FY2026 · $21.9B in total NIH funding

NIH Funding by State

Compare NIH research funding across 54 states and territories in FY2026, including the current reporting-period comparison.

FY2026 YTD vs FY2025 full year. The current-year totals are incomplete and are not a like-for-like comparison with the prior full fiscal year. FY2026 year to date · NIH data through July 13, 2026.

California

$3.1B

Comparison: Decrease of 37.2%
Grants: 5,260
Investigators: 5,418

New York

$2.3B

Comparison: Decrease of 29.8%
Grants: 4,021
Investigators: 4,159

Massachusetts

$2.1B

Comparison: Decrease of 35.0%
Grants: 3,516
Investigators: 3,494

Pennsylvania

$1.4B

Comparison: Decrease of 34.7%
Grants: 2,518
Investigators: 2,665

Texas

$1.1B

Comparison: Decrease of 35.3%
Grants: 2,211
Investigators: 2,407

North Carolina

$1B

Comparison: Decrease of 35.5%
Grants: 1,648
Investigators: 1,747

Maryland

$944.5M

Comparison: Decrease of 54.1%
Grants: 1,446
Investigators: 1,545

Illinois

$808M

Comparison: Decrease of 32.5%
Grants: 1,361
Investigators: 1,419

Washington

$787.9M

Comparison: Decrease of 33.7%
Grants: 1,007
Investigators: 1,113

#10

Michigan

$678.6M

Comparison: Decrease of 27.8%
Grants: 1,235
Investigators: 1,366

#11

Ohio

$673.5M

Comparison: Decrease of 30.5%
Grants: 1,213
Investigators: 1,354

#12

Missouri

$552.9M

Comparison: Decrease of 30.4%
Grants: 996
Investigators: 1,008

#13

Florida

$546.7M

Comparison: Decrease of 36.1%
Grants: 963
Investigators: 1,159

#14

Connecticut

$541.5M

Comparison: Decrease of 31.2%
Grants: 947
Investigators: 981

#15

Georgia

$478.6M

Comparison: Decrease of 36.2%
Grants: 941
Investigators: 1,045

#16

Tennessee

$432.2M

Comparison: Decrease of 44.0%
Grants: 834
Investigators: 854

#17

Wisconsin

$405.2M

Comparison: Decrease of 25.5%
Grants: 708
Investigators: 758

#18

Arizona

$362M

Comparison: Increase of 6.2%
Grants: 660
Investigators: 723

#19

Colorado

$354.3M

Comparison: Decrease of 38.4%
Grants: 789
Investigators: 816

#20

Virginia

$344.8M

Comparison: Decrease of 43.1%
Grants: 658
Investigators: 709

#21

New Jersey

$278.3M

Comparison: Decrease of 36.0%
Grants: 522
Investigators: 560

#22

Oregon

$273M

Comparison: Decrease of 30.7%
Grants: 468
Investigators: 533

#23

Minnesota

$269.3M

Comparison: Decrease of 60.5%
Grants: 535
Investigators: 607

#24

Indiana

$242.4M

Comparison: Decrease of 35.1%
Grants: 514
Investigators: 580

#25

Alabama

$212.6M

Comparison: Decrease of 31.9%
Grants: 417
Investigators: 485

#26

Utah

$212M

Comparison: Decrease of 28.0%
Grants: 415
Investigators: 462

#27

South Carolina

$146.9M

Comparison: Decrease of 38.6%
Grants: 273
Investigators: 316

#28

District of Columbia

$136.9M

Comparison: Decrease of 29.7%
Grants: 245
Investigators: 326

#29

Iowa

$135.9M

Comparison: Decrease of 29.7%
Grants: 284
Investigators: 321

#30

Rhode Island

$135.5M

Comparison: Decrease of 31.4%
Grants: 381
Investigators: 437

#31

Louisiana

$117.5M

Comparison: Decrease of 28.6%
Grants: 237
Investigators: 299

#32

Kentucky

$111.5M

Comparison: Decrease of 43.4%
Grants: 252
Investigators: 314

#33

Oklahoma

$93.2M

Comparison: Decrease of 27.9%
Grants: 184
Investigators: 262

#34

New Hampshire

$89.9M

Comparison: Decrease of 27.8%
Grants: 150
Investigators: 171

#35

Kansas

$87.7M

Comparison: Decrease of 28.5%
Grants: 178
Investigators: 224

#36

Nebraska

$87.1M

Comparison: Decrease of 25.3%
Grants: 199
Investigators: 227

#37

Maine

$66.4M

Comparison: Decrease of 21.8%
Grants: 118
Investigators: 155

#38

New Mexico

$60.7M

Comparison: Decrease of 43.6%
Grants: 120
Investigators: 140

#39

Arkansas

$47.9M

Comparison: Decrease of 42.6%
Grants: 103
Investigators: 147

#40

Vermont

$36.7M

Comparison: Decrease of 20.4%
Grants: 73
Investigators: 93

#41

Delaware

$34.2M

Comparison: Decrease of 53.4%
Grants: 66
Investigators: 83

#42

West Virginia

$24.2M

Comparison: Decrease of 38.8%
