NIH funding profile · Salt Lake City, UT · Higher education
University of Utah NIH Funding
Also known as U of U, University of Utah HealthNIH RePORTER recipient name: Utah State Higher Education System--University of Utah
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
University of Utah received $277.9M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 534 award records and 526 principal investigators. That ranks #37 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #1 in Utah, up 2.8% 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
$277.9M
+2.8% vs FY2025
National rank
#37
Up 1 place from #38 vs FY2025
Rank in Utah
#1
90.3% of Utah NIH funding
Awards · PIs
534
526 investigators · 124 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
University of Utah received $1.33B in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved +14.8% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #36 (FY2024).
NIH institutes funding University of Utah, FY2026
25 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), accounted for 14.7% of the institution's NIH funding across 76 awards.
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$40.8M · 14.7%
76 awards · vs FY2025: +3.0%
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$33.7M · 12.1%
70 awards · vs FY2025: +9.7%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$25.9M · 9.3%
43 awards · vs FY2025: −1.7%
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$23.2M · 8.3%
63 awards · vs FY2025: −4.3%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$21.7M · 7.8%
42 awards · vs FY2025: +33.7%
- NICHD · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development$20.8M · 7.5%
43 awards · vs FY2025: −0.0%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$17.0M · 6.1%
29 awards · vs FY2025: +2.2%
- NIDA · National Institute on Drug Abuse$13.5M · 4.8%
19 awards · vs FY2025: −3.6%
- NIDDK · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases$12.4M · 4.5%
30 awards · vs FY2025: −29.7%
- NEI · National Eye Institute$11.8M · 4.3%
28 awards · vs FY2025: +12.4%
Also: NIMH $10.4M · NCATS $8.0M · NCCIH $8.0M · OD $6.3M · NIAMS $5.1M · NHGRI $3.6M · NIMHD $3.0M · NIDCD $2.7M · NIEHS $2.1M · NLM $2.0M · NIDCR $2.0M · NINR $1.3M · NIBIB $1.3M · NIAAA $1.1M · FIC $194K
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 52.9% of funding.
- R01-equivalent52.9% · FY22 50.1%
- Cooperative agreements (U)16.9% · FY22 20.4%
- Other research (R)16.1% · FY22 13.6%
- Career development (K)4.7% · FY22 4.3%
- Centers & program projects (P)3.5% · FY22 3.5%
- Contracts (N)2.6% · FY22 3.2%
- Institutional training (T)1.9% · FY22 2.5%
- Fellowships (F)0.7% · FY22 0.8%
- Other0.6% · FY22 1.6%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 225 | $134.1M | 48.3% | $596K |
| R35 | 43 | $19.1M | 6.9% | $444K |
| U01 | 13 | $14.4M | 5.2% | $1.1M |
| U54 | 5 | $11.5M | 4.1% | $2.3M |
| R21 | 30 | $11.0M | 4.0% | $368K |
| N01 | 2 | $7.3M | 2.6% | $3.7M |
| UM1 | 2 | $6.0M | 2.2% | $3.0M |
| UH3 | 4 | $5.7M | 2.1% | $1.4M |
| RF1 | 4 | $5.7M | 2.1% | $1.4M |
| R37 | 11 | $5.2M | 1.9% | $475K |
| P30 | 2 | $5.1M | 1.8% | $2.5M |
| U24 | 6 | $4.5M | 1.6% | $744K |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- SCREENING OF INVESTIGATIONAL THERAPEUTICS TO TREAT, MODIFY OR PREVENT EPILEPSY FOR THE NINDS EPILEPSY THERAPY SCREENING PROGRAM (ETSP) (opens NIH RePORTER)
75N95022C00007-P00005-9999-1 · NIDA
$5.6MN01
- CTSA UM1 Program at University of Utah (opens NIH RePORTER)
5UM1TR004409-04 · NCATS
$5.6MUM1
- CHEETAH Center for the Structural Biology of HIV Infection, Restriction, and Viral Dynamics (opens NIH RePORTER)
5U54AI170856-05 · NIAID
$5.5MU54
- Examining Effects of Intensive BP Control on MCI/Dementia and Plasma Biomarker Trajectories by AD Pathology: Elucidating neuroprotective effects in the SPRINT trial (opens NIH RePORTER)
5R01AG096179-02 · NIA
$5.0MR01
$4.5MU01
- Cancer Center Support Grant (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P30CA042014-37 · NCI
$4.3MP30
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 124 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Noninvasive Measurement of Cerebral Arterial Compliance Using Fast 3D Black-blood Cine MRI (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21AG095652-01A1 · NIA · Notice Sep 29, 2026
$193KR21
- Specialized metabolites of medicinal and poisonous insect pathogenic fungi (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AT013242-01 · NCCIH · Notice Sep 18, 2026
$615KR01
- Myeloid lineage commitment during stress hematopoiesis (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01HL184983-01 · NHLBI · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$693KR01
- Decoding the sperm aging 'RNA code' and its association with obesity and subfertility (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01HD118682-01A1 · NICHD · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$642KR01
- Dual Implant vs. Single Implant for Distal End of Femur (DISIDE) Trial (opens NIH RePORTER)
1UG3AR087112-01A1 · NIAMS · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$344KUG3
- Development and testing of patient initiated, mobile application-based, patient reported outcome monitoring in autoimmune skin disease (opens NIH RePORTER)
1K23AR085786-01A1 · NIAMS · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$180KK23
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | The Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH | $291.1M |
| 35 | University of ChicagoChicago, IL | $285.2M |
| 36 | University of FloridaGainesville, FL | $279.6M |
| 37 | University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT | $277.9M |
| 38 | Boston Children's HospitalBoston, MA | $264.0M |
| 39 | Indiana University IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN | $251.9M |
| 40 | University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VA | $237.1M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX | $295.4M |
| 34 | The Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH | $291.1M |
| 35 | University of ChicagoChicago, IL | $285.2M |
| 36 | University of FloridaGainesville, FL | $279.6M |
| 37 | University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT | $277.9M |
| 39 | Indiana University IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN | $251.9M |
| 40 | University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VA | $237.1M |
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 514002 (Utah State Higher Education System--University of Utah). 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.