Institutions in Utah received $320.4M in NIH funding in fiscal year 2026 across 637 awards, #26 among states. University of Utah received the most, $292.2M, and the NCI was the largest funding institute.
| Rank | Institution | Awards | NIH funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Utah | 587 | $292.2M |
| 2 | Brigham Young University | 14 | $6.4M |
| 3 | Utah State University | 15 | $6.3M |
| 4 | Ihc Health Services, Inc. | 5 | $3.1M |
| 5 | Western Institute for Veterans Research | 1 | $1.6M |
| 6 | Ripple, Llc | 1 | $1.5M |
| 7 | Inherent Biosciences, Inc. | 1 | $1.2M |
| 8 | Iveena Delivery Systems, Inc. | 1 | $1.1M |
| 9 | Espira, Inc. | 1 | $1.0M |
| 10 | Utah State Higher Education System--Utah Technology University | 1 | $1.0M |
| 11 | Microsurgical Innovations, Inc. | 1 | $1.0M |
| 12 | Curza Inc | 1 | $1.0M |
| 13 | Neurorobotic Technologies, Llc | 2 | $726K |
| 14 | Utah Navajo Health System, Inc. | 1 | $623K |
| 15 | Glycosurf, Inc. | 1 | $529K |
| 16 | Kscube, Llc | 1 | $315K |
| 17 | Mountain Biometrics, Inc | 1 | $307K |
| 18 | Uinta Bio, Inc. | 1 | $306K |
| 19 | Utah State Higher Education System--Southern Utah University | 1 | $162K |
| Institute | Focus | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| NCI | cancer | $50.6M |
| NHLBI | heart, lung, blood and sleep | $36.4M |
| NIAID | infectious disease, immunology and allergy | $34.5M |
| NICHD | child health, pregnancy and development | $28.1M |
| NIGMS | basic biomedical science and research training | $27.9M |
| NIA | aging and Alzheimer's disease | $22.4M |
| NINDS | neurology and stroke | $21.6M |
| NEI | vision and eye disease | $14.2M |
| NIDDK | diabetes, digestive and kidney disease | $12.8M |
| NIMH | mental health | $10.4M |
NIH awards to Utah institutions moved from $312.9M in fiscal year 2025 to $320.4M in 2026, a change of +2.4% against -0.3% nationally.
| Institution | FY2025 | FY2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brigham Young University | $9.6M | $6.4M | -32.7% |
| Curza Inc | $2.9M | $1.0M | -65.0% |
| Utah Navajo Health System, Inc. | $644K | $623K | -3.2% |
| Ripple, Llc | $1.5M | $1.5M | +0.0% |
| University of Utah | $283.8M | $292.2M | +3.0% |
| Utah State University | $4.9M | $6.3M | +28.2% |
| Ihc Health Services, Inc. | $2.6M | $3.1M | +20.1% |
| Inherent Biosciences, Inc. | $855K | $1.2M | +36.6% |
| Iveena Delivery Systems, Inc. | $934K | $1.1M | +19.1% |
Largest decreases first, then largest increases. Every state compared.
See Utah university research spending (all sources, NSF HERD) and every federal funder.
Utah is #26 on NIH funding by state.