Institutions in Missouri received $1.01B in NIH funding in fiscal year 2026 across 1,736 awards, #12 among states. Washington University in St. Louis received the most, $841.6M, and the NIA was the largest funding institute.
| Rank | Institution | Awards | NIH funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington University in St. Louis | 1,421 | $841.6M |
| 2 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 167 | $93.0M |
| 3 | Saint Louis University | 49 | $22.5M |
| 4 | Children's Mercy Hospital (kansas City, Mo) | 36 | $14.1M |
| 5 | Midwest Research Institute | 1 | $7.5M |
| 6 | University of Missouri Kansas City | 19 | $7.0M |
| 7 | Stowers Institute for Medical Research | 12 | $3.1M |
| 8 | Turing Medical Technologies Inc | 2 | $2.6M |
| 9 | Saint Luke's Hospital | 2 | $2.4M |
| 10 | Vaxnewmo, Llc | 2 | $2.0M |
| 11 | Ozark Health Ventures, Llc | 1 | $1.4M |
| 12 | Missouri University of Science & Technology | 4 | $1.3M |
| 13 | Panome Bio Inc | 1 | $1.2M |
| 14 | Fimbrion Therapeutics, Inc. | 3 | $900K |
| 15 | Rissana, Llc | 1 | $788K |
| 16 | St. Louis College of Pharmacy | 1 | $696K |
| 17 | Unandup, Llc | 2 | $695K |
| 18 | University of Missouri-St. Louis | 2 | $553K |
| 19 | Equator Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $423K |
| 20 | Vandeventer Place Research Foundation | 1 | $403K |
| 21 | Cryocrate, Llc | 1 | $316K |
| 22 | Tissuelock Llc | 1 | $314K |
| 23 | Opencell Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $287K |
| 24 | William D Shannon Consulting, Llc | 1 | $220K |
| 25 | Seeinme Inc | 1 | $173K |
| Institute | Focus | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| NIA | aging and Alzheimer's disease | $200.7M |
| NIAID | infectious disease, immunology and allergy | $136.7M |
| NCI | cancer | $134.8M |
| NHLBI | heart, lung, blood and sleep | $77.3M |
| NINDS | neurology and stroke | $67.2M |
| NIDDK | diabetes, digestive and kidney disease | $59.5M |
| NIMH | mental health | $51.3M |
| NIGMS | basic biomedical science and research training | $48.3M |
| NIDA | addiction and substance use | $47.0M |
| NICHD | child health, pregnancy and development | $42.3M |
NIH awards to Missouri institutions moved from $978.5M in fiscal year 2025 to $1.01B in 2026, a change of +2.8% against -0.3% nationally.
| Institution | FY2025 | FY2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turing Medical Technologies Inc | $4.6M | $2.6M | -43.4% |
| Equator Therapeutics, Inc. | $1.6M | $423K | -73.1% |
| University of Missouri Kansas City | $8.1M | $7.0M | -13.0% |
| Vaxnewmo, Llc | $3.0M | $2.0M | -33.3% |
| Cryocrate, Llc | $1.2M | $316K | -74.0% |
| University of Missouri-Columbia | $76.6M | $93.0M | +21.5% |
| Washington University in St. Louis | $832.1M | $841.6M | +1.1% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital (kansas City, Mo) | $12.4M | $14.1M | +13.6% |
| Saint Louis University | $20.8M | $22.5M | +7.9% |
| Saint Luke's Hospital | $1.2M | $2.4M | +98.4% |
Largest decreases first, then largest increases. Every state compared.
See Missouri university research spending (all sources, NSF HERD) and every federal funder.
Missouri is #12 on NIH funding by state.