NIH funding profile · Laramie, WY · Higher education
University of Wyoming NIH Funding
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
University of Wyoming received $11.3M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 16 award records and 16 principal investigators. That ranks #291 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #1 in Wyoming, up 9.3% 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
$11.3M
+9.3% vs FY2025
National rank
#291
Up 22 places from #313 vs FY2025
Rank in Wyoming
#1
94.5% of Wyoming NIH funding
Awards · PIs
16
16 investigators · 5 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
University of Wyoming received $57.3M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved −14.0% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #283 (FY2022).
NIH institutes funding University of Wyoming, FY2026
6 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), accounted for 77.0% of the institution's NIH funding across 10 awards.
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$8.7M · 77.0%
10 awards · vs FY2025: +7.4%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$1.1M · 9.6%
2 awards · vs FY2025: −17.0%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$717K · 6.3%
1 award · vs FY2025: +93.9%
- NIMH · National Institute of Mental Health$397K · 3.5%
1 award · vs FY2025: +524.8%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$226K · 2.0%
1 award · vs FY2025: —
- NIDCD · National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders$175K · 1.5%
1 award · vs FY2025: +0.9%
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 9.6% of funding.
- Centers & program projects (P)52.7% · FY22 41.3%
- Other research (R)36.6% · FY22 21.5%
- R01-equivalent9.6% · FY22 21.7%
- Career development (K)1.1% · FY22 4.0%
- Cooperative agreements (U)0.0% · FY22 11.5%
Top activity codes, FY2026
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- Wyoming INBRE-5 (opens NIH RePORTER)
2P20GM103432-24 · NIGMS
$3.8MP20
- Wyoming Sensory Biology COBRE (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P20GM121310-10 · NIGMS
$2.1MP20
- Loss of TDP-43 disrupts the prefrontal neural activity and circuitry: relevance for TDP-43 linked ADRD (opens NIH RePORTER)
5R01NS129878-03 · NINDS
$732KR01
- Integrating Experimental and Computational Models to Study the Prefrontal Microcircuit Changes During Aging and Alzheimer's Disease (opens NIH RePORTER)
4R33AG087909-03 · NIA
$717KR33
- In vivo regulation of cell trafficking and the extracellular matrix (opens NIH RePORTER)
5R35GM136236-07 · NIGMS
$571KR35
- Role of Two Medial Prefrontal Long-Range Recurrent Networks in Behavior Initiation and Inhibition (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21MH141703-01A1 · NIMH
$397KR21
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 5 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Unlocking the potential of beta-arrestin isoform bias as a novel dimension of drug design (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R35GM166239-01 · NIGMS · Notice Aug 14, 2026
$349KR35
- Anti-citrullinated Protein Antibodies in the Female Reproductive Tract (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21AI195003-01A1 · NIAID · Notice Aug 12, 2026
$226KR21
- Remote Speech Cues for Dysarthria using Artificial Intelligence (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21DC024030-01 · NIDCD · Notice Aug 12, 2026
$175KR21
- Cell Fusion and Gene Expression in the C. elegans Epidermis (opens NIH RePORTER)
1K99GM163004-01 · NIGMS · Notice Mar 5, 2026
$124KK99
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 288 | Lieber Institute, Inc.Baltimore, MD | $11.6M |
| 289 | Healthpartners InstituteBloomington, MN | $11.6M |
| 290 | Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, VA | $11.5M |
| 291 | University of WyomingLaramie, WY | $11.3M |
| 292 | Hospital for Special SurgeryNew York, NY | $11.1M |
| 293 | Lovelace Biomedical Research InstituteAlbuquerque, NM | $11.1M |
| 294 | Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY | $10.8M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 285 | University of Toledo Health Science CampusToledo, OH | $11.7M |
| 287 | Kansas State UniversityManhattan, KS | $11.6M |
| 290 | Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, VA | $11.5M |
| 291 | University of WyomingLaramie, WY | $11.3M |
| 294 | Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY | $10.8M |
| 295 | Baylor UniversityWaco, TX | $10.8M |
| 296 | Howard UniversityWashington, DC | $10.7M |
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 9412601. 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.