Research funding
NIH funding in South Carolina
Organizations in South Carolina received $245.7 million in NIH funding in fiscal year 2026 across 427 projects — NIH RePORTER, by organization and county since FY2015.
How much NIH funding did organizations in South Carolina receive each fiscal year since 2015?
| Fiscal year | NIH funding | Change | Projects | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2015 | $153.4 million | – | 416 | 21 |
| FY2016 | $181.0 million | +18.0% | 446 | 26 |
| FY2017 | $184.8 million | +2.1% | 448 | 24 |
| FY2018 | $199.4 million | +7.9% | 464 | 25 |
| FY2019 | $203.4 million | +2.0% | 470 | 26 |
| FY2020 | $217.2 million | +6.8% | 475 | 25 |
| FY2021 | $228.3 million | +5.1% | 485 | 31 |
| FY2022 | $238.8 million | +4.6% | 515 | 35 |
| FY2023 | $262.2 million | +9.8% | 560 | 37 |
| FY2024 | $258.2 million | -1.5% | 546 | 38 |
| FY2025 | $268.1 million | +3.9% | 467 | 31 |
| FY2026 | $245.7 million | -8.4% | 427 | 34 |
Which organizations in South Carolina received the most NIH funding in fiscal year 2026?
| Organization | NIH funding FY2026 | Projects |
|---|---|---|
| MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA Charleston, SC · SCHOOLS OF DENTISTRY/ORAL HYGN | $139.6 million | 243 |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA Columbia, SC · SCHOOLS OF ARTS AND SCIENCES | $63.3 million | 110 |
| CLEMSON UNIVERSITY Clemson, SC · SCH ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS | $18.7 million | 39 |
| SPARTANBURG REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Spartanburg, SC · Independent Hospitals | $3.0 million | 1 |
| FIBROTHERAPEUTICS, INC. Charleston, SC · Domestic For-Profits | $2.8 million | 2 |
| ATTICUS PHARMA INC Greenville, SC · Domestic For-Profits | $2.0 million | 2 |
| DOTY SCIENTIFIC, INC. Columbia, SC · Domestic For-Profits | $1.9 million | 2 |
| ADVANCED SMART SYSTEMS/EVALUATION TECHNO Columbia, SC · Domestic For-Profits | $1.6 million | 1 |
| PRISMA HEALTH - UPSTATE Greenville, SC · Other Domestic Non-Profits | $1.3 million | 1 |
| BLOTTING INNOVATIONS, INC Central, SC · Domestic For-Profits | $1.0 million | 1 |
| EXPANSE BIO LLC North Charleston, SC · Domestic For-Profits | $983,076 | 1 |
| SYLVATICA BIOTECH, INC. North Charleston, SC · Domestic For-Profits | $972,116 | 1 |
| SOJOURN MEDTECH LLC Pendleton, SC · Domestic For-Profits | $905,234 | 1 |
| DOXY.ME, LLC Charleston, SC · Domestic For-Profits | $704,454 | 1 |
| INTEGRATED MICRO-CHROMATOGRAPHY SYSTEMS, INC. Irmo, SC · Domestic For-Profits | $698,612 | 1 |
| NANOPX BIOSCIENCES, LLC Chapin, SC · Domestic For-Profits | $483,457 | 1 |
| FRD ACCEL, LLC Charleston, SC · Domestic For-Profits | $456,447 | 1 |
| WINTHROP UNIVERSITY Rock Hill, SC · SCHOOLS OF ARTS AND SCIENCES | $442,158 | 2 |
| KGB ASSOCIATES, INC Charleston, SC · Domestic For-Profits | $441,905 | 1 |
| TOOMER THERAPEUTICS, INC. Mount Pleasant, SC · Domestic For-Profits | $400,000 | 1 |
| ACEBIO LLC Columbia, SC · Domestic For-Profits | $399,494 | 1 |
| LIPO-IMMUNO TECH, LLC Mount Pleasant, SC · Domestic For-Profits | $348,352 | 1 |
| MITOCHEM THERAPEUTICS INC. Charleston, SC · Domestic For-Profits | $320,790 | 1 |
| CHITOZAN HEALTH, LLC Summerville, SC · Domestic For-Profits | $320,600 | 1 |
| APEX ORTHOPAEDIC TECHNOLOGIES LLC Mount Pleasant, SC · Domestic For-Profits | $316,380 | 1 |
| DATANOVA SCIENTIFIC LLC Surfside Beach, SC · Domestic For-Profits | $306,969 | 1 |
| CONNECTING HEALTH INNOVATIONS, LLC Columbia, SC · Domestic For-Profits | $306,870 | 1 |
| ZYLO THERAPEUTICS, INC. Greenville, SC · Domestic For-Profits | $300,000 | 1 |
| GREENWOOD GENETIC CENTER Greenwood, SC · Research Institutes | $284,847 | 1 |
| CLAFLIN UNIVERSITY Orangeburg, SC · SCHOOLS OF ARTS AND SCIENCES | $222,111 | 1 |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA Spartanburg, SC · Domestic Higher Education | $172,500 | 1 |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN Aiken, SC · Domestic Higher Education | $172,499 | 1 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY Orangeburg, SC · SCHOOLS OF ARTS AND SCIENCES | $145,814 | 1 |
| BENEDICT COLLEGE Columbia, SC · SCHOOLS OF ARTS AND SCIENCES | $137,333 | 1 |
How much NIH funding went to each county in South 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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