NIH funding profile · Galveston, TX · Higher education
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston NIH Funding
Also known as UTMBNIH RePORTER recipient name: University of Texas Med Br Galveston
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston received $103.3M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 158 award records and 158 principal investigators. That ranks #82 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #7 in Texas, up 13.7% from FY2025.
Part of University of Texas System. 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
$103.3M
+13.7% vs FY2025
National rank
#82
Up 8 places from #90 vs FY2025
Rank in Texas
#7
5.6% of Texas NIH funding
Awards · PIs
158
158 investigators · 36 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston received $601.0M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved −37.1% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #60 (FY2022).
| Year | Funding | Change | Awards | PIs | U.S. rank | TX rank | Top IC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $103.3M | +13.7% | 158 | 158 | #82 | #7 | NIAID |
| FY2025 | $90.8M | −31.6% | 143 | 155 | #90 | #7 | NIAID |
| FY2024 | $132.8M | +21.0% | 160 | 161 | #71 | #6 | NIAID |
| FY2023 | $109.7M | −33.2% | 153 | 153 | #81 | #6 | NIAID |
| FY2022 | $164.3M | — | 164 | 149 | #60 | #4 | NIAID |
NIH institutes funding University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, FY2026
18 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), accounted for 31.2% of the institution's NIH funding across 53 awards.
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$32.2M · 31.2%
53 awards · vs FY2025: −12.0%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$17.2M · 16.6%
24 awards · vs FY2025: +44.7%
- NCATS · National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences$9.5M · 9.2%
4 awards · vs FY2025: +62.2%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$9.2M · 8.9%
13 awards · vs FY2025: +6.3%
- OD · NIH Office of the Director$6.7M · 6.5%
6 awards · vs FY2025: +1036.2%
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$4.3M · 4.2%
11 awards · vs FY2025: +2.1%
- NIDDK · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases$4.1M · 3.9%
9 awards · vs FY2025: −7.3%
- NICHD · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development$3.7M · 3.6%
7 awards · vs FY2025: +42.9%
- NIDA · National Institute on Drug Abuse$3.1M · 3.0%
7 awards · vs FY2025: −35.3%
- NIMH · National Institute of Mental Health$3.1M · 3.0%
5 awards · vs FY2025: −13.7%
Also: NHLBI $2.8M · NIEHS $1.8M · NEI $1.5M · NIAMS $1.2M · NCI $1.2M · NIDCD $648K · FIC $541K · NIDCR $323K
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 43.5% of funding.
- R01-equivalent43.5% · FY22 26.2%
- Cooperative agreements (U)29.1% · FY22 54.1%
- Other research (R)11.5% · FY22 6.4%
- Contracts (N)7.6% · FY22 2.6%
- Centers & program projects (P)3.8% · FY22 3.6%
- Career development (K)2.8% · FY22 1.3%
- Institutional training (T)0.8% · FY22 0.9%
- Other0.6% · FY22 4.8%
- Fellowships (F)0.4% · FY22 0.1%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 67 | $40.2M | 38.9% | $600K |
| UC7 | 1 | $11.5M | 11.1% | $11.5M |
| N01 | 6 | $7.8M | 7.6% | $1.3M |
| U01 | 18 | $6.4M | 6.2% | $356K |
| U2C | 1 | $4.5M | 4.4% | $4.5M |
| UM1 | 1 | $4.1M | 4.0% | $4.1M |
| R21 | 11 | $3.3M | 3.2% | $300K |
| UH3 | 2 | $3.3M | 3.2% | $1.6M |
| RF1 | 1 | $3.3M | 3.2% | $3.3M |
| R35 | 7 | $3.1M | 3.0% | $440K |
| P01 | 2 | $2.0M | 2.0% | $1.0M |
| P30 | 2 | $2.0M | 1.9% | $976K |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- Limited Competition: National Biocontainment Laboratories (NBLs) Operations Support (UC7 Clinical Trials Not Allowed) (opens NIH RePORTER)
2UC7AI094660-16 · NIAID
$11.5MUC7
- A Translational Center for Microphysiological Systems-Based Drug Development Tools for Pregnancy and Women's Health (opens NIH RePORTER)
4U2CTR004868-03 · NCATS
$4.5MU2C
- UTMB CTSA: Greater Gulf Coast Translational Science Alliance (opens NIH RePORTER)
5UM1TR005443-02 · NCATS
$4.1MUM1
- ApoE-Tau axis in preeclampsia, a severe pregnancy complication, and neurodegeneration (opens NIH RePORTER)
1RF1AG094765-01 · NIA
$3.3MRF1
- Chronic Subdural Hematoma Treatment with Embolization vs Surgery or MedicalManagement Study (CHESS) (opens NIH RePORTER)
5UH3NS128397-03 · NINDS
$3.0MUH3
- Advancing Therapeutic Development for Early-Stage Alzheimer's Disease. (opens NIH RePORTER)
1U01AG097469-01 · NIA
$2.5MU01
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 36 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Nuclear Dysfunction in Alzheimer's and Related Dementia: The Role of Heteromeric aggregation of RNA-Binding Protein Musashi1 and Tau (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AG096647-01A1 · NIA · Notice Sep 16, 2026
$811KR01
- Hippocampal Vulnerability to Environmental Pesticide Exposure (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01ES038738-01 · NIEHS · Notice Sep 16, 2026
$723KR01
- Gut-Liver-Bone Axis in Malnutrition-related Growth Faltering (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R56HD114783-01A1 · NICHD · Notice Sep 14, 2026
$1.0MR56
- Neuro-PASC (Brain Fog and Fatigue) is Caused by a Dysbiotic Gut Microbiome (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01NS147019-01A1 · NINDS · Notice Sep 11, 2026
$625KR01
- Mapping heterogeneous local excitation profiles to link focal epileptogenesis and tumor growth in IDH-mutant glioma (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21NS150992-01 · NINDS · Notice Sep 11, 2026
$242KR21
- Urbanization potential of Mayaro virus in Peru (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AI200246-01 · NIAID · Notice Sep 8, 2026
$578KR01
Other NIH-funded institutions in Texas
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX | $201.8M |
| 4 | UTHealth HoustonHouston, TX | $186.2M |
| 5 | UT Health San AntonioSan Antonio, TX | $131.4M |
| 6 | University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX | $110.7M |
| 7 | University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonGalveston, TX | $103.3M |
| 8 | University of North Texas Health Science CenterFort Worth, TX | $45.4M |
| 9 | University of HoustonHouston, TX | $44.6M |
| 10 | University of Texas at DallasRichardson, TX | $44.3M |
| 11 | Houston Methodist Research InstituteHouston, TX | $42.8M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 83 | Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY | $103.1M |
| 84 | Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc.Frederick, MD | $102.5M |
| 85 | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthBoston, MA | $100.6M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 83 | Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY | $103.1M |
| 85 | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthBoston, MA | $100.6M |
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 578406 (University of Texas Med Br Galveston). 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.