Institutions in Oklahoma received $205.1M in NIH funding in fiscal year 2026 across 386 awards, #33 among states. University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center received the most, $101.0M, and the NIGMS was the largest funding institute.
| Rank | Institution | Awards | NIH funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center | 200 | $101.0M |
| 2 | Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation | 74 | $49.9M |
| 3 | University of Oklahoma | 39 | $19.2M |
| 4 | Oklahoma State University Stillwater | 31 | $12.9M |
| 5 | Laureate Institute for Brain Research | 18 | $10.3M |
| 6 | Osu Center for Health Sciences | 11 | $6.1M |
| 7 | Cherokee Nation | 7 | $2.2M |
| 8 | Transtimulation Research, Inc. | 1 | $991K |
| 9 | Progentec Diagnostics, Inc. | 1 | $895K |
| 10 | Hearts for Hearing Foundation | 1 | $564K |
| 11 | Chickasaw Nation | 1 | $430K |
| 12 | University of Central Oklahoma | 1 | $381K |
| 13 | Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma | 1 | $198K |
| Institute | Focus | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| NIGMS | basic biomedical science and research training | $84.2M |
| NCI | cancer | $20.0M |
| NIAID | infectious disease, immunology and allergy | $14.4M |
| NIAMS | arthritis, bone, muscle and skin | $13.5M |
| NIA | aging and Alzheimer's disease | $11.2M |
| NHLBI | heart, lung, blood and sleep | $9.6M |
| NIDA | addiction and substance use | $9.5M |
| NIMHD | minority health and health disparities | $7.7M |
| NICHD | child health, pregnancy and development | $6.9M |
| NIDDK | diabetes, digestive and kidney disease | $6.5M |
NIH awards to Oklahoma institutions moved from $206.5M in fiscal year 2025 to $205.1M in 2026, a change of -0.7% against -0.3% nationally.
| Institution | FY2025 | FY2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laureate Institute for Brain Research | $12.4M | $10.3M | -16.9% |
| University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center | $103.1M | $101.0M | -2.0% |
| Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation | $51.8M | $49.9M | -3.7% |
| Oklahoma State University Stillwater | $14.4M | $12.9M | -10.5% |
| Cherokee Nation | $2.9M | $2.2M | -22.3% |
| University of Oklahoma | $14.3M | $19.2M | +34.0% |
| Osu Center for Health Sciences | $5.6M | $6.1M | +9.8% |
| Hearts for Hearing Foundation | $402K | $564K | +40.3% |
| Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma | $480K | $198K | -58.7% |
Largest decreases first, then largest increases. Every state compared.
See Oklahoma university research spending (all sources, NSF HERD) and every federal funder.
Oklahoma is #33 on NIH funding by state.