NIH funding in Arizona
Updated October 13, 2026 · Refreshed when USAspending posts new fiscal-year data · Published by Grantsights
NIH obligated $361.0 million in grants to organizations in Arizona in fiscal year 2026, 24th among the 50 states and DC. That's $50 per resident, the 34th-highest per person.
- FY2026: $361.0 million, about the same from $360.3 million in FY2025.
- Since FY2020: up 36% ($265.1 million then).
- Largest recipient: University of Arizona, $184.2 million (51% of the state total).
Arizona NIH grant obligations by fiscal year: $361.0 million in FY2026
| Fiscal year | NIH grant obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | $361,013,371 |
| FY2025 | $360,289,206 |
| FY2024 | $327,531,745 |
| FY2023 | $325,241,559 |
| FY2022 | $311,554,181 |
| FY2021 | $271,581,518 |
| FY2020 | $265,083,181 |
Source: USAspending.gov, NIH grant obligations by recipient location, pulled October 13, 2026.
Who received the most NIH grant money in Arizona in FY2026: University of Arizona
| Recipient | FY2026 obligations |
|---|---|
| University of Arizona | $184.2 million |
| Arizona State University | $78.8 million |
| Mayo Clinic Arizona | $30.2 million |
| Banner Health | $25.2 million |
| The Translational Genomics Research Institute | $12.6 million |
| Northern Arizona University | $9.7 million |
| Vitalant | $2.9 million |
| Midwestern University | $2.2 million |
| Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center | $1.7 million |
| Biosensing Instrument Inc | $1.7 million |
Recipient names as USAspending lists them. Hospitals and universities often receive grants under a legal name that differs from the name people use.
How it's counted
- NIH grant obligations (project grants, cooperative agreements and other assistance awards) in USAspending, by the state of the recipient's address.
- Obligations are net: money taken back from ended or cut grants is subtracted in the year it happens.
- Per-resident figures use the Census 2020 population USAspending reports.
- Computed by a Grantsights script from the public USAspending API. See data sources.
What this doesn't show
- Money spent. Obligations are commitments; spending can lag by years.
- Where the work happens. Subawards to other states count where the prime recipient is.
- NIH's own totals, which count awards differently, or NIH contracts and intramural research.
- Success rates. For those, see NIH R01 success rates.
Compare every state on NIH funding by state, or download the CSV. Cite as: Grantsights, "NIH funding in Arizona," updated October 13, 2026, https://grantsights.com/research/nih-funding-by-state/arizona. Data: USAspending.gov.
Who won specific NIH awards: R01, K99/R00, R15 and F31 award histories.