Research funding
NIH funding in Arkansas
Organizations in Arkansas received $91.9 million in NIH funding in fiscal year 2026 across 148 projects — NIH RePORTER, by organization and county since FY2015.
How much NIH funding did organizations in Arkansas receive each fiscal year since 2015?
| Fiscal year | NIH funding | Change | Projects | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2015 | $41.2 million | – | 89 | 11 |
| FY2016 | $96.2 million | +133.6% | 109 | 11 |
| FY2017 | $57.0 million | -40.7% | 99 | 10 |
| FY2018 | $58.1 million | +1.9% | 111 | 13 |
| FY2019 | $58.5 million | +0.6% | 116 | 11 |
| FY2020 | $77.7 million | +32.8% | 127 | 11 |
| FY2021 | $94.5 million | +21.6% | 139 | 13 |
| FY2022 | $104.4 million | +10.5% | 163 | 14 |
| FY2023 | $105.6 million | +1.1% | 165 | 13 |
| FY2024 | $107.1 million | +1.4% | 187 | 14 |
| FY2025 | $95.9 million | -10.5% | 178 | 12 |
| FY2026 | $91.9 million | -4.2% | 148 | 13 |
Which organizations in Arkansas received the most NIH funding in fiscal year 2026?
| Organization | NIH funding FY2026 | Projects |
|---|---|---|
| UNIV OF ARKANSAS FOR MED SCIS Little Rock, AR · SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE | $52.5 million | 89 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT FAYETTEVILLE Fayetteville, AR · SCHOOLS OF ARTS AND SCIENCES | $20.1 million | 24 |
| ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL RES INST Little Rock, AR · Research Institutes | $13.9 million | 25 |
| BIOSTRATEGIES, LC State University, AR · Domestic For-Profits | $1.5 million | 1 |
| CELLIA SCIENCE, INC. Fayetteville, AR · Domestic For-Profits | $927,466 | 1 |
| BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FDN/CENTRAL ARKANSAS Little Rock, AR · Research Institutes | $720,513 | 1 |
| ARKANSAS COLLEGES OF HEALTH EDUCATION Fort Smith, AR · Domestic For-Profits | $646,459 | 1 |
| AUXIGEN LLC Conway, AR · Domestic For-Profits | $308,890 | 1 |
| KURIA THERAPEUTICS, INC Little Rock, AR · Domestic For-Profits | $306,805 | 1 |
| TOCOL PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC Little Rock, AR · Domestic For-Profits | $299,882 | 1 |
| NEPHROPATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES Little Rock, AR · Domestic For-Profits | $266,613 | 1 |
| SFC FLUIDICS, LLC Fayetteville, AR · Domestic For-Profits | $250,000 | 1 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS - FORT SMITH Fort Smith, AR · Domestic Higher Education | $132,867 | 1 |
How much NIH funding went to each county in Arkansas in fiscal year 2026?
| County | NIH funding | Projects |
|---|---|---|
| Pulaski County | $68.0 million | 118 |
| Washington County | $21.3 million | 26 |
| Craighead County | $1.5 million | 1 |
| Sebastian County | $779,326 | 2 |
| Faulkner County | $308,890 | 1 |
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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