NIH funding in Texas
Updated October 13, 2026 · Refreshed when USAspending posts new fiscal-year data · Published by Grantsights
NIH obligated $1.76 billion in grants to organizations in Texas in fiscal year 2026, 5th among the 50 states and DC. That's $60 per resident, the 30th-highest per person.
- FY2026: $1.76 billion, down 2% from $1.80 billion in FY2025.
- Since FY2020: up 23% ($1.43 billion then).
- Largest recipient: The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, $303.9 million (17% of the state total).
Texas NIH grant obligations by fiscal year: $1.76 billion in FY2026
| Fiscal year | NIH grant obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | $1,760,237,977 |
| FY2025 | $1,801,918,204 |
| FY2024 | $1,799,526,762 |
| FY2023 | $1,764,267,834 |
| FY2022 | $1,704,688,882 |
| FY2021 | $1,490,067,401 |
| FY2020 | $1,426,854,992 |
Source: USAspending.gov, NIH grant obligations by recipient location, pulled October 13, 2026.
Who received the most NIH grant money in Texas in FY2026: The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
| Recipient | FY2026 obligations |
|---|---|
| The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center | $303.9 million |
| Baylor College of Medicine | $279.0 million |
| The Univeristy of Texas M.d. Anderson Cancer Center | $201.7 million |
| University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | $183.7 million |
| The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | $119.8 million |
| University of Texas at Austin | $108.1 million |
| University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston | $67.2 million |
| William Marsh Rice University | $45.1 million |
| University of Texas at Dallas | $44.2 million |
| University of Houston System | $42.9 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 Texas," updated October 13, 2026, https://grantsights.com/research/nih-funding-by-state/texas. Data: USAspending.gov.
Who won specific NIH awards: R01, K99/R00, R15 and F31 award histories.