NIH funding in Connecticut
Updated October 13, 2026 · Refreshed when USAspending posts new fiscal-year data · Published by Grantsights
NIH obligated $782.6 million in grants to organizations in Connecticut in fiscal year 2026, 14th among the 50 states and DC. That's $217 per resident, the 4th-highest per person.
- FY2026: $782.6 million, down 3% from $805.9 million in FY2025.
- Since FY2020: up 15% ($679.8 million then).
- Largest recipient: Yale Univ, $664.0 million (85% of the state total).
Connecticut NIH grant obligations by fiscal year: $782.6 million in FY2026
| Fiscal year | NIH grant obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | $782,642,076 |
| FY2025 | $805,948,956 |
| FY2024 | $778,702,216 |
| FY2023 | $768,234,274 |
| FY2022 | $725,644,831 |
| FY2021 | $667,378,360 |
| FY2020 | $679,827,777 |
Source: USAspending.gov, NIH grant obligations by recipient location, pulled October 13, 2026.
Who received the most NIH grant money in Connecticut in FY2026: Yale Univ
| Recipient | FY2026 obligations |
|---|---|
| Yale Univ | $664.0 million |
| University of Connecticut Health Center | $56.8 million |
| University of Connecticut | $31.6 million |
| Connecticut Children's Medical Center | $4.2 million |
| Panluminate Inc | $2.5 million |
| Hartford Hospital | $2.4 million |
| Zetroz Systems Llc | $2.2 million |
| Liuna Training & Education Fund | $1.8 million |
| Sarxion, Inc. | $1.5 million |
| Tezcat Biosciences, Inc. | $1.3 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 Connecticut," updated October 13, 2026, https://grantsights.com/research/nih-funding-by-state/connecticut. Data: USAspending.gov.
Who won specific NIH awards: R01, K99/R00, R15 and F31 award histories.