Institutions in North Carolina received $1.79B in NIH funding in fiscal year 2026 across 2,791 awards, #6 among states. Duke University received the most, $619.6M, and the NIAID was the largest funding institute.
| Rank | Institution | Awards | NIH funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke University | 1,009 | $619.6M |
| 2 | University of North Carolina Chapel Hill | 1,067 | $601.9M |
| 3 | Wake Forest University Health Sciences | 292 | $161.6M |
| 4 | Research Triangle Institute | 84 | $151.3M |
| 5 | North Carolina State University Raleigh | 102 | $48.4M |
| 6 | Family Health International | 4 | $40.0M |
| 7 | Rho Federal Systems Division, Inc. | 4 | $18.7M |
| 8 | North Carolina Agriculture & Technology St University | 25 | $14.1M |
| 9 | Mucommune, Llc | 14 | $11.1M |
| 10 | North Carolina Central University | 19 | $10.8M |
| 11 | Wake Forest University | 13 | $9.4M |
| 12 | Ppd Development Lp | 1 | $9.0M |
| 13 | East Carolina University | 21 | $8.8M |
| 14 | University of North Carolina Charlotte | 22 | $8.2M |
| 15 | University of North Carolina Greensboro | 14 | $5.8M |
| 16 | Epicypher, Inc. | 5 | $5.6M |
| 17 | Neurogt, Inc. | 3 | $3.2M |
| 18 | Southeast Clinical Oncol Research Consortium | 1 | $3.1M |
| 19 | Vast Therapeutics, Inc. | 3 | $2.9M |
| 20 | Innovation Research and Training, Inc. | 4 | $2.6M |
| 21 | Opus Genetics Inc. | 2 | $2.0M |
| 22 | Ramona Optics, Inc. | 2 | $1.7M |
| 23 | Olfax, Llc | 1 | $1.4M |
| 24 | Reselute | 1 | $1.3M |
| 25 | Nabgen, Inc. | 2 | $1.3M |
| Institute | Focus | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| NIAID | infectious disease, immunology and allergy | $350.9M |
| NCI | cancer | $201.7M |
| NHLBI | heart, lung, blood and sleep | $167.2M |
| NIA | aging and Alzheimer's disease | $165.6M |
| OD | cross-NIH programs | $102.5M |
| NICHD | child health, pregnancy and development | $102.5M |
| NIDDK | diabetes, digestive and kidney disease | $93.2M |
| NIGMS | basic biomedical science and research training | $87.9M |
| NIMH | mental health | $75.4M |
| NINDS | neurology and stroke | $70.1M |
NIH awards to North Carolina institutions moved from $1.73B in fiscal year 2025 to $1.79B in 2026, a change of +3.1% against -0.3% nationally.
| Institution | FY2025 | FY2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University | $684.8M | $619.6M | -9.5% |
| Epicypher, Inc. | $10.4M | $5.6M | -46.0% |
| Collaborations Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $3.4M | $307K | -91.1% |
| Redbud Labs, Inc. | $3.6M | $956K | -73.4% |
| Baebies, Inc. | $2.3M | $1.0M | -56.5% |
| Research Triangle Institute | $90.8M | $151.3M | +66.7% |
| University of North Carolina Chapel Hill | $551.8M | $601.9M | +9.1% |
| Family Health International | $25.9M | $40.0M | +54.2% |
| North Carolina Agriculture & Technology St University | $5.7M | $14.1M | +147.0% |
| Mucommune, Llc | $6.1M | $11.1M | +82.1% |
Largest decreases first, then largest increases. Every state compared.
See North Carolina university research spending (all sources, NSF HERD) and every federal funder.
North Carolina is #6 on NIH funding by state.