The Department of Emergency Medicine maintained a robust and growing research enterprise in FY26, with 122 active awards and $9.66 million in total funding. This represented an 8% increase over FY25 and one of the strongest funding years in the department’s history. The portfolio included approximately $7.0 million in direct costs and $2.7 million in indirect costs, reflecting sustained growth in both sponsored research activity and institutional research infrastructure.

Federal funding remained a major strength of the department’s portfolio. The department held 45 NIH awards and 16 additional federal awards, meaning that half of all active awards were federally sponsored. The department served as the prime awardee on 74 grants and participated in 39 collaborative subawards, demonstrating both national competitiveness and extensive research partnerships.

The department secured 23 new awards during FY26, including a new NIH K08 career development award, state-funded research collaborations, and foundation-supported projects that further expanded the research portfolio.

These accomplishments build on nearly three decades of sustained growth in research funding, with annual research support increasing from approximately $1.5 million in 1998 to $9.66 million in FY26. Today, the department supports a diverse portfolio of federally funded, foundation-supported, industry-sponsored, and collaborative research focused on improving emergency care and advancing the science of emergency medicine.