NIH funding profile · Kingston, RI · Higher education
University of Rhode Island NIH Funding
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
University of Rhode Island received $29.3M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 43 award records and 45 principal investigators. That ranks #194 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #3 in Rhode Island, up 55.0% 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
$29.3M
+55.0% vs FY2025
National rank
#194
Up 46 places from #240 vs FY2025
Rank in Rhode Island
#3
11.6% of Rhode Island NIH funding
Awards · PIs
43
45 investigators · 11 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
University of Rhode Island received $103.6M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved +58.4% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #194 (FY2026).
NIH institutes funding University of Rhode Island, FY2026
13 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), accounted for 21.5% of the institution's NIH funding across 7 awards.
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$6.3M · 21.5%
7 awards · vs FY2025: +20.3%
- NIEHS · National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences$6.0M · 20.4%
6 awards · vs FY2025: +209.1%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$5.0M · 17.2%
5 awards · vs FY2025: +130.1%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$3.3M · 11.3%
4 awards · vs FY2025: −6.2%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$2.9M · 9.9%
2 awards · vs FY2025: +411.7%
- NIDA · National Institute on Drug Abuse$2.6M · 8.8%
6 awards · vs FY2025: +47.8%
- NIDDK · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases$944K · 3.2%
2 awards · vs FY2025: −9.3%
- NIAAA · National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism$907K · 3.1%
3 awards · vs FY2025: −21.3%
- NCCIH · National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health$391K · 1.3%
2 awards · vs FY2025: −1.4%
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$315K · 1.1%
2 awards · vs FY2025: +0.4%
Also: NIBIB $310K · NIMH $222K · NIMHD $131K
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 63.9% of funding.
- R01-equivalent63.9% · FY22 38.7%
- Centers & program projects (P)19.4% · FY22 42.8%
- Other research (R)7.8% · FY22 13.0%
- Career development (K)4.4% · FY22 2.8%
- Institutional training (T)2.3% · FY22 1.9%
- Cooperative agreements (U)1.9% · FY22 0.0%
- Fellowships (F)0.3% · FY22 0.5%
- Other0.0% · FY22 0.3%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 18 | $15.1M | 51.5% | $839K |
| P20 | 1 | $4.1M | 14.0% | $4.1M |
| RF1 | 2 | $3.6M | 12.4% | $1.8M |
| P42 | 3 | $1.6M | 5.4% | $529K |
| R33 | 1 | $828K | 2.8% | $828K |
| K01 | 5 | $776K | 2.6% | $155K |
| R15 | 1 | $597K | 2.0% | $597K |
| U01 | 1 | $567K | 1.9% | $567K |
| R25 | 2 | $563K | 1.9% | $282K |
| K23 | 3 | $511K | 1.7% | $170K |
| T32 | 1 | $498K | 1.7% | $498K |
| R00 | 1 | $248K | 0.8% | $248K |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- Rhode Island IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P20GM103430-26 · NIGMS
$4.1MP20
- Interstrand crosslinks generated from the repair of etheno DNA adducts (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01ES038526-01 · NIEHS
$3.8MR01
- Multiantigen-based universal influenza vaccine development with a versatile VLP platform (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AI192512-01 · NIAID
$2.3MR01
- Longitudinal validation of retinal biomarkers against cerebral imaging in preclinical Alzheimer's disease (opens NIH RePORTER)
5R01AG079241-05 · NIA
$2.0MR01
- Validation of Prenatal Rabbit Hypoxia Ischemia as a Model of Cerebral Palsy-induced Pain (opens NIH RePORTER)
4RF1NS135580-02 · NINDS
$1.9MRF1
- Exploring the convergence of small vessel diseases of the brain using novel gene-edited rat models (MODEL-CSVD) (opens NIH RePORTER)
1RF1NS143914-01A1 · NINDS
$1.8MRF1
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 11 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Adapting a Positive Affect Intervention to Enhance the Well-Being of Parents Participating in Head Start Programs (opens NIH RePORTER)
1K23MH140299-01A1 · NIMH · Notice Sep 8, 2026
$183KK23
- Assembly and regulation of the bacterial divisome (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01GM158901-01A1 · NIGMS · Notice Aug 12, 2026
$301KR01
- Momentary Risk Factors for Impaired Driving During Simultaneous Use of Alcohol and Cannabis (opens NIH RePORTER)
1F31AA033284-01 · NIAAA · Notice Aug 12, 2026
$46KF31
- MARC at the University of Rhode Island (opens NIH RePORTER)
1T34GM157999-01 · NIGMS · Notice Jul 28, 2026
$186KT34
- Developing a Deep Multimodal Immersive Framework for Cortical Motor Entrainment of Rhythmic Audio-Visual Stimuli (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01NS144127-01A1 · NINDS · Notice Jul 22, 2026
$187KR01
- Optimizing Pain Care for Individuals with Opioid Use Disorder by Addressing Stigma in Nurses (opens NIH RePORTER)
1K23DA063773-01A1 · NIDA · Notice Jun 4, 2026
$187KK23
Other NIH-funded institutions in Rhode Island
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brown UniversityProvidence, RI | $128.6M |
| 2 | Rhode Island HospitalProvidence, RI | $45.2M |
| 3 | University of Rhode IslandKingston, RI | $29.3M |
| 4 | Miriam HospitalProvidence, RI | $16.6M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 191 | University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences CampusSan Juan, PR | $29.5M |
| 192 | RAND CorporationSanta Monica, CA | $29.3M |
| 193 | Children's Research InstituteWashington, DC | $29.3M |
| 194 | University of Rhode IslandKingston, RI | $29.3M |
| 195 | Fisher Bioservices, Inc.Rockville, MD | $29.2M |
| 196 | Texas Biomedical Research InstituteSan Antonio, TX | $28.8M |
| 197 | Tufts Medical CenterBoston, MA | $28.8M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 184 | University of Connecticut StorrsStorrs-Mansfield, CT | $32.3M |
| 187 | West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, WV | $31.0M |
| 188 | University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN | $30.6M |
| 191 | University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences CampusSan Juan, PR | $29.5M |
| 194 | University of Rhode IslandKingston, RI | $29.3M |
| 200 | Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, GA | $28.3M |
| 202 | Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA | $28.2M |
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 6969201. 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.