Texas
TXRank #5NIH Funding · FY2026
Total Funding
$1.1B
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
2,211
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
2,407
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 | $244.3M | 453 | 448 |
| #2 | UT Health Science Center Houston | San Antonio | School Of Medicine | $211.6M | 394 | 425 |
| #3 | Baylor College of Medicine | Houston | School Of Medicine | $200.6M | 381 | 435 |
| #4 | UT MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston | School Of Medicine | $161.7M | 284 | 337 |
| #5 | University of Texas at Austin | Austin | University | $84M | 163 | 186 |
| #6 | UT Medical Branch Galveston | Galveston | School Of Medicine | $52.6M | 91 | 106 |
| #7 | Houston Methodist Research Institute | Houston | Research Institute | $29.2M | 53 | 55 |
| #8 | University of Texas Dallas | Richardson | University | $28.2M | 55 | 63 |
| #9 | Texas A&M Health Science Center | College Station | Other | $28.1M | 63 | 68 |
| #10 | University of Houston | Houston | University | $25.3M | 53 | 81 |
| #11 | Texas Biomedical Research Institute | San Antonio | Research Institute | $22.5M | 19 | 23 |
| #12 | Texas A&M Agrilife Research | College Station | Other | $18.1M | 29 | 33 |
| #13 | Rice University | Houston | School Of Medicine | $16.5M | 41 | 47 |
| #14 | Texas A&M University | College Station | University | $16.2M | 37 | 49 |
| #15 | University of Texas Arlington | Arlington | University | $11.4M | 24 | 29 |
| #16 | Texas Engineering Experiment Station | College Station | Other | $10.7M | 23 | 25 |
| #17 | Baylor University | Waco | University | $7.6M | 20 | 21 |
| #18 | University of North Texas Health Science Center | Fort Worth | University | $7.5M | 20 | 19 |
| #19 | Texas Tech University | Lubbock | University | $7.3M | 16 | 17 |
| #20 | Texas Tech University Health Scis Center | Lubbock | School Of Medicine | $7.3M | 17 | 18 |
| #21 | University of Texas San Antonio | San Antonio | University | $5.5M | 18 | 27 |
| #22 | University of Texas El Paso | El Paso | University | $3.8M | 11 | 20 |
| #23 | University of North Texas | Denton | University | $3.6M | 11 | 12 |
| #24 | University of Texas Hlth Ctr at Tyler | Tyler | University | $3.2M | 9 | 9 |
| #25 | University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Edinburg | University | $3M | 7 | 16 |
| #26 | Texas State University | San Marcos | University | $2.4M | 8 | 11 |
| #27 | Cellchorus Inc. | Houston | Other | $2.1M | 2 | 2 |
| #28 | Texas Christian University | Fort Worth | University | $2M | 2 | 3 |
| #29 | Southern Methodist University | Dallas | University | $1.9M | 4 | 6 |
| #30 | Migrant Clinicians Network, Inc. | Austin | Other | $1.5M | 1 | 2 |
| #31 | Texas State Dept of Health Services | Austin | Other | $1.4M | 3 | 3 |
| #32 | Healthy Tarrant County Collaboration | Fort Worth | Other | $1.4M | 1 | 1 |
| #33 | Velorum Therapeutics Inc. | Plano | Other | $1.3M | 1 | 1 |
| #34 | Venostent, Inc. | Houston | Other | $1.2M | 1 | 1 |
| #35 | Sur180 Therapeutics, Llc | Mcallen | Other | $1.1M | 1 | 2 |
| #36 | March Biosciences Inc | Houston | Other | $1.1M | 1 | 2 |
| #37 | Corvion, Inc. | Webster | Other | $1.1M | 1 | 1 |
| #38 | Nxtech Inc | Houston | Other | $1M | 1 | 1 |
| #39 | Astero Erado Inc | College Station | Other | $1M | 1 | 1 |
| #40 | Alleviant Medical, Inc. | Austin | Other | $996.2K | 1 | 1 |
| #41 | Genetivision Corporation | Stafford | Other | $984.5K | 1 | 1 |
| #42 | Qualia Oto, Inc. | Dallas | Other | $980.9K | 1 | 1 |
| #43 | Olera Inc. | Bryan | Other | $975.4K | 1 | 1 |
| #44 | Via Therapeutics, Llc | Austin | Other | $971.3K | 1 | 1 |
| #45 | Texas State Department of Agriculture | Austin | Other | $938K | 1 | 1 |
| #46 | Biotex, Inc. | Houston | Other | $936.7K | 1 | 1 |
| #47 | Baylor Research Institute | Dallas | Research Institute | $934.3K | 3 | 3 |
| #48 | Ridgeline Therapeutics, Inc. | Houston | Other | $904.8K | 1 | 1 |
| #49 | Texas Southern University | Houston | University | $821.4K | 2 | 6 |
| #50 | Nanoscope Technologies, Llc | Arlington | Other | $785.7K | 1 | 2 |