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University of Tennessee Knoxville

Knoxville, TN · University

NIH Rank #290

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$4.4M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
14
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
14
Principal investigators
National Rank
#290
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 Tennessee Knoxville in FY2026.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Biochemistry$1.1M33#99
Nutrition$798.9K22
Chemistry$752.7K22
Veterinary Sciences$557.3K22
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$522K22
Miscellaneous$167.2K11

Top funded principal investigators

Highest-funded PIs at University of Tennessee Knoxville based on NIH grant totals.

$607.7K
total funding
$413.1K
total funding
#3
Jie Sun
1 grant
$406.1K
total funding
#4
Joseph Clark
1 grant
$382.5K
total funding
$373.4K
total funding
$370.2K
total funding
$357.1K
total funding
$305.9K
total funding
#9
Jianbin Wang
1 grant
$296.5K
total funding
$200.2K
total funding