA286648-03 · NCI
$744KR01
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 4 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- LEVERAGING SULFUR SYNERGY WITH CARBENES/NITRENES FOR SITE-SELECTIVE TRANSFORMATIONS (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01GM162731-01A1 · NIGMS · Notice Aug 17, 2026
$360KR01
- Multimodal Imaging Platform for Pre-Transplantation Donor Liver Viability Assessment (opens NIH RePORTER)
1K99EB038372-01A1 · NIBIB · Notice Aug 13, 2026
$123KK99
- Next Generation for Tribal Health Research (GEN4) (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R25GM167234-01 · NIGMS · Notice Jul 22, 2026
$539KR25
Other NIH-funded institutions in Oklahoma
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Oklahoma Health Sciences CenterOklahoma City, OK | $77.7M |
| 2 | Oklahoma Medical Research FoundationOklahoma City, OK | $42.7M |
| 3 | University of OklahomaNorman, OK | $13.2M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 266 | Palo Alto Veterans Institute for ResearchPalo Alto, CA | $14.1M |
| 267 | Arkansas Children's Research InstituteLittle Rock, AR | $13.9M |
| 268 | Versiti Blood Health, Inc.Milwaukee, WI | $13.4M |
| 269 | University of OklahomaNorman, OK | $13.2M |
| 270 | Binghamton UniversityBinghamton, NY | $13.2M |
| 271 | CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health PolicyNew York, NY | $13.0M |
| 272 | Buck Institute for Research on AgingNovato, CA | $13.0M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 260 | University of Nebraska LincolnLincoln, NE | $15.2M |
| 261 | Meharry Medical CollegeNashville, TN | $14.8M |
| 269 | University of OklahomaNorman, OK | $13.2M |
| 270 | Binghamton UniversityBinghamton, NY | $13.2M |
| 271 | CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health PolicyNew York, NY | $13.0M |
| 275 | University of Massachusetts LowellLowell, MA | $12.7M |
| 277 | University at AlbanyAlbany, NY | $12.6M |
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 1524002. 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.