Research funding
NIH funding in Louisiana
Organizations in Louisiana received $201.5 million in NIH funding in fiscal year 2026 across 339 projects — NIH RePORTER, by organization and county since FY2015.
How much NIH funding did organizations in Louisiana receive each fiscal year since 2015?
| Fiscal year | NIH funding | Change | Projects | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2015 | $130.4 million | – | 269 | 17 |
| FY2016 | $137.9 million | +5.8% | 297 | 20 |
| FY2017 | $141.3 million | +2.4% | 287 | 17 |
| FY2018 | $153.7 million | +8.8% | 319 | 16 |
| FY2019 | $175.8 million | +14.4% | 351 | 19 |
| FY2020 | $194.0 million | +10.3% | 380 | 19 |
| FY2021 | $206.7 million | +6.6% | 394 | 19 |
| FY2022 | $227.4 million | +10.0% | 416 | 22 |
| FY2023 | $228.8 million | +0.6% | 414 | 19 |
| FY2024 | $210.4 million | -8.0% | 379 | 19 |
| FY2025 | $200.8 million | -4.6% | 325 | 11 |
| FY2026 | $201.5 million | +0.4% | 339 | 16 |
Which organizations in Louisiana received the most NIH funding in fiscal year 2026?
| Organization | NIH funding FY2026 | Projects |
|---|---|---|
| TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA New Orleans, LA · SCHOOLS OF ARTS AND SCIENCES | $99.9 million | 152 |
| LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER New Orleans, LA · SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE | $26.3 million | 61 |
| LSU PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CTR Baton Rouge, LA · ORGANIZED RESEARCH UNITS | $22.7 million | 30 |
| LOUISIANA STATE UNIV HSC SHREVEPORT Shreveport, LA · SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE | $21.9 million | 41 |
| LOUISIANA STATE UNIV A&M COL BATON ROUGE Baton Rouge, LA · SCHOOLS OF ARTS AND SCIENCES | $16.2 million | 28 |
| XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA New Orleans, LA · SCHOOLS OF PHARMACY | $7.2 million | 6 |
| UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE Lafayette, LA · UNIVERSITY-WIDE | $3.7 million | 8 |
| LOUISIANA STATE UNIV AGRICULTURAL CENTER Baton Rouge, LA · ORGANIZED RESEARCH UNITS | $1.5 million | 3 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS New Orleans, LA · SCHOOLS OF ARTS AND SCIENCES | $521,500 | 2 |
| ENDIOS BIO, INC. Baton Rouge, LA · Domestic For-Profits | $444,820 | 1 |
| UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE Monroe, LA · SCHOOLS OF PHARMACY | $417,615 | 2 |
| LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY Ruston, LA · BIOMED ENGR/COL ENGR/ENGR STA | $278,290 | 1 |
| LOYOLA UNIVERSITY IN NEW ORLEANS New Orleans, LA · SCHOOLS OF ARTS AND SCIENCES | $249,995 | 1 |
| GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY Grambling, LA · Domestic Higher Education | $150,834 | 1 |
| OBATALA SCIENCES, INC. New Orleans, LA · Domestic For-Profits | $150,234 | 1 |
| OLEOLIVE, INC. Shreveport, LA · Domestic For-Profits | $6,500 | 1 |
How much NIH funding went to each county in Louisiana 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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