Texas
TXRank #5NIH Funding · FY2026
Total Funding
$950.5M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
1,878
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
2,083
Principal investigators
Institutions in Texas
50 NIH-funded institutions in Texas, ranked by total funding in FY2026.
| Rank | Institution | City | Type | Funding | Grants | PIs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | UT Southwestern Medical Center | Dallas | School Of Medicine | $177.7M | 359 | 354 |
| #2 | UT Health Science Center Houston | San Antonio | School Of Medicine | $168.4M | 322 | 338 |
| #3 | Baylor College of Medicine | Houston | School Of Medicine | $149.6M | 311 | 349 |
| #4 | UT MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston | School Of Medicine | $92.1M | 182 | 225 |
| #5 | University of Texas at Austin | Austin | University | $70.3M | 137 | 154 |
| #6 | UT Medical Branch Galveston | Galveston | School Of Medicine | $45.5M | 77 | 90 |
| #7 | Houston Methodist Research Institute | Houston | Research Institute | $25.7M | 45 | 51 |
| #8 | University of Texas Dallas | Richardson | University | $25.6M | 51 | 58 |
| #9 | Texas A&M Health Science Center | College Station | Other | $24M | 55 | 59 |
| #10 | Texas Biomedical Research Institute | San Antonio | Research Institute | $21.8M | 18 | 22 |
| #11 | University of Houston | Houston | University | $20.3M | 42 | 66 |
| #12 | Texas A&M Agrilife Research | College Station | Other | $16.2M | 26 | 31 |
| #13 | Rice University | Houston | School Of Medicine | $14.2M | 31 | 36 |
| #14 | Texas A&M University | College Station | University | $13.6M | 30 | 43 |
| #15 | Texas Engineering Experiment Station | College Station | Other | $9.2M | 18 | 21 |
| #16 | University of Texas Arlington | Arlington | University | $9.1M | 19 | 21 |
| #17 | University of North Texas Health Science Center | Fort Worth | University | $7M | 18 | 16 |
| #18 | Texas Tech University Health Scis Center | Lubbock | School Of Medicine | $6.4M | 15 | 15 |
| #19 | Texas Tech University | Lubbock | University | $5.6M | 13 | 13 |
| #20 | Baylor University | Waco | University | $5.4M | 14 | 14 |
| #21 | University of Texas San Antonio | San Antonio | University | $4.6M | 16 | 27 |
| #22 | University of Texas El Paso | El Paso | University | $3.2M | 10 | 19 |
| #23 | University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Edinburg | University | $3M | 7 | 16 |
| #24 | University of Texas Hlth Ctr at Tyler | Tyler | University | $3M | 8 | 8 |
| #25 | University of North Texas | Denton | University | $2.4M | 7 | 9 |
| #26 | Texas Christian University | Fort Worth | University | $2M | 2 | 3 |
| #27 | Migrant Clinicians Network, Inc. | Austin | Other | $1.5M | 1 | 2 |
| #28 | Southern Methodist University | Dallas | University | $1.5M | 3 | 5 |
| #29 | Healthy Tarrant County Collaboration | Fort Worth | Other | $1.4M | 1 | 1 |
| #30 | Venostent, Inc. | Houston | Other | $1.2M | 1 | 1 |
| #31 | Sur180 Therapeutics, Llc | Mcallen | Other | $1.1M | 1 | 2 |
| #32 | Corvion, Inc. | Webster | Other | $1.1M | 1 | 1 |
| #33 | Nxtech Inc | Houston | Other | $1M | 1 | 1 |
| #34 | Cellchorus Inc. | Houston | Other | $1M | 1 | 1 |
| #35 | Astero Erado Inc | College Station | Other | $1M | 1 | 1 |
| #36 | Alleviant Medical, Inc. | Austin | Other | $996.2K | 1 | 1 |
| #37 | Genetivision Corporation | Stafford | Other | $984.5K | 1 | 1 |
| #38 | Qualia Oto, Inc. | Dallas | Other | $980.9K | 1 | 1 |
| #39 | Olera Inc. | Bryan | Other | $975.4K | 1 | 1 |
| #40 | Via Therapeutics, Llc | Austin | Other | $971.3K | 1 | 1 |
| #41 | Texas Southern University | Houston | University | $821.4K | 2 | 7 |
| #42 | Nanoscope Technologies, Llc | Arlington | Other | $785.7K | 1 | 2 |
| #43 | Ligo Analytics, Inc. | Dallas | Other | $762.9K | 1 | 1 |
| #44 | Baylor Research Institute | Dallas | Research Institute | $747.8K | 2 | 2 |
| #45 | Prairie View Agri & Mech University | College Station | University | $713.6K | 3 | 5 |
| #46 | Sonara Health Inc | Dallas | Other | $705K | 1 | 2 |
| #47 | Texas State University | San Marcos | University | $633.6K | 4 | 4 |
| #48 | Texas A&M Transportation Institute | College Station | Research Institute | $530.4K | 1 | 2 |
| #49 | Retina Foundation of the Southwest | Dallas | Research Institute | $496.9K | 1 | 1 |
| #50 | Cook Children'S Medical Center | Fort Worth | Hospital | $460.3K | 1 | 1 |