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NIH funding in Fayette County
Organizations in Fayette County, Kentucky received $135.7 million in NIH funding in fiscal year 2026 across 230 projects — NIH RePORTER, every fiscal year since FY2015 and every organization.
How much NIH funding did organizations in Fayette County, Kentucky receive each fiscal year?
| Fiscal year | NIH funding | Change | Projects | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2015 | $100.1 million | – | 287 | 8 |
| FY2016 | $98.6 million | -1.5% | 267 | 8 |
| FY2017 | $114.1 million | +15.8% | 277 | 7 |
| FY2018 | $133.8 million | +17.3% | 310 | 4 |
| FY2019 | $157.7 million | +17.8% | 296 | 7 |
| FY2020 | $160.7 million | +1.9% | 308 | 6 |
| FY2021 | $172.5 million | +7.4% | 314 | 3 |
| FY2022 | $159.7 million | -7.4% | 299 | 8 |
| FY2023 | $153.4 million | -4.0% | 312 | 6 |
| FY2024 | $153.9 million | +0.3% | 312 | 3 |
| FY2025 | $149.2 million | -3.0% | 272 | 5 |
| FY2026 | $135.7 million | -9.1% | 230 | 4 |
Which organizations in Fayette County, Kentucky receive NIH funding?
| Organization | NIH funding, latest year | Projects |
|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY Lexington, KY · SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE | $133.8 million | 227 |
| RALPHVR INC. Lexington, KY · Domestic For-Profits | $1.1 million | 1 |
| PARATECHS CORP. Lexington, KY · Domestic For-Profits | $535,088 | 1 |
| BIOPTICS IMAGING LLC Lexington, KY · Domestic For-Profits | $294,571 | 1 |
| BIOPTICSTECHNOLOGY, LLC Lexington, KY · Domestic For-Profits | $1.8 million | 2 |
| ENEPRET, INC. Lexington, KY · Domestic For-Profits | $599,526 | 1 |
| TRU DIAGNOSTICS, INC. Lexington, KY · Domestic For-Profits | $320,511 | 1 |
| MURTY PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Lexington, KY · Domestic For-Profits | $336,366 | 2 |
| POWERTECH WATER, INC. Lexington, KY · Domestic For-Profits | $142,427 | 1 |
| CIRCCURE CORPORATION Lexington, KY · Domestic For-Profits | $395,248 | 1 |
| LEXINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE Lexington, KY · Research Institutes | $279,158 | 1 |
| MOSQUITOMATE, INC. Lexington, KY · Domestic For-Profits | $193,500 | 1 |
| NICOLALDE R AND D, LLC Lexington, KY · Domestic For-Profits | $300,000 | 1 |
| PULSUS MEDICAL, LLC Lexington, KY · Domestic For-Profits | $751,384 | 2 |
| HERA TESTING LABORATORIES, INC. Lexington, KY · Domestic For-Profits | $293,728 | 1 |
| TWIN STAR TDS, LLC Lexington, KY · Domestic For-Profits | $40,000 | 1 |
| ROSELLINI SCIENTIFIC, LLC Lexington, KY · Domestic For-Profits | $218,377 | 1 |
All figures for Fayette County · Kentucky · United States
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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