UAB has reached another research milestone, having received $774.5 million in research grants and extramural awards for the 12-month period ending September, 2023, an 8.2 percent increase from fiscal year 2022. This milestone marks a $247.5 million increase in funding over the past five years and a 73 percent growth over the past nine years.

UAB ranks among the top five percent of universities in the United States based on all federal research and development spending in FY 2022. Within the $774.5 million record, $413.7 million came from National Institutes of Health awards, keeping UAB in the top one percent of all NIH-funded institutions. Furthermore, all six of UAB’s health-related schools are in the top 15 public universities in NIH funding in FY 2022.