NIH funding profile · San Antonio, TX · Higher education
UT Health San Antonio NIH Funding
Also known as University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioNIH RePORTER recipient name: University of Texas Hlth Science Center
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
UT Health San Antonio received $131.4M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 219 award records and 212 principal investigators. That ranks #69 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #5 in Texas, down 4.0% 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
$131.4M
−4.0% vs FY2025
National rank
#69
Unchanged vs FY2025
Rank in Texas
#5
7.1% of Texas NIH funding
Awards · PIs
219
212 investigators · 34 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
UT Health San Antonio received $641.5M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved +26.6% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #69 (FY2025).
NIH institutes funding UT Health San Antonio, FY2026
19 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Institute on Aging (NIA), accounted for 26.7% of the institution's NIH funding across 47 awards.
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$35.1M · 26.7%
47 awards · vs FY2025: +5.7%
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$26.5M · 20.1%
44 awards · vs FY2025: +0.3%
- OD · NIH Office of the Director$11.7M · 8.9%
8 awards · vs FY2025: +1544.6%
- NIDDK · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases$10.1M · 7.7%
19 awards · vs FY2025: +27.6%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$10.0M · 7.6%
20 awards · vs FY2025: −44.2%
- NCATS · National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences$7.1M · 5.4%
4 awards · vs FY2025: +1.3%
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$5.8M · 4.4%
16 awards · vs FY2025: +25.1%
- NIDCR · National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research$4.9M · 3.7%
12 awards · vs FY2025: −10.1%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$4.5M · 3.4%
12 awards · vs FY2025: −2.9%
- NIDA · National Institute on Drug Abuse$3.7M · 2.8%
10 awards · vs FY2025: −50.6%
Also: NICHD $2.9M · NHLBI $2.1M · NIAAA $1.7M · NIAMS $1.4M · NIMH $1.3M · NEI $1.2M · NIEHS $557K · NHGRI $460K · NCCIH $307K
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 52.6% of funding.
- R01-equivalent52.6% · FY22 56.1%
- Cooperative agreements (U)15.6% · FY22 16.1%
- Centers & program projects (P)11.1% · FY22 9.4%
- Contracts (N)7.5% · FY22 0.7%
- Other research (R)6.7% · FY22 10.0%
- Institutional training (T)3.0% · FY22 2.9%
- Career development (K)1.4% · FY22 2.9%
- Other1.4% · FY22 1.7%
- Fellowships (F)0.6% · FY22 0.3%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 116 | $64.6M | 49.1% | $557K |
| P30 | 5 | $10.1M | 7.7% | $2.0M |
| N01 | 6 | $9.9M | 7.5% | $1.7M |
| U01 | 8 | $7.3M | 5.5% | $910K |
| U19 | 2 | $5.8M | 4.4% | $2.9M |
| UM1 | 1 | $5.6M | 4.2% | $5.6M |
| P01 | 2 | $4.4M | 3.4% | $2.2M |
| R35 | 10 | $4.2M | 3.2% | $424K |
| T32 | 13 | $3.9M | 2.9% | $298K |
| R56 | 3 | $3.1M | 2.4% | $1.0M |
| R21 | 6 | $1.8M | 1.4% | $301K |
| S10 | 2 | $1.8M | 1.4% | $893K |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- Institute for Integration of Medicine & Science: A Partnership to Improve Health (opens NIH RePORTER)
5UM1TR004538-04 · NCATS
$5.6MUM1
- South Texas Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (opens NIH RePORTER)
2P30AG066546-06 · NIA
$4.6MP30
- RISK UNDERLYING RURAL AREAS LONGITUDINAL (RURAL) HEART AND LUNG STUDY, TASK AREA A - CORE STUDY OPERATIONS (BASE YEAR: 4/22/2026 - 4/21/2027) (opens NIH RePORTER)
75N98026D00018-0-759802600001-1 · OD
$4.2MN01
- Interactions of SARS-CoV-2 infection and genetic variation on the risk of cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease in Ancestral and Admixed Populations (opens NIH RePORTER)
5U19AG076581-04 · NIA
$4.0MU19
- RISK UNDERLYING RURAL AREAS LONGITUDINAL (RURAL) HEART AND LUNG STUDY, TASK AREA B.2 - PROTOCOL DEVELOPMENT AND EXAM CONDUCT FOR LIMITED EXAMINATION (EXAM 2): 4/22/2026 - 4/21/2027 (opens NIH RePORTER)
75N98026D00018-0-759802600003-1 · OD
$3.6MN01
- Cognitively Healthy Nonagenarians in the Cross Cohort Collaboration (CCC) (opens NIH RePORTER)
2R01AG059421-02 · NIA
$3.3MR01
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 34 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Discovering PSPC1 targeted degraders as novel AML therapeutics (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01CA299072-01A1 · NCI · Notice Sep 9, 2026
$650KR01
- Gene editing therapeutics that prevent epileptic seizures (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R56NS146956-01A1 · NINDS · Notice Sep 9, 2026
$565KR56
- RURAL Microvascular Contributions to Neurocognitive Decline (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R56AG104228-01 · NIA · Notice Sep 1, 2026
$2.1MR56
- Targeting ERBB3-positive differentiated populations to eliminate therapy resistant rhabdomyosarcomas. (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01CA316804-01 · NCI · Notice Sep 1, 2026
$477KR01
- Osteocyte Interactome in mechanotransduction and bone osteogenesis (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AR086310-01A1 · NIAMS · Notice Aug 28, 2026
$497KR01
- Molecular Mechanisms of BRCA1/2-Mediated Genome Stability Maintenance (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R35GM163651-01 · NIGMS · Notice Aug 28, 2026
$434KR35
Other NIH-funded institutions in Texas
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX | $309.0M |
| 2 | Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX | $295.4M |
| 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 |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 66 | Medical College of WisconsinMilwaukee, WI | $138.8M |
| 67 | University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley, CA | $138.8M |
| 68 | University of KentuckyLexington, KY | $133.8M |
| 69 | UT Health San AntonioSan Antonio, TX | $131.4M |
| 70 | Brown UniversityProvidence, RI | $128.6M |
| 71 | Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN | $123.0M |
| 72 | Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of CWRUCleveland, OH | $119.7M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 66 | Medical College of WisconsinMilwaukee, WI | $138.8M |
| 67 | University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley, CA | $138.8M |
| 68 | University of KentuckyLexington, KY | $133.8M |
| 69 | UT Health San AntonioSan Antonio, TX | $131.4M |
| 70 | Brown UniversityProvidence, RI | $128.6M |
| 71 | Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN | $123.0M |
| 72 | Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of CWRUCleveland, OH | $119.7M |
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 578418 (University of Texas Hlth Science Center). 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.