NIH funding profile · Houston, TX · Higher education
UTHealth Houston NIH Funding
Also known as University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonNIH RePORTER recipient name: University of Texas Hlth Sci Ctr Houston
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
UTHealth Houston received $186.2M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 302 award records and 311 principal investigators. That ranks #53 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #4 in Texas, up 1.1% 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
$186.2M
+1.1% vs FY2025
National rank
#53
Down 2 places from #51 vs FY2025
Rank in Texas
#4
10.0% of Texas NIH funding
Awards · PIs
302
311 investigators · 76 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
UTHealth Houston received $811.6M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved +54.6% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #51 (FY2025).
NIH institutes funding UTHealth Houston, FY2026
23 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Institute on Aging (NIA), accounted for 24.0% of the institution's NIH funding across 53 awards.
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$44.7M · 24.0%
53 awards · vs FY2025: +37.5%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$29.3M · 15.7%
54 awards · vs FY2025: +27.0%
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$15.4M · 8.2%
30 awards · vs FY2025: +0.1%
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$12.0M · 6.4%
25 awards · vs FY2025: +3.2%
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$11.9M · 6.4%
24 awards · vs FY2025: −9.4%
- NIMH · National Institute of Mental Health$11.5M · 6.2%
14 awards · vs FY2025: +30.8%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$9.0M · 4.8%
15 awards · vs FY2025: −37.5%
- NIDDK · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases$8.1M · 4.4%
14 awards · vs FY2025: −18.3%
- NCATS · National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences$7.0M · 3.8%
4 awards · vs FY2025: −4.2%
- NICHD · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development$6.5M · 3.5%
14 awards · vs FY2025: +33.1%
Also: NIDCR $5.5M · NINR $4.0M · NIAMS $3.7M · NIDA $3.0M · NIMHD $2.5M · OD $2.0M · NIAAA $1.9M · NCCIH $1.7M · NIEHS $1.6M · NLM $1.6M · NEI $1.6M · NHGRI $1.3M · NIDCD $620K
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 56.0% of funding.
- R01-equivalent56.0% · FY22 61.4%
- Cooperative agreements (U)23.2% · FY22 15.4%
- Other research (R)14.2% · FY22 13.8%
- Career development (K)2.4% · FY22 2.5%
- Centers & program projects (P)1.9% · FY22 2.1%
- Institutional training (T)1.1% · FY22 2.4%
- Other1.1% · FY22 2.2%
- Fellowships (F)0.1% · FY22 0.2%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 158 | $94.5M | 50.7% | $598K |
| R35 | 23 | $13.6M | 7.3% | $589K |
| U19 | 1 | $11.1M | 6.0% | $11.1M |
| U01 | 13 | $9.6M | 5.2% | $738K |
| U24 | 6 | $9.2M | 4.9% | $1.5M |
| R21 | 22 | $7.1M | 3.8% | $321K |
| RF1 | 3 | $6.7M | 3.6% | $2.2M |
| UM1 | 1 | $5.5M | 2.9% | $5.5M |
| P01 | 1 | $2.5M | 1.4% | $2.5M |
| UH3 | 2 | $2.2M | 1.2% | $1.1M |
| UG3 | 2 | $2.1M | 1.2% | $1.1M |
| T32 | 7 | $2.0M | 1.1% | $287K |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- Alzheimer's Gut Microbiome Project (opens NIH RePORTER)
2U19AG063744-06A1 · NIA
$11.1MU19
- ReCARDO: Using Real-World Data to Derive Common Data Elements for Alzheimer's Disease and AD-Related Dementias Research Through Ontological Innovation (opens NIH RePORTER)
5U24AG098157-02 · NIA
$5.8MU24
- Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (opens NIH RePORTER)
5UM1TR004906-03 · NCATS
$5.5MUM1
- Improving Care Coordination Across Behavioral Health Settings: The Role of Payment and Delivery Innovations for Adults with Serious Mental Illness (opens NIH RePORTER)
1RF1MH143737-01 · NIMH
$3.2MRF1
- Tissue-specific circadian function and mechanism of RORs (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01DK149231-01 · NIDDK
$2.5MR01
- Pathogenesis, Transmission and Detection of Zoonotic Prion Diseases (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P01AI077774-15 · NIAID
$2.5MP01
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 76 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Nuclear Receptors In Cancer Cachexia (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21AR088832-01 · NIAMS · Notice Sep 22, 2026
$201KR21
- Mechanism-guided amelioration of hyperactivity in human and rodent nociceptors linked to spontaneous pain (opens NIH RePORTER)
1RF1NS144915-01A1 · NINDS · Notice Sep 19, 2026
$2.3MRF1
- Discovery of Symptom Burdens and Their Associations with Health Outcomes among People Living with HIV (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01NR022435-01 · NINR · Notice Sep 19, 2026
$402KR01
- The role of carbon dioxide in mediating host-parasite interactions in a skin-penetrating nematode (opens NIH RePORTER)
1DP2AI192743-01 · NIAID · Notice Sep 18, 2026
$456KDP2
- Assessing the Feasibility of a Multi-Site.b4me Mindfulness Intervention with Sheltered Homeless Youth (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AT013946-01 · NCCIH · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$1.7MR01
- Treating Alcohol Use Disorders in Primary Care with Semaglutide: Leveraging a Randomized Bayesian Adaptive Enrichment Design (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AA033667-01 · NIAAA · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$842KR01
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | UMass Chan Medical SchoolWorcester, MA | $190.3M |
| 51 | Boston University Medical CampusBoston, MA | $190.1M |
| 52 | University of Miami Miller School of MedicineCoral Gables, FL | $187.2M |
| 53 | UTHealth HoustonHouston, TX | $186.2M |
| 54 | Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH | $184.1M |
| 55 | Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterCincinnati, OH | $174.8M |
| 56 | University of IowaIowa City, IA | $172.7M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 49 | University of ArizonaTucson, AZ | $191.0M |
| 50 | UMass Chan Medical SchoolWorcester, MA | $190.3M |
| 51 | Boston University Medical CampusBoston, MA | $190.1M |
| 52 | University of Miami Miller School of MedicineCoral Gables, FL | $187.2M |
| 53 | UTHealth HoustonHouston, TX | $186.2M |
| 54 | Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH | $184.1M |
| 56 | University of IowaIowa City, IA | $172.7M |
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 578417 (University of Texas Hlth Sci Ctr Houston). 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.