NIH funding in Louisiana
Updated October 13, 2026 · Refreshed when USAspending posts new fiscal-year data · Published by Grantsights
NIH obligated $187.6 million in grants to organizations in Louisiana in fiscal year 2026, 31st among the 50 states and DC. That's $40 per resident, the 39th-highest per person.
- FY2026: $187.6 million, up 1% from $185.6 million in FY2025.
- Since FY2020: up 4% ($179.8 million then).
- Largest recipient: The Administrators of Tulane Educational Fund, $93.2 million (50% of the state total).
Louisiana NIH grant obligations by fiscal year: $187.6 million in FY2026
| Fiscal year | NIH grant obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | $187,593,237 |
| FY2025 | $185,597,554 |
| FY2024 | $190,624,964 |
| FY2023 | $215,204,691 |
| FY2022 | $212,076,597 |
| FY2021 | $196,003,935 |
| FY2020 | $179,759,870 |
Source: USAspending.gov, NIH grant obligations by recipient location, pulled October 13, 2026.
Who received the most NIH grant money in Louisiana in FY2026: The Administrators of Tulane Educational Fund
| Recipient | FY2026 obligations |
|---|---|
| The Administrators of Tulane Educational Fund | $93.2 million |
| Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans | $24.4 million |
| Pennington Biomedical Research Center | $21.9 million |
| Louisiana State University | $21.0 million |
| Louisiana State University | $16.3 million |
| Xavier University of Louisiana | $6.9 million |
| Louisiana State University Agricultural Center | $1.5 million |
| Glax Llc | $1.0 million |
| University of New Orleans | $521,500 |
| Endios Bio, Inc. | $444,820 |
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 Louisiana," updated October 13, 2026, https://grantsights.com/research/nih-funding-by-state/louisiana. Data: USAspending.gov.
Who won specific NIH awards: R01, K99/R00, R15 and F31 award histories.