Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA · Other

NIH Rank #110

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$37.6M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
88
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
88
Principal investigators
National Rank
#110
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 Virginia Tech in FY2026.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Miscellaneous$11.8M2127
Veterinary Sciences$8.2M2116
Biology$3.5M1112
Chemistry$3.2M88
Engineering (all Types)$2.3M67
Nutrition$2.1M54
Psychology$1.7M35
Neurosciences$1.4M55#54
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$830.3K22
Biochemistry$710.6K22#104
Zoology$124.5K11

Top funded principal investigators

Highest-funded PIs at Virginia Tech based on NIH grant totals.

#1
Martha Ann Bell
2 grants
$2.2M
total funding
$2.1M
total funding
#3
Kirsten Nielsen
5 grants
$2.1M
total funding
#4
P Read Montague
3 grants
$2M
total funding
$1.6M
total funding
$1.6M
total funding
#7
Mohamed Seleem
3 grants
$1.4M
total funding
#8
Steven Poelzing
3 grants
$1.4M
total funding
$1.1M
total funding
$1M
total funding