Institutions in Connecticut received $862.3M in NIH funding in fiscal year 2026 across 1,562 awards, #15 among states. Yale University received the most, $740.0M, and the NIMH was the largest funding institute.
| Rank | Institution | Awards | NIH funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yale University | 1,289 | $740.0M |
| 2 | University of Connecticut School of Med/Dnt | 130 | $58.6M |
| 3 | University of Connecticut Storrs | 87 | $32.3M |
| 4 | Connecticut Children's Medical Center | 5 | $4.2M |
| 5 | Hartford Hospital | 8 | $2.9M |
| 6 | Panluminate Inc. | 4 | $2.5M |
| 7 | Zetroz Systems, Llc | 1 | $2.2M |
| 8 | Liuna Training and Education Fund | 1 | $1.8M |
| 9 | Sarxion, Inc. | 1 | $1.5M |
| 10 | Tezcat Biosciences, Inc. | 2 | $1.3M |
| 11 | Precision Biotools Inc | 1 | $1.2M |
| 12 | L2 Diagnostics, Llc | 4 | $1.2M |
| 13 | Predictably Human, Inc. | 1 | $1.1M |
| 14 | Wesleyan University | 3 | $1.1M |
| 15 | Cellsbin, Inc. | 1 | $1.0M |
| 16 | Curatix, Llc | 1 | $1.0M |
| 17 | Virtus Therapeutics Corporation | 1 | $1,000K |
| 18 | Mitotherapeutix, Llc | 1 | $996K |
| 19 | Oui Therapeutics, Inc | 1 | $967K |
| 20 | Thetis Pharmaceuticals, Llc | 2 | $941K |
| 21 | University of New Haven | 5 | $891K |
| 22 | Luna Bioscience, Inc. | 2 | $601K |
| 23 | Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Sta | 3 | $598K |
| 24 | Trinity College | 1 | $577K |
| 25 | Intus Biosciences Llc | 1 | $404K |
| Institute | Focus | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| NIMH | mental health | $103.2M |
| NCI | cancer | $87.4M |
| NIAID | infectious disease, immunology and allergy | $85.8M |
| NIDA | addiction and substance use | $76.1M |
| NIGMS | basic biomedical science and research training | $74.4M |
| NINDS | neurology and stroke | $67.1M |
| NHLBI | heart, lung, blood and sleep | $66.8M |
| NIA | aging and Alzheimer's disease | $59.6M |
| NIDDK | diabetes, digestive and kidney disease | $55.4M |
| NIAAA | alcohol research | $31.2M |
NIH awards to Connecticut institutions moved from $880.5M in fiscal year 2025 to $862.3M in 2026, a change of -2.1% against -0.3% nationally.
| Institution | FY2025 | FY2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford Hospital | $10.7M | $2.9M | -73.3% |
| University of Connecticut Storrs | $37.4M | $32.3M | -13.7% |
| Thetis Pharmaceuticals, Llc | $2.7M | $941K | -65.5% |
| Zetroz Systems, Llc | $3.8M | $2.2M | -43.6% |
| Panluminate Inc. | $3.8M | $2.5M | -35.8% |
| Yale University | $732.8M | $740.0M | +1.0% |
| Connecticut Children's Medical Center | $3.3M | $4.2M | +26.1% |
| University of New Haven | $131K | $891K | +578.6% |
| Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Sta | $276K | $598K | +116.8% |
| Liuna Training and Education Fund | $1.8M | $1.8M | +1.6% |
Largest decreases first, then largest increases. Every state compared.
See Connecticut university research spending (all sources, NSF HERD) and every federal funder.
Connecticut is #15 on NIH funding by state.