NIH funding in Missouri
Updated October 13, 2026 · Refreshed when USAspending posts new fiscal-year data · Published by Grantsights
NIH obligated $860.9 million in grants to organizations in Missouri in fiscal year 2026, 13th among the 50 states and DC. That's $140 per resident, the 10th-highest per person.
- FY2026: $860.9 million, up 4% from $829.2 million in FY2025.
- Since FY2020: up 28% ($670.0 million then).
- Largest recipient: Washington University, the, $710.9 million (83% of the state total).
Missouri NIH grant obligations by fiscal year: $860.9 million in FY2026
| Fiscal year | NIH grant obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | $860,906,420 |
| FY2025 | $829,161,143 |
| FY2024 | $870,069,707 |
| FY2023 | $799,684,912 |
| FY2022 | $783,539,237 |
| FY2021 | $628,720,090 |
| FY2020 | $669,984,941 |
Source: USAspending.gov, NIH grant obligations by recipient location, pulled October 13, 2026.
Who received the most NIH grant money in Missouri in FY2026: Washington University, the
| Recipient | FY2026 obligations |
|---|---|
| Washington University, the | $710.9 million |
| University of Missouri System | $78.8 million |
| Saint Louis University | $23.0 million |
| Childrens Mercy Hospital | $13.0 million |
| Mriglobal | $7.5 million |
| The Curators of the University of Missouri | $7.0 million |
| Stowers Institute for Medical Research | $3.1 million |
| Turing Medical Technologies Inc | $2.6 million |
| Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City | $2.4 million |
| Vaxnewmo | $2.0 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 Missouri," updated October 13, 2026, https://grantsights.com/research/nih-funding-by-state/missouri. Data: USAspending.gov.
Who won specific NIH awards: R01, K99/R00, R15 and F31 award histories.