Research funding
NIH funding in Connecticut
Organizations in Connecticut received $810.1 million in NIH funding in fiscal year 2026 across 1,390 projects — NIH RePORTER, by organization and county since FY2015.
How much NIH funding did organizations in Connecticut receive each fiscal year since 2015?
| Fiscal year | NIH funding | Change | Projects | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2015 | $460.2 million | – | 1,130 | 41 |
| FY2016 | $513.2 million | +11.5% | 1,178 | 33 |
| FY2017 | $530.1 million | +3.3% | 1,207 | 33 |
| FY2018 | $558.6 million | +5.4% | 1,245 | 37 |
| FY2019 | $602.1 million | +7.8% | 1,297 | 39 |
| FY2020 | $692.7 million | +15.0% | 1,400 | 38 |
| FY2021 | $695.4 million | +0.4% | 1,438 | 40 |
| FY2022 | $735.7 million | +5.8% | 1,502 | 37 |
| FY2023 | $771.8 million | +4.9% | 1,519 | 40 |
| FY2024 | $782.3 million | +1.4% | 1,523 | 45 |
| FY2025 | $824.8 million | +5.4% | 1,385 | 37 |
| FY2026 | $810.1 million | -1.8% | 1,390 | 32 |
Which organizations in Connecticut received the most NIH funding in fiscal year 2026?
| Organization | NIH funding FY2026 | Projects |
|---|---|---|
| YALE UNIVERSITY New Haven, CT · SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE | $686.5 million | 1,121 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT Farmington, CT · SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE | $57.2 million | 124 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT STORRS Storrs-Mansfield, CT · EARTH SCIENCES/RESOURCES | $32.4 million | 88 |
| CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Hartford, CT · Independent Hospitals | $4.2 million | 5 |
| HARTFORD HOSPITAL Hartford, CT · Independent Hospitals | $2.9 million | 8 |
| CONNECTICUT STATE DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH Hartford, CT · Other Domestic Non-Profits | $2.5 million | 1 |
| PANLUMINATE INC. New Haven, CT · Domestic For-Profits | $2.5 million | 4 |
| ZETROZ SYSTEMS, LLC Trumbull, CT · Domestic For-Profits | $2.2 million | 1 |
| LIUNA TRAINING AND EDUCATION FUND Pomfret Center, CT · Domestic For-Profits | $1.8 million | 1 |
| SARXION, INC. New Haven, CT · Domestic For-Profits | $1.5 million | 1 |
| TEZCAT BIOSCIENCES, INC. New Haven, CT · Domestic For-Profits | $1.3 million | 2 |
| PRECISION BIOTOOLS INC Branford, CT · Domestic For-Profits | $1.2 million | 1 |
| L2 DIAGNOSTICS, LLC New Haven, CT · Domestic For-Profits | $1.2 million | 4 |
| PREDICTABLY HUMAN, INC. Darien, CT · Domestic For-Profits | $1.1 million | 1 |
| WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY Middletown, CT · SCHOOLS OF ARTS AND SCIENCES | $1.1 million | 3 |
| CELLSBIN, INC. Branford, CT · Domestic For-Profits | $1.0 million | 1 |
| CURATIX, LLC Groton, CT · Domestic For-Profits | $1.0 million | 1 |
| VIRTUS THERAPEUTICS CORPORATION Groton, CT · Domestic For-Profits | $999,841 | 1 |
| MITOTHERAPEUTIX, LLC Cheshire, CT · Domestic For-Profits | $996,169 | 1 |
| OUI THERAPEUTICS, INC New Haven, CT · Domestic For-Profits | $966,804 | 1 |
| THETIS PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC Deep River, CT · Domestic For-Profits | $941,303 | 2 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN West Haven, CT · SCHOOLS OF ARTS AND SCIENCES | $891,471 | 5 |
| LUNA BIOSCIENCE, INC. Westport, CT · Domestic For-Profits | $600,674 | 2 |
| CONNECTICUT AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STA New Haven, CT · Research Institutes | $597,847 | 3 |
| TRINITY COLLEGE Hartford, CT · SCHOOLS OF ARTS AND SCIENCES | $576,722 | 1 |
| INTUS BIOSCIENCES LLC Farmington, CT · Domestic For-Profits | $404,338 | 1 |
| SIRONA MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Windsor, CT · Domestic For-Profits | $313,385 | 1 |
| RESULTS GROUP Glastonbury, Ct, CT · Domestic For-Profits | $305,904 | 1 |
| ABBRATECH, INC. Branford, CT · Domestic For-Profits | $301,174 | 1 |
| SEQUESTBIO, INC. Plainville, CT · Domestic For-Profits | $290,612 | 1 |
| MOSES-WEITZMAN HEALTH SYSTEM INC Middletown, CT · Other Domestic Non-Profits | $216,765 | 1 |
| HUMAN GENOME ORGANIZATION INTERNATIONAL, INC. Farmington, CT · Other Domestic Non-Profits | $19,760 | 1 |
How much NIH funding went to each county in Connecticut 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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