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College of Health

Research Activity Report

Health Research

Grants and Grant Funding Highlights

These reports outlines the external and internal grants and contracts submitted from faculty members in the College of Health at the University of Utah over recent years. We're proud of how these grants have helped the College of Health accomplish our mission 'to add more years to our life and MORE LIFE to those years'.

Bar chart showing grants awarded from 2021 to 2025: 61 (2021), 63 (2022), 81 (2023), 73 (2024), and 72 (2025).

Research Portfolio

The College of Health research portfolio totals approximately $103M across six departments: NUIP ($37.8M), PTAT ($34.4M), H&K ($15.4M), CSD ($10.6M), OTRT ($4.4M), and PRT ($740K).

Bar chart showing grants awarded from 2021 to 2025: 61 (2021), 63 (2022), 81 (2023), 73 (2024), and 72 (2025).

Research Grants Awarded

During the 2025 year, the College of Health has received more than $19 million from 72 funding awards. This continues a trend of sustained annual research funding levels above $14 million over the past 5 years. The continued high level of proposal activity from College of Health faculty suggests this positive trend will continue in the coming years.

Bar chart showing 128 active grants by category for COH 2026: NUIP (35), H&K (31), PTAT (30), OTRT (15), CSD (12), and PRT (5).

Total Number of Active Grants

As of 2026, the College of Health is actively managing 128 grants across six departments: NUIP (35), H&K (31), PTAT (30), OTRT (15), CSD (12), and PRT (5).

External Funding Submissions

The College of Health saw a new record level of funding requested in funding submissions from 48 individual faculty members.

$165 Million Requested

 


Total Research Expenditures

The College of Health has seen ongoing growth in research, with faculty advancing their work through more than $15 million in funding spent in 2025.

$15+ Million