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University of California, Merced

Merced, CA · University

NIH Rank #253

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$5.8M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
14
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
15
Principal investigators
National Rank
#253
Among 2,359 institutions

Funding & rank history

NIH funding totals and national rank by fiscal year.

Top departments by funding

Department-level NIH funding breakdown for University of California, Merced in FY2026.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Public Health & Prev Medicine$1.3M23
Engineering (all Types)$1.2M32
Physics$896.4K13
Chemistry$754.5K22
Biochemistry$623.9K34#106
Other Basic Sciences$198.1K11

Top funded principal investigators

Highest-funded PIs at University of California, Merced based on NIH grant totals.

#1
Victor Munoz
3 grants
$1.5M
total funding
#2
Andy Liwang
2 grants
$1.3M
total funding
$896.4K
total funding
#4
Yang Li
1 grant
$758.8K
total funding
#5
Sandie U Ha
1 grant
$758.8K
total funding
$647.2K
total funding
$528.9K
total funding
$445K
total funding
$423.9K
total funding
#10
Bercem Dutagaci
1 grant
$400.9K
total funding