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Table 7. Total and federally financed R&D expenditures at federally funded research and development centers, by FFRDC: FYs 2013–16

(Dollars in thousands)

FFRDC Total Federally financed
2013 2014 2015 2016 2013 2014 2015 2016
All FFRDCs 17,667,184 17,718,556 18,458,257 19,219,702 17,284,513 17,331,396 18,097,189 18,855,593
University-administered FFRDCs 5,232,872 5,279,306 5,483,466 5,669,908 5,085,734 5,143,691 5,359,379 5,529,238
Ames Laboratory 34,234 41,824 45,845 46,886 32,907 40,834 44,934 46,190
Argonne National Laboratory 708,501 719,459 719,521 733,377 661,039 684,987 689,200 704,100
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory 376,472 334,522 319,700 323,507 375,090 333,870 318,801 322,196
Jet Propulsion Laboratory 1,519,258 1,664,539 1,749,689 1,852,369 1,519,258 1,664,539 1,749,689 1,852,369
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 768,563 762,601 792,457 797,831 712,414 707,540 741,212 741,250
Lincoln Laboratory 872,298 830,076 914,071 949,138 869,773 827,461 908,790 942,049
National Center for Atmospheric Research 172,527 162,259 166,385 177,422 155,227 148,933 148,641 155,584
National Optical Astronomy Observatory 30,021 25,161 23,660 24,917 27,175 21,487 20,902 21,890
National Radio Astronomy Observatory 93,253 85,327 89,689 90,411 88,418 76,668 87,832 87,649
National Solar Observatory 10,648 10,039 11,752 12,783 10,030 9,703 11,232 11,821
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory 85,088 97,768 81,348 82,246 83,081 96,727 80,819 81,187
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory 327,005 316,646 310,167 313,031 321,035 306,409 301,591 300,207
Software Engineering Institute 134,973 123,217 131,146 145,981 134,310 123,217 130,693 145,725
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility 100,031 105,868 128,036 120,009 95,977 101,316 125,043 117,021
Nonprofit-administered FFRDCs 5,953,968 5,945,266 6,121,483 6,128,058 5,835,418 5,842,177 6,024,175 6,019,726
Aerospace Federally Funded Research and Development Center 835,068 838,708 888,119 909,868 831,438 835,600 883,723 905,468
Arroyo Center 32,789 33,391 40,594 44,616 32,789 33,391 40,594 44,616
Brookhaven National Laboratory 529,634 573,364 587,194 579,087 504,762 556,024 573,440 563,400
Center for Advanced Aviation System Development 146,860 149,054 155,696 156,644 133,286 133,416 136,651 137,578
Center for Communications and Computing 51,477 63,199 56,478 61,625 51,477 63,199 56,478 61,625
Center for Enterprise Modernization 202,319 158,069 145,442 146,436 202,319 158,069 145,442 146,432
Center for Naval Analyses 86,132 80,283 80,358 84,232 86,132 80,283 80,358 84,232
Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses 12,331 12,314 12,636 8,600 11,481 10,926 11,453 7,583
CMS Alliance to Modernize Healthcare 17,521 70,458 168,142 141,860 17,521 70,458 168,142 141,860
Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute 22,452 20,866 16,965 22,038 22,452 20,866 16,965 22,038
Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute 75,530 94,353 77,176 101,628 75,530 94,353 77,176 101,628
Judiciary Engineering and Modernization Centera 6,399 2,299 4,318 9,289 6,399 2,299 4,318 9,289
National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center 29,849 30,310 30,716 32,902 29,849 30,310 30,716 32,902
National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence na na 7,843 13,076 na na 7,843 13,076
National Defense Research Institute 59,460 62,073 56,736 62,848 59,460 62,073 56,736 62,848
National Renewable Energy Laboratory 347,368 359,998 378,436 362,087 328,053 341,042 356,289 337,017
National Security Engineering Center 928,614 885,382 919,441 966,542 928,614 885,382 919,441 966,404
Oak Ridge National Laboratory 1,451,684 1,293,722 1,333,332 1,283,729 1,413,570 1,258,911 1,305,338 1,251,237
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 934,491 1,021,912 951,099 914,747 916,296 1,010,064 942,310 904,289
Project Air Force 36,003 39,351 44,393 49,165 36,003 39,351 44,393 49,165
Science and Technology Policy Institute 5,010 10,949 8,724 7,459 5,010 10,949 8,724 7,459
Systems and Analyses Center 142,977 145,211 157,645 169,580 142,977 145,211 157,645 169,580
Industry-administered FFRDCs 6,480,344 6,493,984 6,853,308 7,421,736 6,363,361 6,345,528 6,713,635 7,306,629
Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research 433,900 448,500 495,300 642,165 433,900 448,500 495,300 642,165
Idaho National Laboratory 496,818 479,801 476,376 521,618 485,939 460,192 457,192 504,245
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 1,313,293 1,170,571 1,273,066 1,363,525 1,282,055 1,113,664 1,223,676 1,326,375
Los Alamos National Laboratory 1,708,000 1,767,000 1,865,000 1,987,000 1,665,000 1,728,000 1,834,000 1,962,000
Sandia National Laboratories 2,412,476 2,507,099 2,621,891 2,781,547 2,380,610 2,474,159 2,581,792 2,745,963
Savannah River National Laboratory 115,857 121,013 121,675 125,881 115,857 121,013 121,675 125,881
na = not applicable.
FFRDC = federally funded research and development center.
a Prior to FY 2016, the Judiciary Engineering and Modernization Center was misclassified and included as an industry-administered FFRDC. Its classification was corrected in FY 2016 to a nonprofit-administered FFRDC.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, FFRDC Research and Development Survey.