NIH funding in Minnesota
Updated October 13, 2026 · Refreshed when USAspending posts new fiscal-year data · Published by Grantsights
NIH obligated $712.3 million in grants to organizations in Minnesota in fiscal year 2026, 16th among the 50 states and DC. That's $125 per resident, the 11th-highest per person.
- FY2026: $712.3 million, up 3% from $694.9 million in FY2025.
- Since FY2020: up 6% ($670.4 million then).
- Largest recipient: Regents of the University of Minnesota, $377.0 million (53% of the state total).
Minnesota NIH grant obligations by fiscal year: $712.3 million in FY2026
| Fiscal year | NIH grant obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | $712,295,743 |
| FY2025 | $694,899,545 |
| FY2024 | $695,191,546 |
| FY2023 | $702,562,568 |
| FY2022 | $747,090,662 |
| FY2021 | $620,492,115 |
| FY2020 | $670,439,894 |
Source: USAspending.gov, NIH grant obligations by recipient location, pulled October 13, 2026.
Who received the most NIH grant money in Minnesota in FY2026: Regents of the University of Minnesota
| Recipient | FY2026 obligations |
|---|---|
| Regents of the University of Minnesota | $377.0 million |
| Mayo Clinic | $275.3 million |
| Healthpartners Institute | $11.5 million |
| Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute | $6.3 million |
| Innovative Design Labs Inc | $5.8 million |
| Gogyup Inc | $2.1 million |
| Objective Biotechnology, Inc. | $2.1 million |
| Plans4care Inc. | $1.8 million |
| Applied Universal Dynamics, Corp | $1.7 million |
| Champaign Imaging Llc | $1.6 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 Minnesota," updated October 13, 2026, https://grantsights.com/research/nih-funding-by-state/minnesota. Data: USAspending.gov.
Who won specific NIH awards: R01, K99/R00, R15 and F31 award histories.