NIH funding in Delaware
Updated October 13, 2026 · Refreshed when USAspending posts new fiscal-year data · Published by Grantsights
NIH obligated $75.2 million in grants to organizations in Delaware in fiscal year 2026, 40th among the 50 states and DC. That's $76 per resident, the 24th-highest per person.
- FY2026: $75.2 million, down 12% from $85.3 million in FY2025.
- Since FY2020: up 36% ($55.4 million then).
- Largest recipient: University of Delaware, $46.8 million (62% of the state total).
Delaware NIH grant obligations by fiscal year: $75.2 million in FY2026
| Fiscal year | NIH grant obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | $75,193,377 |
| FY2025 | $85,343,849 |
| FY2024 | $81,152,624 |
| FY2023 | $73,510,859 |
| FY2022 | $70,882,980 |
| FY2021 | $64,889,972 |
| FY2020 | $55,416,663 |
Source: USAspending.gov, NIH grant obligations by recipient location, pulled October 13, 2026.
Who received the most NIH grant money in Delaware in FY2026: University of Delaware
| Recipient | FY2026 obligations |
|---|---|
| University of Delaware | $46.8 million |
| The Nemours Foundation | $10.7 million |
| Delaware State University | $5.9 million |
| Carevirtue Technologies, Inc. | $3.2 million |
| Christiana Care Health Services Inc | $2.0 million |
| Sansimeon, Inc. | $1.5 million |
| Masterswitch, Inc. | $1.2 million |
| Vasarya Therapeutics, Inc. | $1.1 million |
| Cosmyc Inc | $970,613 |
| Daily Burn, Inc | $499,996 |
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 Delaware," updated October 13, 2026, https://grantsights.com/research/nih-funding-by-state/delaware. Data: USAspending.gov.
Who won specific NIH awards: R01, K99/R00, R15 and F31 award histories.