Institutions in Delaware received $108.1M in NIH funding in fiscal year 2026 across 169 awards, #40 among states. University of Delaware received the most, $61.9M, and the NIGMS was the largest funding institute.
| Rank | Institution | Awards | NIH funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Delaware | 105 | $61.9M |
| 2 | Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware | 25 | $13.9M |
| 3 | Delaware State University | 18 | $11.1M |
| 4 | New England Research Institutes, Inc. | 2 | $6.0M |
| 5 | Instanosis, Inc. | 3 | $3.6M |
| 6 | Carevirtue Technologies, Inc. | 4 | $3.2M |
| 7 | Christiana Care Health Services, Inc. | 1 | $2.0M |
| 8 | Vasarya Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $1.1M |
| 9 | Glax, Llc | 1 | $1.0M |
| 10 | Cosmyc Inc | 1 | $971K |
| 11 | Koi Biotherapeutics Inc. | 1 | $704K |
| 12 | Daily Burn, Inc | 1 | $500K |
| 13 | Walnot, Inc. | 1 | $440K |
| 14 | Framergy, Inc. | 1 | $400K |
| 15 | Ividence Inc | 1 | $315K |
| 16 | Ez Diagnostics Inc. | 1 | $313K |
| 17 | Cellergy Pharma | 1 | $294K |
| 18 | Vishenary, Llc | 1 | $283K |
| Institute | Focus | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| NIGMS | basic biomedical science and research training | $49.4M |
| NIA | aging and Alzheimer's disease | $9.8M |
| NHLBI | heart, lung, blood and sleep | $9.6M |
| NIMHD | minority health and health disparities | $8.3M |
| NCI | cancer | $6.0M |
| NIDA | addiction and substance use | $4.1M |
| NIAID | infectious disease, immunology and allergy | $3.0M |
| NICHD | child health, pregnancy and development | $2.8M |
| NEI | vision and eye disease | $2.5M |
| NIAMS | arthritis, bone, muscle and skin | $2.2M |
NIH awards to Delaware institutions moved from $114.2M in fiscal year 2025 to $108.1M in 2026, a change of -5.4% against -0.3% nationally.
| Institution | FY2025 | FY2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Delaware | $67.1M | $61.9M | -7.8% |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware | $15.1M | $13.9M | -7.5% |
| Koi Biotherapeutics Inc. | $1.3M | $704K | -47.5% |
| Instanosis, Inc. | $4.1M | $3.6M | -12.3% |
| Glax, Llc | $1.0M | $1.0M | -3.0% |
| New England Research Institutes, Inc. | $3.1M | $6.0M | +92.0% |
| Carevirtue Technologies, Inc. | $1.5M | $3.2M | +114.5% |
| Christiana Care Health Services, Inc. | $1.8M | $2.0M | +8.8% |
| Framergy, Inc. | $261K | $400K | +53.3% |
| Delaware State University | $11.0M | $11.1M | +0.6% |
Largest decreases first, then largest increases. Every state compared.
See Delaware university research spending (all sources, NSF HERD) and every federal funder.
Delaware is #40 on NIH funding by state.