NIH funding in Florida
Updated October 13, 2026 · Refreshed when USAspending posts new fiscal-year data · Published by Grantsights
NIH obligated $888.4 million in grants to organizations in Florida in fiscal year 2026, 12th among the 50 states and DC. That's $41 per resident, the 38th-highest per person.
- FY2026: $888.4 million, up 1% from $880.9 million in FY2025.
- Since FY2020: up 26% ($707.3 million then).
- Largest recipient: University of Florida, $269.7 million (30% of the state total).
Florida NIH grant obligations by fiscal year: $888.4 million in FY2026
| Fiscal year | NIH grant obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | $888,395,903 |
| FY2025 | $880,859,213 |
| FY2024 | $830,117,998 |
| FY2023 | $892,157,581 |
| FY2022 | $811,659,049 |
| FY2021 | $755,389,875 |
| FY2020 | $707,264,586 |
Source: USAspending.gov, NIH grant obligations by recipient location, pulled October 13, 2026.
Who received the most NIH grant money in Florida in FY2026: University of Florida
| Recipient | FY2026 obligations |
|---|---|
| University of Florida | $269.7 million |
| University of Miami | $174.5 million |
| University of South Florida | $115.3 million |
| Mayo Clinic Jacksonville (a Nonprofit Corporation) | $60.5 million |
| Florida State University | $54.8 million |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital, Inc. | $48.2 million |
| Florida International University | $36.9 million |
| Jaeb Center for Health Research Foundation, Inc. | $24.8 million |
| University of Miami | $19.0 million |
| The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees | $12.1 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 Florida," updated October 13, 2026, https://grantsights.com/research/nih-funding-by-state/florida. Data: USAspending.gov.
Who won specific NIH awards: R01, K99/R00, R15 and F31 award histories.