NIH grant funding losses, by state

National Institutes of Health grant terminations have hit some states dramatically harder than others, with just three accounting for more than two-thirds of all rescinded funding this year, according to a June 17 report from Grant Watch. 

Since March, more than $3.2 billion in NIH funding has been withdrawn from research institutions nationwide. This figure excludes any reinstated grants.

Massachusetts, New York and North Carolina absorbed more than 68% of these cuts, driven by significant funding losses at prominent research institutions such as Boston-based Harvard Medical School and Columbia University Health Sciences in New York City. 

Grant Watch is a volunteer-led project that tracks terminated scientific research grants — specifically from the NIH and the National Science Foundation — under the Trump administration in 2025. The project compiles data from federal sources, self-reporting from researchers, news reports and social media.

Below is a state-by-state breakdown of NIH grant funding losses, offering a snapshot of where grant terminations are being felt the most.

1. Massachusetts — $1,274,165,191
2. New York — $487,367,224
3. North Carolina — $466,815,638
4. California — $214,912,854
5. Texas — $98,966,858
6. Illinois — $62,170,972
7. Maryland — $53,224,780
8. Pennsylvania — $52,482,360
9. Florida — $49,874,234
10. Georgia — $47,344,788
11. Virginia — $41,884,854
12. Tennessee — $38,459,415
13. Michigan — $29,475,832
14. New Mexico — $24,911,167
15. Washington — $21,078,874
16. Alabama — $20,333,671
17. Ohio — $20,124,826
18. Missouri — $18,558,555
19. South Carolina — $17,259,541
20. Connecticut — $17,251,253
21. Minnesota — $16,701,395
22. District of Columbia — $14,466,580
23. Colorado — $11,476,134
24. Hawaii — $11,205,193
25. Arizona — $10,829,547
26. Wisconsin — $10,438,517
27. Delaware — $7,880,596
28. Rhode Island — $7,503,956
29. New Jersey — $7,037,359
30. Oklahoma — $6,576,269
31. Kentucky — $6,448,665
32. Maine — $6,054,329
33. Louisiana — $6,052,335
34. Nevada — $6,018,231
35. Indiana — $5,743,411
36. Oregon — $5,073,443
37. Arkansas — $2,802,353
38. Nebraska — $2,544,281
39. Mississippi — $1,955,909
40. Utah — $1,947,297
41. Alaska — $1,131,784
42. South Dakota — $1,095,625
43. Montana — $1,048,715
44. Iowa — $783,032
45. New Hampshire — $521,639
46. Kansas — $374,022
47. Idaho — $243,448
48. North Dakota — $195,699
49. Vermont — $185,156
50. West Virginia — $0
51. Wyoming — $0