NIH funding in South Carolina
Updated October 13, 2026 · Refreshed when USAspending posts new fiscal-year data · Published by Grantsights
NIH obligated $230.1 million in grants to organizations in South Carolina in fiscal year 2026, 28th among the 50 states and DC. That's $45 per resident, the 36th-highest per person.
- FY2026: $230.1 million, down 3% from $238.2 million in FY2025.
- Since FY2020: up 11% ($207.1 million then).
- Largest recipient: The Medical University of South Carolina, $123.2 million (54% of the state total).
South Carolina NIH grant obligations by fiscal year: $230.1 million in FY2026
| Fiscal year | NIH grant obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | $230,124,131 |
| FY2025 | $238,165,791 |
| FY2024 | $245,408,510 |
| FY2023 | $251,279,501 |
| FY2022 | $219,888,613 |
| FY2021 | $215,469,361 |
| FY2020 | $207,051,932 |
Source: USAspending.gov, NIH grant obligations by recipient location, pulled October 13, 2026.
Who received the most NIH grant money in South Carolina in FY2026: The Medical University of South Carolina
| Recipient | FY2026 obligations |
|---|---|
| The Medical University of South Carolina | $123.2 million |
| University of South Carolina | $64.2 million |
| Clemson University | $18.9 million |
| Spartanburg Regional Health Services District, Inc. | $3.0 million |
| Fibrotherapeutics Inc | $2.8 million |
| Atticus Pharma Inc | $2.0 million |
| Doty Scientific Inc | $1.9 million |
| Advanced Smart Systems & Evaluation Technologies Llc | $1.6 million |
| Prisma Health - Upstate | $1.3 million |
| Blotting Innovations, Inc | $1.0 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 South Carolina," updated October 13, 2026, https://grantsights.com/research/nih-funding-by-state/south-carolina. Data: USAspending.gov.
Who won specific NIH awards: R01, K99/R00, R15 and F31 award histories.