Grants: 57
Investigators: 74

#43

Mississippi

$21.8M

Comparison: Decrease of 48.0%
Grants: 52
Investigators: 83

#44

Hawaii

$21.8M

Comparison: Decrease of 53.7%
Grants: 48
Investigators: 80

#45

South Dakota

$19.3M

Comparison: Decrease of 6.0%
Grants: 29
Investigators: 43

#46

Nevada

$16.2M

Comparison: Decrease of 55.8%
Grants: 45
Investigators: 67

#47

Montana

$14.8M

Comparison: Decrease of 61.1%
Grants: 39
Investigators: 58

#48

Puerto Rico

$12.3M

Comparison: Decrease of 49.6%
Grants: 35
Investigators: 57

#49

Idaho

$7.1M

Comparison: Decrease of 62.3%
Grants: 25
Investigators: 40

#50

North Dakota

$6M

Comparison: Decrease of 48.4%
Grants: 19
Investigators: 34

#51

Wyoming

$4.3M

Comparison: Decrease of 59.2%
Grants: 12
Investigators: 15

#52

Alaska

$4M

Comparison: Decrease of 65.0%
Grants: 12
Investigators: 23

#53

Guam

$562.4K

Comparison: Decrease of 0.8%
Grants: 1
Investigators: 1

#54

American Samoa

$140.1K

Comparison: Decrease of 96.7%
Grants: 1
Investigators: 1

State NIH funding rankings for fiscal year 2026
Rank	State	Total funding	FY2026 YTD vs FY2025 full year	Grants	Investigators
#1	California (CA)	$3.1B	Decrease of 37.2%	5,260	5,418
#2	New York (NY)	$2.3B	Decrease of 29.8%	4,021	4,159
#3	Massachusetts (MA)	$2.1B	Decrease of 35.0%	3,516	3,494
#4	Pennsylvania (PA)	$1.4B	Decrease of 34.7%	2,518	2,665
#5	Texas (TX)	$1.1B	Decrease of 35.3%	2,211	2,407
#6	North Carolina (NC)	$1B	Decrease of 35.5%	1,648	1,747
#7	Maryland (MD)	$944.5M	Decrease of 54.1%	1,446	1,545
#8	Illinois (IL)	$808M	Decrease of 32.5%	1,361	1,419
#9	Washington (WA)	$787.9M	Decrease of 33.7%	1,007	1,113
#10	Michigan (MI)	$678.6M	Decrease of 27.8%	1,235	1,366
#11	Ohio (OH)	$673.5M	Decrease of 30.5%	1,213	1,354
#12	Missouri (MO)	$552.9M	Decrease of 30.4%	996	1,008
#13	Florida (FL)	$546.7M	Decrease of 36.1%	963	1,159
#14	Connecticut (CT)	$541.5M	Decrease of 31.2%	947	981
#15	Georgia (GA)	$478.6M	Decrease of 36.2%	941	1,045
#16	Tennessee (TN)	$432.2M	Decrease of 44.0%	834	854
#17	Wisconsin (WI)	$405.2M	Decrease of 25.5%	708	758
#18	Arizona (AZ)	$362M	Increase of 6.2%	660	723
#19	Colorado (CO)	$354.3M	Decrease of 38.4%	789	816
#20	Virginia (VA)	$344.8M	Decrease of 43.1%	658	709
#21	New Jersey (NJ)	$278.3M	Decrease of 36.0%	522	560
#22	Oregon (OR)	$273M	Decrease of 30.7%	468	533
#23	Minnesota (MN)	$269.3M	Decrease of 60.5%	535	607
#24	Indiana (IN)	$242.4M	Decrease of 35.1%	514	580
#25	Alabama (AL)	$212.6M	Decrease of 31.9%	417	485
#26	Utah (UT)	$212M	Decrease of 28.0%	415	462
#27	South Carolina (SC)	$146.9M	Decrease of 38.6%	273	316
#28	District of Columbia (DC)	$136.9M	Decrease of 29.7%	245	326
#29	Iowa (IA)	$135.9M	Decrease of 29.7%	284	321
#30	Rhode Island (RI)	$135.5M	Decrease of 31.4%	381	437
#31	Louisiana (LA)	$117.5M	Decrease of 28.6%	237	299
#32	Kentucky (KY)	$111.5M	Decrease of 43.4%	252	314
#33	Oklahoma (OK)	$93.2M	Decrease of 27.9%	184	262
#34	New Hampshire (NH)	$89.9M	Decrease of 27.8%	150	171
#35	Kansas (KS)	$87.7M	Decrease of 28.5%	178	224
#36	Nebraska (NE)	$87.1M	Decrease of 25.3%	199	227
#37	Maine (ME)	$66.4M	Decrease of 21.8%	118	155
#38	New Mexico (NM)	$60.7M	Decrease of 43.6%	120	140
#39	Arkansas (AR)	$47.9M	Decrease of 42.6%	103	147
#40	Vermont (VT)	$36.7M	Decrease of 20.4%	73	93
#41	Delaware (DE)	$34.2M	Decrease of 53.4%	66	83
#42	West Virginia (WV)	$24.2M	Decrease of 38.8%	57	74
#43	Mississippi (MS)	$21.8M	Decrease of 48.0%	52	83
#44	Hawaii (HI)	$21.8M	Decrease of 53.7%	48	80
#45	South Dakota (SD)	$19.3M	Decrease of 6.0%	29	43
#46	Nevada (NV)	$16.2M	Decrease of 55.8%	45	67
#47	Montana (MT)	$14.8M	Decrease of 61.1%	39	58
#48	Puerto Rico (PR)	$12.3M	Decrease of 49.6%	35	57
#49	Idaho (ID)	$7.1M	Decrease of 62.3%	25	40
#50	North Dakota (ND)	$6M	Decrease of 48.4%	19	34
#51	Wyoming (WY)	$4.3M	Decrease of 59.2%	12	15
#52	Alaska (AK)	$4M	Decrease of 65.0%	12	23
#53	Guam (GU)	$562.4K	Decrease of 0.8%	1	1
#54	American Samoa (AS)	$140.1K	Decrease of 96.7%	1	1