Institutions in Arizona received $455.2M in NIH funding in fiscal year 2026 across 690 awards, #23 among states. University of Arizona received the most, $212.4M, and the NIA was the largest funding institute.
| Rank | Institution | Awards | NIH funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Arizona | 365 | $212.4M |
| 2 | Arizona State University-Tempe Campus | 157 | $87.1M |
| 3 | St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center | 14 | $31.6M |
| 4 | Banner Health | 11 | $31.2M |
| 5 | Mayo Clinic Arizona | 58 | $30.4M |
| 6 | Translational Genomics Research Institute | 16 | $22.1M |
| 7 | Northern Arizona University | 31 | $16.7M |
| 8 | Vitalant | 5 | $2.9M |
| 9 | Midwestern University (glendale Az) | 4 | $2.2M |
| 10 | Dine' College | 6 | $2.1M |
| 11 | Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center | 3 | $1.7M |
| 12 | Biosensing Instrument, Inc. | 2 | $1.7M |
| 13 | Southeast Arizona Area Health Education Center | 1 | $1.5M |
| 14 | Faknostics, Llc | 2 | $1.3M |
| 15 | Nuvox Pharma, Llc | 1 | $1.1M |
| 16 | Cnd Life Sciences, Inc. | 1 | $1.0M |
| 17 | Sonoran Biosciences, Inc. | 1 | $1.0M |
| 18 | Sequitur Health Corp. | 1 | $1.0M |
| 19 | Immunoshield Therapeutics Inc. | 1 | $935K |
| 20 | Tf Health Corporation | 1 | $818K |
| 21 | Spoc Proteomics Inc. | 1 | $815K |
| 22 | Bmseed, Llc | 1 | $701K |
| 23 | Syncardia Systems, Llc | 1 | $606K |
| 24 | Proneurogen, Inc. | 1 | $500K |
| 25 | Light Research, Inc. | 1 | $477K |
| Institute | Focus | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| NIA | aging and Alzheimer's disease | $121.9M |
| NCI | cancer | $53.1M |
| NHLBI | heart, lung, blood and sleep | $47.7M |
| NINDS | neurology and stroke | $47.0M |
| NIAID | infectious disease, immunology and allergy | $35.7M |
| NIGMS | basic biomedical science and research training | $31.2M |
| NIDDK | diabetes, digestive and kidney disease | $18.4M |
| NIEHS | environmental health | $15.6M |
| OD | cross-NIH programs | $12.5M |
| NICHD | child health, pregnancy and development | $11.7M |
NIH awards to Arizona institutions moved from $462.3M in fiscal year 2025 to $455.2M in 2026, a change of -1.5% against -0.3% nationally.
| Institution | FY2025 | FY2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Arizona | $222.3M | $212.4M | -4.5% |
| Mayo Clinic Arizona | $32.6M | $30.4M | -6.7% |
| Sequitur Health Corp. | $1.8M | $1.0M | -44.4% |
| Spoc Proteomics Inc. | $1.4M | $815K | -40.5% |
| Northern Arizona University | $17.2M | $16.7M | -3.1% |
| St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center | $24.8M | $31.6M | +27.6% |
| Banner Health | $26.3M | $31.2M | +18.5% |
| Arizona State University-Tempe Campus | $82.8M | $87.1M | +5.2% |
| Southeast Arizona Area Health Education Center | $500K | $1.5M | +199.0% |
| Midwestern University (glendale Az) | $1.6M | $2.2M | +41.8% |
Largest decreases first, then largest increases. Every state compared.
See Arizona university research spending (all sources, NSF HERD) and every federal funder.
Arizona is #23 on NIH funding by state.