Research funding
NIH funding in South Dakota
Organizations in South Dakota received $34.7 million in NIH funding in fiscal year 2026 across 40 projects — NIH RePORTER, by organization and county since FY2015.
How much NIH funding did organizations in South Dakota receive each fiscal year since 2015?
| Fiscal year | NIH funding | Change | Projects | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2015 | $20.4 million | – | 31 | 6 |
| FY2016 | $23.0 million | +13.1% | 36 | 7 |
| FY2017 | $22.9 million | -0.7% | 36 | 8 |
| FY2018 | $24.7 million | +8.1% | 38 | 8 |
| FY2019 | $25.6 million | +3.4% | 38 | 8 |
| FY2020 | $26.7 million | +4.3% | 46 | 8 |
| FY2021 | $20.8 million | -22.0% | 36 | 6 |
| FY2022 | $29.2 million | +40.4% | 49 | 7 |
| FY2023 | $30.5 million | +4.6% | 50 | 8 |
| FY2024 | $28.6 million | -6.4% | 41 | 9 |
| FY2025 | $28.8 million | +1.0% | 34 | 9 |
| FY2026 | $34.7 million | +20.4% | 40 | 9 |
Which organizations in South Dakota received the most NIH funding in fiscal year 2026?
| Organization | NIH funding FY2026 | Projects |
|---|---|---|
| AVERA MCKENNAN Sioux Falls, SD · Independent Hospitals | $10.3 million | 4 |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA Vermillion, SD · SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE | $8.6 million | 7 |
| SANFORD RESEARCH/USD Sioux Falls, SD · Research Institutes | $8.0 million | 16 |
| SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY Brookings, SD · EARTH SCIENCES/RESOURCES | $3.5 million | 5 |
| MISSOURI BREAKS RESEARCH, INC. Eagle Butte, SD · Domestic For-Profits | $2.1 million | 3 |
| OMEGAQUANT ANALYTICS, LLC Sioux Falls, SD · Domestic For-Profits | $1.4 million | 2 |
| FATTY ACID RESEARCH INSTITUTE Sioux Falls, SD · Other Domestic Non-Profits | $412,500 | 1 |
| NATIVE BIODATA CONSORTIUM Eagle Butte, SD · Other Domestic Non-Profits | $296,053 | 1 |
| AUGUSTANA UNIVERSITY Sioux Falls, SD · SCHOOLS OF ARTS AND SCIENCES | $162,000 | 1 |
How much NIH funding went to each county in South Dakota in fiscal year 2026?
| County | NIH funding | Projects |
|---|---|---|
| Minnehaha County | $20.2 million | 24 |
| Clay County | $8.6 million | 7 |
| Brookings County | $3.5 million | 5 |
| Dewey County | $2.4 million | 4 |
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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