Louisiana
LARank #31NIH Funding · FY2026
Total Funding
$117.5M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
237
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
299
Principal investigators
Institutions in Louisiana
13 NIH-funded institutions in Louisiana, ranked by total funding in FY2026.
| Rank | Institution | City | Type | Funding | Grants | PIs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tulane University of Louisiana | New Orleans | School Of Medicine | $59.2M | 104 | 127 |
| #2 | LSU Health Sciences Center, Shreveport | Shreveport | Other | $15.3M | 34 | 39 |
| #3 | Lsu Health Sciences Center | New Orleans | School Of Medicine | $12.1M | 39 | 56 |
| #4 | Pennington Biomedical Research Center | Baton Rouge | Other | $11.3M | 19 | 24 |
| #5 | Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge | University | $9.3M | 23 | 25 |
| #6 | Xavier University of Louisiana | New Orleans | University | $4.3M | 4 | 10 |
| #7 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Lafayette | University | $3.2M | 5 | 5 |
| #8 | Louisiana Dept of Agriculture/Forestry | Baton Rouge | Other | $1.1M | 3 | 3 |
| #9 | Louisiana State Univ Agricultural Center | Baton Rouge | Other | $1M | 2 | 4 |
| #10 | Louisiana Tech University | Ruston | University | $278.3K | 1 | 1 |
| #11 | Loyola University in New Orleans | New Orleans | University | $250K | 1 | 3 |
| #12 | University of New Orleans | New Orleans | University | $149K | 1 | 1 |
| #13 | Oleolive, Inc. | Shreveport | Other | $6.5K | 1 | 1 |