NIH funding in Kansas
Updated October 13, 2026 · Refreshed when USAspending posts new fiscal-year data · Published by Grantsights
NIH obligated $148.6 million in grants to organizations in Kansas in fiscal year 2026, 34th among the 50 states and DC. That's $51 per resident, the 33rd-highest per person.
- FY2026: $148.6 million, up 7% from $138.9 million in FY2025.
- Since FY2020: up 25% ($119.2 million then).
- Largest recipient: University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc., $109.4 million (74% of the state total).
Kansas NIH grant obligations by fiscal year: $148.6 million in FY2026
| Fiscal year | NIH grant obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | $148,568,605 |
| FY2025 | $138,870,057 |
| FY2024 | $133,337,080 |
| FY2023 | $136,353,800 |
| FY2022 | $125,568,217 |
| FY2021 | $115,543,520 |
| FY2020 | $119,235,818 |
Source: USAspending.gov, NIH grant obligations by recipient location, pulled October 13, 2026.
Who received the most NIH grant money in Kansas in FY2026: University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc.
| Recipient | FY2026 obligations |
|---|---|
| University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc. | $109.4 million |
| University of Kansas Center for Research Inc | $22.4 million |
| Kansas State University | $11.6 million |
| Wichita State University | $3.3 million |
| Pinnacle Technology De Llc | $984,425 |
| Continuum Educational Technologies, Pbc | $887,778 |
| American Medical Informatics Association, Inc. | $20,000 |
| Radiation Detection Technologies, Inc. | $0 |
| Flowpoint Medical Inc | $0 |
| Evoke Medical Llc | $0 |
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 Kansas," updated October 13, 2026, https://grantsights.com/research/nih-funding-by-state/kansas. Data: USAspending.gov.
Who won specific NIH awards: R01, K99/R00, R15 and F31 award histories.