NIH funding in Maine
Updated October 13, 2026 · Refreshed when USAspending posts new fiscal-year data · Published by Grantsights
NIH obligated $115.3 million in grants to organizations in Maine in fiscal year 2026, 38th among the 50 states and DC. That's $85 per resident, the 22nd-highest per person.
- FY2026: $115.3 million, down 1% from $116.6 million in FY2025.
- Since FY2020: up 13% ($102.0 million then).
- Largest recipient: Jackson Laboratory, $73.3 million (64% of the state total).
Maine NIH grant obligations by fiscal year: $115.3 million in FY2026
| Fiscal year | NIH grant obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | $115,307,235 |
| FY2025 | $116,595,676 |
| FY2024 | $114,789,362 |
| FY2023 | $113,625,199 |
| FY2022 | $109,811,275 |
| FY2021 | $107,327,835 |
| FY2020 | $101,987,947 |
Source: USAspending.gov, NIH grant obligations by recipient location, pulled October 13, 2026.
Who received the most NIH grant money in Maine in FY2026: Jackson Laboratory
| Recipient | FY2026 obligations |
|---|---|
| Jackson Laboratory | $73.3 million |
| Mainehealth | $16.3 million |
| University of New England | $8.8 million |
| The Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory | $7.6 million |
| University of Maine System | $6.4 million |
| National Partnership for Environmental Technology Education, Inc. | $1.9 million |
| Wabanaki Public Health & Wellness Npc | $463,435 |
| Bowdoin College | $444,610 |
| President and Trustees of Bates College | $142,380 |
| The President and Trustees of Colby College | $10,000 |
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 Maine," updated October 13, 2026, https://grantsights.com/research/nih-funding-by-state/maine. Data: USAspending.gov.
Who won specific NIH awards: R01, K99/R00, R15 and F31 award histories.