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Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA · Other

NIH Rank #144

NIH Funding · FY2025

Total Funding
$54.5M
Fiscal year 2025
Grants Awarded
131
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
124
Principal investigators
National Rank
#144
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 FY2025.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Miscellaneous$18M3534
Veterinary Sciences$7.6M2018
Engineering (all Types)$4.4M1013
Biology$3.4M1312
Chemistry$3.3M88
Psychology$3.3M59
Nutrition$3.2M96
Neurosciences$3.1M109#51
Biochemistry$2.2M55#99
Public Health & Prev Medicine$2M33
Zoology$1.1M45
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$508K33
Other Health Professions$150.8K11
Other Basic Sciences$81K11

Top funded principal investigators

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

#1
Pearl H Chiu
4 grants
$2.7M
total funding
#2
P Read Montague
4 grants
$2.6M
total funding
$2.4M
total funding
#4
Martha Ann Bell
2 grants
$2.3M
total funding
$2.2M
total funding
$1.6M
total funding
$1.5M
total funding
#8
Brooks Casas
2 grants
$1.5M
total funding
#9
Kirsten Nielsen
2 grants
$1.5M
total funding
#10
Steven Poelzing
3 grants
$1.5M
total funding