Research funding
NIH funding in North Carolina
Organizations in North Carolina received $1.78 billion in NIH funding in fiscal year 2026 across 2,469 projects — NIH RePORTER, by organization and county since FY2015.
How much NIH funding did organizations in North Carolina receive each fiscal year since 2015?
| Fiscal year | NIH funding | Change | Projects | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2015 | $1.08 billion | – | 2,146 | 91 |
| FY2016 | $1.19 billion | +10.3% | 2,262 | 108 |
| FY2017 | $1.26 billion | +6.2% | 2,362 | 110 |
| FY2018 | $1.41 billion | +11.3% | 2,459 | 117 |
| FY2019 | $1.58 billion | +12.8% | 2,575 | 111 |
| FY2020 | $2.20 billion | +38.8% | 2,670 | 112 |
| FY2021 | $2.31 billion | +4.9% | 2,774 | 140 |
| FY2022 | $2.18 billion | -5.7% | 2,892 | 124 |
| FY2023 | $2.31 billion | +6.0% | 2,896 | 121 |
| FY2024 | $1.98 billion | -14.1% | 2,849 | 110 |
| FY2025 | $1.72 billion | -13.4% | 2,577 | 105 |
| FY2026 | $1.78 billion | +3.9% | 2,469 | 95 |
Which organizations in North Carolina received the most NIH funding in fiscal year 2026?
| Organization | NIH funding FY2026 | Projects |
|---|---|---|
| DUKE UNIVERSITY Durham, NC · SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE | $578.8 million | 899 |
| UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL Chapel Hill, NC · Domestic Higher Education | $559.7 million | 906 |
| RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE Research Triangle Park, NC · Research Institutes | $166.4 million | 91 |
| WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES Winston-Salem, NC · SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE | $152.5 million | 234 |
| PPD DEVELOPMENT LP Wilmington, NC · Domestic For-Profits | $59.1 million | 9 |
| NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH Raleigh, NC · SCHOOLS OF VETERINARY MEDICINE | $46.3 million | 92 |
| FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL Durham, NC · Research Institutes | $40.1 million | 5 |
| RHO FEDERAL SYSTEMS DIVISION, INC. Durham, NC · Domestic For-Profits | $26.7 million | 5 |
| NORTH CAROLINA AGRI & TECH ST UNIV Greensboro, NC · SCH ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS | $10.3 million | 19 |
| PREMIER, INC. Charlotte, NC · Domestic For-Profits | $10.0 million | 1 |
| WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY Winston-Salem, NC · SCHOOLS OF ARTS AND SCIENCES | $9.4 million | 13 |
| MUCOMMUNE, LLC Morrisville, NC · Domestic For-Profits | $9.2 million | 9 |
| EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY Greenville, NC · SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE | $8.8 million | 21 |
| SCIOME, LLC Research Triangle Park, NC · Domestic For-Profits | $8.7 million | 14 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHARLOTTE Charlotte, NC · BIOMED ENGR/COL ENGR/ENGR STA | $8.2 million | 22 |
| NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY Durham, NC · SCHOOLS OF ARTS AND SCIENCES | $6.3 million | 8 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA GREENSBORO Greensboro, NC · SCH ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS | $5.8 million | 14 |
| EPICYPHER, INC. Research Triangle Park, NC · Domestic For-Profits | $5.6 million | 5 |
| LOCUS BIOSCIENCES, INC. Morrisville, NC · Domestic For-Profits | $4.6 million | 1 |
| NEUROGT, INC. Chapel Hill, NC · Domestic For-Profits | $3.2 million | 3 |
| SOUTHEAST CLINICAL ONCOL RES CONSORTIUM Winston-Salem, NC · Other Domestic Non-Profits | $3.1 million | 1 |
| VAST THERAPEUTICS, INC. Morrisville, NC · Domestic For-Profits | $2.9 million | 3 |
| INNOVATION RESEARCH AND TRAINING, INC. Durham, NC · Domestic For-Profits | $2.6 million | 4 |
| OPUS GENETICS INC. Raleigh, NC · Domestic For-Profits | $2.0 million | 2 |
| RAMONA OPTICS, INC. Durham, NC · Domestic For-Profits | $1.7 million | 2 |
| OLFAX, LLC Asheville, NC · Domestic For-Profits | $1.4 million | 1 |
| RESELUTE Durham, NC · Domestic For-Profits | $1.3 million | 1 |
| NABGEN, INC. Durham, NC · Domestic For-Profits | $1.3 million | 2 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON Wilmington, NC · SCHOOLS OF ARTS AND SCIENCES | $1.2 million | 3 |
| CIVATECH ONCOLOGY, INC. Morrisville, NC · Domestic For-Profits | $1.2 million | 1 |
| INHEALTH USA, INC. Elizabeth City, NC · Domestic For-Profits | $1.2 million | 1 |
| GRADIENT MEDICAL, INC. Raleigh, NC · Domestic For-Profits | $1.1 million | 1 |
| ATTAGENE, INC. Research Triangle Park, NC · Domestic For-Profits | $1.1 million | 2 |
| OPIAID, INC. Wilmington, NC · Domestic For-Profits | $1.1 million | 1 |
| ONCOTAB, INC Charlotte, NC · Domestic For-Profits | $1.1 million | 1 |
| MERAKRIS THERAPEUTICS INC Hillsborough, NC · Domestic For-Profits | $1.1 million | 1 |
| H3PELVIC THERAPY SYSTEMS, INC. Lewisville, NC · Domestic For-Profits | $1.1 million | 1 |
| THEIA IMAGING LLC Chapel Hill, NC · Domestic For-Profits | $1.1 million | 2 |
| 3-C INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Mebane, NC · Domestic For-Profits | $1.1 million | 1 |
| DATA DRIVEN BIOSCIENCE INC Durham, NC · Domestic For-Profits | $1.0 million | 1 |
| HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY High Point, NC · SCHOOLS OF PHARMACY | $1.0 million | 2 |
| ALTIS BIOSYSTEMS, INC. Durham, NC · Domestic For-Profits | $1.0 million | 1 |
| TRIANGLE BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC. Chapel Hill, NC · Domestic For-Profits | $1.0 million | 1 |
| BAEBIES, INC. Durham, NC · Domestic For-Profits | $1.0 million | 1 |
| SCITOVATION, LLC Durham, NC · Domestic For-Profits | $983,133 | 1 |
| TELESAGE RESEARCH, INC. Chapel Hill, NC · Domestic For-Profits | $969,713 | 1 |
| CALLAHAN-YOUNG LLC Raleigh, NC · Domestic For-Profits | $962,046 | 1 |
| REDBUD LABS, INC. Durham, NC · Domestic For-Profits | $956,224 | 1 |
| SELSYM BIOTECH, INC. Cary, NC · Domestic For-Profits | $949,554 | 1 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA ASHEVILLE Asheville, NC · SCHOOLS OF ARTS AND SCIENCES | $932,701 | 2 |
How much NIH funding went to each county in North Carolina 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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