Total | Federally financed | |||||||
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FFRDC | 2010 | 2011a | 2012 | 2013 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
All FFRDCs | 18,044,105 | 17,808,614 | 17,446,036 | 16,866,544 | 17,590,588 | 17,385,466 | 17,006,331 | 16,454,692 |
University-administered FFRDCs | 5,329,620 | 5,270,323 | 5,174,091 | 5,232,872 | 5,178,035 | 5,132,389 | 5,028,368 | 5,085,734 |
Ames Lab. | 30,836 | 32,442 | 33,853 | 34,234 | 30,289 | 31,471 | 32,884 | 32,907 |
Argonne National Lab. | 650,504 | 710,435 | 679,387 | 708,501 | 603,841 | 663,194 | 625,502 | 661,039 |
Fermi National Accelerator Lab. | 402,658 | 420,119 | 412,438 | 376,472 | 402,150 | 419,583 | 411,248 | 375,090 |
Jet Propulsion Lab. | 1,640,341 | 1,543,969 | 1,493,613 | 1,519,258 | 1,640,341 | 1,543,969 | 1,493,613 | 1,519,258 |
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. | 759,381 | 788,386 | 767,554 | 768,563 | 703,564 | 732,920 | 710,822 | 712,414 |
Lincoln Lab. | 789,502 | 822,358 | 873,104 | 872,298 | 785,774 | 819,664 | 871,380 | 869,773 |
National Astronomy and Ionosphere Ctr.b | 13,203 | 14,317 | na | na | 13,084 | 13,635 | na | na |
National Ctr. for Atmospheric Research | 220,328 | 198,231 | 169,743 | 172,527 | 188,960 | 182,310 | 151,752 | 155,227 |
National Optical Astronomy Observatory | 57,145 | 47,889 | 46,557 | 40,669 | 52,920 | 42,730 | 42,298 | 37,205 |
National Radio Astronomy Observatory | 137,607 | 81,305 | 79,168 | 93,253 | 136,748 | 80,401 | 78,562 | 88,418 |
Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. | 83,932 | 84,863 | 81,389 | 85,088 | 83,521 | 84,352 | 79,316 | 83,081 |
SLAC National Accelerator Lab. | 354,393 | 327,716 | 329,747 | 327,005 | 350,377 | 320,941 | 324,698 | 321,035 |
Software Engineering Institute | 99,334 | 107,837 | 113,371 | 134,973 | 96,595 | 107,348 | 112,583 | 134,310 |
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility | 90,456 | 90,456 | 94,167 | 100,031 | 89,871 | 89,871 | 93,710 | 95,977 |
Nonprofit-administered FFRDCs | 5,431,352 | 5,533,083 | 5,464,141 | 5,146,929 | 5,276,747 | 5,383,525 | 5,307,421 | 4,999,198 |
Aerospace FFRDC | 44,149 | 45,827 | 39,746 | 34,428 | 12,962 | 13,511 | 1,351 | 1,617 |
Arroyo Ctr. | 28,647 | 32,180 | 31,278 | 32,789 | 28,647 | 32,180 | 31,278 | 32,789 |
Brookhaven National Lab. | 535,546 | 526,571 | 516,921 | 529,634 | 515,142 | 504,491 | 489,496 | 504,762 |
Ctr. for Advanced Aviation System Development | 149,686 | 165,645 | 159,311 | 146,860 | 142,498 | 155,254 | 150,274 | 133,286 |
Ctr. for Communications and Computing | 71,927 | 72,600 | 62,600 | 51,477 | 71,927 | 72,600 | 62,600 | 51,477 |
Ctr. for Enterprise Modernization | 170,460 | 187,785 | 226,539 | 202,319 | 170,460 | 187,785 | 226,539 | 202,319 |
Ctr. for Naval Analyses | 109,068 | 85,165 | 91,628 | 86,132 | 93,310 | 84,562 | 91,628 | 86,132 |
Ctr. for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses | 15,346 | 16,377 | 13,147 | 12,331 | 14,860 | 15,871 | 12,465 | 11,481 |
Ctrs. for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Alliance to Modernize Healthcarec | na | na | na | 17,521 | na | na | na | 17,521 |
Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute | 33,402 | 36,870 | 30,213 | 22,452 | 33,402 | 36,870 | 30,213 | 22,452 |
Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute | 58,715 | 85,154 | 77,159 | 75,530 | 58,715 | 85,154 | 77,159 | 75,530 |
