North Carolina
NCRank #6NIH Funding · FY2026
Total Funding
$1B
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
1,648
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
1,747
Principal investigators
Institutions in North Carolina
50 NIH-funded institutions in North Carolina, ranked by total funding in FY2026.
| Rank | Institution | City | Type | Funding | Grants | PIs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill | School Of Medicine | $417.5M | 674 | 715 |
| #2 | Duke University | Durham | School Of Medicine | $361.2M | 641 | 627 |
| #3 | Wake Forest University Health Sciences | Winston-Salem | School Of Medicine | $94.9M | 160 | 190 |
| #4 | Research Triangle Institute | Durham | Research Institute | $57.4M | 44 | 49 |
| #5 | Family Health International | Durham | Other | $40M | 4 | 4 |
| #6 | Ppd Development Lp | Wilmington | Other | $34.3M | 3 | 3 |
| #7 | North Carolina State University Raleigh | Raleigh | University | $33.2M | 70 | 78 |
| #8 | Rho Federal Systems Division, Inc. | Durham | Other | $18.1M | 2 | 4 |
| #9 | East Carolina University | Greenville | School Of Medicine | $6.1M | 14 | 18 |
| #10 | University of North Carolina Charlotte | Charlotte | University | $5.8M | 16 | 19 |
| #11 | University of North Carolina Greensboro | Greensboro | University | $4.2M | 9 | 10 |
| #12 | Mucommune, Llc | Morrisville | Other | $3.7M | 4 | 2 |
| #13 | North Carolina Agri & Tech St Univ | Greensboro | Other | $3.5M | 11 | 14 |
| #14 | Southeast Clinical Oncol Res Consortium | Winston-Salem | Other | $3.1M | 1 | 3 |
| #15 | Wake Forest University | Winston-Salem | University | $2.6M | 7 | 8 |
| #16 | Epicypher, Inc. | Durham | Other | $2.3M | 2 | 3 |
| #17 | North Carolina Central University | Durham | University | $1.3M | 5 | 11 |
| #18 | Opiaid, Inc. | Wilmington | Other | $1.1M | 1 | 3 |
| #19 | Oncotab, Inc | Charlotte | Other | $1.1M | 1 | 3 |
| #20 | Merakris Therapeutics Inc | Hillsborough | Other | $1.1M | 1 | 1 |
| #21 | 3-C Institute for Social Development | Mebane | Research Institute | $1.1M | 1 | 2 |
| #22 | Theia Imaging Llc | Chapel Hill | Other | $1M | 1 | 2 |
| #23 | Data Driven Bioscience Inc | Durham | Other | $1M | 1 | 2 |
| #24 | High Point University | High Point | University | $1M | 2 | 2 |
| #25 | Altis Biosystems, Inc. | Durham | Other | $1M | 1 | 2 |
| #26 | Triangle Biotechnology, Inc. | Chapel Hill | Other | $1M | 1 | 1 |
| #27 | Ramona Optics, Inc. | Durham | Other | $1M | 1 | 1 |
| #28 | Vast Therapeutics, Inc. | Morrisville | Other | $988.6K | 1 | 1 |
| #29 | Scitovation, Llc | Durham | Other | $983.1K | 1 | 1 |
| #30 | Telesage Research, Inc. | Chapel Hill | Other | $969.7K | 1 | 1 |
| #31 | Callahan-Young Llc | Raleigh | Other | $962K | 1 | 3 |
| #32 | Redbud Labs, Inc. | Durham | Other | $956.2K | 1 | 1 |
| #33 | University of North Carolina Asheville | Asheville | University | $932.7K | 2 | 2 |
| #34 | Levee Medical Inc | Raleigh | Other | $912.1K | 1 | 3 |
| #35 | Nc State Dept of Agri and Consumer Serv | Raleigh | Other | $873.1K | 3 | 4 |
| #36 | Lamassu Pharma Inc. | Durham | Other | $865.9K | 1 | 1 |
| #37 | Plakous Therapeutics, Inc. | Pfafftown | Other | $826.5K | 1 | 1 |
| #38 | Glyco Discoveries, Inc | Raleigh | Other | $786.3K | 1 | 1 |
| #39 | Gateway Bio, Inc. | Durham | Other | $735.3K | 1 | 2 |
| #40 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | Wilmington | University | $702.9K | 2 | 2 |
| #41 | Sollus Therapeutics, Inc. | Chapel Hill | Other | $696K | 2 | 2 |
| #42 | Nanodiagnostic Technology, Llc | Kannapolis | Other | $695.4K | 1 | 1 |
| #43 | Winston-Salem State University | Winston-Salem | University | $658.1K | 2 | 2 |
| #44 | Davidson College | Davidson | University | $653.6K | 2 | 2 |
| #45 | Prevention Strategies, Llc | Greensboro | Other | $549.6K | 1 | 1 |
| #46 | Simplusdx, Inc. | Durham | Other | $532.1K | 1 | 2 |
| #47 | University of North Carolina at Pembroke | Pembroke | University | $464.2K | 2 | 4 |
| #48 | Intra Therapeutics, Inc. | Cary | Other | $400K | 1 | 1 |
| #49 | Transchromix, Llc. | Chapel Hill | Other | $400K | 1 | 1 |
| #50 | Appalachian State University | Boone | University | $345K | 1 | 1 |