NIH funding in New Mexico
Updated October 13, 2026 · Refreshed when USAspending posts new fiscal-year data · Published by Grantsights
NIH obligated $118.9 million in grants to organizations in New Mexico in fiscal year 2026, 37th among the 50 states and DC. That's $56 per resident, the 31st-highest per person.
- FY2026: $118.9 million, up 1% from $118.3 million in FY2025.
- Since FY2020: up 10% ($107.6 million then).
- Largest recipient: University of New Mexico, $81.9 million (69% of the state total).
New Mexico NIH grant obligations by fiscal year: $118.9 million in FY2026
| Fiscal year | NIH grant obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | $118,884,457 |
| FY2025 | $118,258,074 |
| FY2024 | $114,903,071 |
| FY2023 | $115,733,736 |
| FY2022 | $114,634,135 |
| FY2021 | $114,277,012 |
| FY2020 | $107,628,813 |
Source: USAspending.gov, NIH grant obligations by recipient location, pulled October 13, 2026.
Who received the most NIH grant money in New Mexico in FY2026: University of New Mexico
| Recipient | FY2026 obligations |
|---|---|
| University of New Mexico | $81.9 million |
| University of New Mexico | $17.1 million |
| Lovelace Biomedical Research Institute | $9.4 million |
| New Mexico State University | $7.6 million |
| Neurinsight Llc | $822,591 |
| Navajo Technical University | $768,269 |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | $692,373 |
| National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, Llc | $675,526 |
| Mind Research Network | $0 |
| New Mexico Start-up Factory Ii 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 New Mexico," updated October 13, 2026, https://grantsights.com/research/nih-funding-by-state/new-mexico. Data: USAspending.gov.
Who won specific NIH awards: R01, K99/R00, R15 and F31 award histories.