National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Ctr. | 50,058 | 41,786 | 31,201 | 29,849 | 50,058 | 41,786 | 31,201 | 29,849 |
National Defense Research Institute | 51,652 | 46,330 | 53,832 | 59,460 | 51,652 | 46,330 | 53,832 | 59,460 |
National Renewable Energy Lab. | 326,652 | 386,539 | 398,873 | 347,368 | 315,568 | 370,538 | 379,950 | 328,053 |
National Security Engineering Ctr.d | 925,027 | 941,187 | 946,737 | 928,614 | 925,027 | 941,187 | 946,737 | 928,614 |
Oak Ridge National Lab. | 1,538,412 | 1,558,073 | 1,553,460 | 1,451,684 | 1,494,690 | 1,513,958 | 1,511,725 | 1,413,570 |
Pacific Northwest National Lab. | 1,116,648 | 1,095,923 | 1,033,768 | 934,491 | 1,091,872 | 1,072,377 | 1,013,245 | 916,296 |
Project Air Force | 43,957 | 44,171 | 41,031 | 36,003 | 43,957 | 44,171 | 41,031 | 36,003 |
Science and Technology Policy Institute | 6,000 | 8,700 | 7,547 | 5,010 | 6,000 | 8,700 | 7,547 | 5,010 |
Systems and Analyses Ctr.e | 156,000 | 156,200 | 149,150 | 142,977 | 156,000 | 156,200 | 149,150 | 142,977 |
Industry-administered FFRDCs | 7,283,133 | 7,005,208 | 6,807,804 | 6,486,743 | 7,135,806 | 6,869,552 | 6,670,542 | 6,369,760 |
Frederick National Lab. for Cancer Researchf | 643,935 | 431,600 | 430,100 | 433,900 | 643,935 | 431,600 | 430,100 | 433,900 |
ID National Lab. | 478,356 | 425,072 | 536,399 | 496,818 | 463,843 | 415,020 | 525,734 | 485,939 |
Judiciary Engineering and Modernization Ctr.g | na | 4,650 | 5,309 | 6,399 | na | 4,650 | 5,309 | 6,399 |
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. | 1,370,747 | 1,424,993 | 1,353,454 | 1,313,293 | 1,323,623 | 1,380,177 | 1,301,188 | 1,282,055 |
Los Alamos National Lab.h | 2,505,913 | 2,307,197 | 2,056,878 | 1,708,000 | 2,470,421 | 2,266,539 | 2,013,692 | 1,665,000 |
Sandia National Labs. | 2,157,022 | 2,277,166 | 2,293,307 | 2,412,476 | 2,106,824 | 2,237,036 | 2,262,162 | 2,380,610 |
Savannah River National Lab. | 127,160 | 134,530 | 132,357 | 115,857 | 127,160 | 134,530 | 132,357 | 115,857 |
na = not applicable. |
FFRDC = federally funded research and development center. |
a R&D expenditures decreased in FY 2011 due to removal of expenditures for capital projects. In this survey, R&D expenditures do not include capital projects. In previous years, some FFRDCs included capital expenditures in their R&D totals. Previous years include an unknown amount of capital expenditures, estimated to be less than $500 million per year. |
b On 1 October 2011, National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center was decertified as an FFRDC. |
c On 27 September 2012, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Alliance to Modernize Healthcare was created. |
d Prior to FY 2011, National Security Engineering Center was listed as C3I FFRDC. |
e Prior to FY 2013, Systems and Analyses Center was listed as Studies and Analyses Center. |
f Prior to FY 2012, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research was listed as National Cancer Institute at Frederick. |
g On 2 September 2010, the Judiciary Engineering and Modernization Center was created. |
h R&D expenditures reported by Los Alamos National Laboratory decreased in FY 2013 due to the removal of expenditures that were not for R&D as defined by this survey. Previous years include an unknown amount of expenditures not for R&D. SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, FFRDC Research and Development Survey. Data from survey cycle FY 2013, as of 15 September 2014. |