Research funding
NIH funding in Alabama
Organizations in Alabama received $382.3 million in NIH funding in fiscal year 2026 across 634 projects — NIH RePORTER, by organization and county since FY2015.
How much NIH funding did organizations in Alabama receive each fiscal year since 2015?
| Fiscal year | NIH funding | Change | Projects | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2015 | $288.6 million | – | 621 | 23 |
| FY2016 | $300.3 million | +4.0% | 666 | 21 |
| FY2017 | $303.2 million | +1.0% | 657 | 23 |
| FY2018 | $349.2 million | +15.2% | 701 | 19 |
| FY2019 | $394.5 million | +13.0% | 752 | 19 |
| FY2020 | $381.3 million | -3.4% | 762 | 20 |
| FY2021 | $387.0 million | +1.5% | 761 | 20 |
| FY2022 | $396.6 million | +2.5% | 754 | 20 |
| FY2023 | $388.9 million | -1.9% | 771 | 19 |
| FY2024 | $380.0 million | -2.3% | 731 | 20 |
| FY2025 | $350.3 million | -7.8% | 643 | 21 |
| FY2026 | $382.3 million | +9.1% | 634 | 17 |
Which organizations in Alabama received the most NIH funding in fiscal year 2026?
| Organization | NIH funding FY2026 | Projects |
|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM Birmingham, AL · SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE | $335.6 million | 560 |
| AUBURN UNIVERSITY AT AUBURN Auburn, AL · SCHOOLS OF VETERINARY MEDICINE | $8.5 million | 22 |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA Mobile, AL · SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE | $8.3 million | 17 |
| SOUTHERN RESEARCH INSTITUTE Birmingham, AL · Research Institutes | $8.0 million | 1 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN TUSCALOOSA Tuscaloosa, AL · SCHOOLS OF EDUCATION | $6.4 million | 13 |
| TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY Tuskegee Institute, AL · SCHOOLS OF VETERINARY MEDICINE | $6.1 million | 4 |
| HUDSON-ALPHA INSTITUTE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY Huntsville, AL · Research Institutes | $2.0 million | 3 |
| CFD RESEARCH CORPORATION Huntsville, AL · Domestic For-Profits | $1.7 million | 3 |
| AUBURN UNIVERSITY AT MONTGOMERY Montgomery, AL · SCHOOLS OF ARTS AND SCIENCES | $1.1 million | 2 |
| BIOMETRIC POSITIONING SYSTEMS LLC Birmingham, AL · Domestic For-Profits | $1.0 million | 1 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE Huntsville, AL · SCHOOLS OF ARTS AND SCIENCES | $747,400 | 1 |
| ALABAMA FIRE COLLEGE Tuscaloosa, AL · Domestic For-Profits | $742,500 | 1 |
| ENDOMIMETICS, LLC Birmingham, AL · Domestic For-Profits | $665,292 | 1 |
| ALVEOLUS BIO, INC. Birmingham, AL · Domestic For-Profits | $574,891 | 2 |
| VIVOSPHERE LLC Auburn, AL · Domestic For-Profits | $350,000 | 1 |
| SYNVIVO, INC. Huntsville, AL · Domestic For-Profits | $290,400 | 1 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA Livingston, AL · Domestic Higher Education | $163,475 | 1 |
How much NIH funding went to each county in Alabama in fiscal year 2026?
NIH RePORTER: award amounts of NIH projects by fiscal year (October 1 to September 30), U.S. organizations only, subprojects not counted twice. County from the organization's ZIP code (Census ZCTA-county relationship 2020). No investigator names are stored. Source record.
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