Table 5. Total and federally financed R&D expenditures at federally funded research and development centers, by type of R&D and FFRDC: FY 2018

(Dollars in thousands)

FFRDC	Sponsor	Location	Total				Federally financed
FFRDC	Sponsor	Location	All R&D expenditures	Basic research	Applied research	Experimental development	All R&D expenditures	Basic research	Applied research	Experimental development
All FFRDCs			21,171,529	4,180,221	8,391,071	8,600,237	20,770,388	4,099,397	8,204,710	8,466,281
University-administered FFRDCs			6,715,338	2,173,298	1,727,690	2,814,350	6,560,094	2,102,650	1,665,468	2,791,976
Ames Laboratory	DOE	Ames, IA	36,858	8,191	26,904	1,763	35,696	8,159	25,797	1,740
Argonne National Laboratory	DOE	Argonne, IL	777,246	140,540	340,702	296,004	747,349	140,540	312,675	294,134
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory	DOE	Batavia, IL	328,419	327,174	1,245	0	327,630	326,474	1,156	0
Jet Propulsion Laboratory	NASA	Pasadena, CA	2,733,908	273,391	273,391	2,187,126	2,733,908	273,391	273,391	2,187,126
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	DOE	Berkeley, CA	832,457	686,738	124,175	21,544	769,839	647,677	105,162	17,000
Lincoln Laboratory	DOD, OSD	Lexington, MA	1,013,320	2,895	900,228	110,197	1,001,849	2,895	900,228	98,726
National Center for Atmospheric Research	NSF	Boulder, CO	158,260	62,208	32,486	63,566	139,532	56,559	22,585	60,388
National Optical Astronomy Observatory	NSF	Tucson, AZ	33,874	33,874	0	0	24,172	24,172	0	0
National Radio Astronomy Observatory	NSF	Charlottesville, VA	100,691	88,881	1,193	10,617	98,642	88,450	849	9,343
National Solar Observatory	NSF	Sunspot, NM	14,733	14,733	0	0	14,027	14,027	0	0
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory	DOE	Princeton, NJ	82,435	82,123	312	0	82,057	81,835	222	0
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory	DOE	Menlo Park, CA	341,615	328,752	12,863	0	326,587	317,375	9,212	0
Software Engineering Institute	DOD, OSD	Pittsburgh, PA	142,891	5,167	14,191	123,533	142,877	5,167	14,191	123,519
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility	DOE	Newport News, VA	118,631	118,631	0	0	115,929	115,929	0	0
Nonprofit-administered FFRDCs			6,617,274	1,487,497	1,823,355	3,306,422	6,490,564	1,482,618	1,775,654	3,232,292
Aerospace Federally Funded Research and Development Center	DOD, Air Force	El Segundo, CA	1,020,827	18,580	72,572	929,675	1,018,425	18,460	70,290	929,675
Arroyo Center	DOD, Army	Santa Monica, CA	39,738	0	39,738	0	39,738	0	39,738	0
Brookhaven National Laboratory	DOE	Upton, NY	552,640	427,991	71,419	53,230	525,170	425,596	63,521	36,053
Center for Advanced Aviation System Development	DOT, FAA	McLean, VA	177,530	1,376	25,399	150,755	156,437	1,344	24,978	130,115
Center for Communications and Computing	DOD, NSA/CSS	Alexandria, VA	68,237	17,059	34,119	17,059	68,237	17,059	34,119	17,059
Center for Enterprise Modernization	Treasury/IRS, VA	McLean, VA	162,690	613	15,311	146,766	161,448	609	15,256	145,583
Center for Naval Analyses	DOD, Navy	Arlington, VA	95,198	0	95,198	0	95,198	0	95,198	0
Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses	NRC	San Antonio, TX	5,054	0	5,054	0	4,647	0	4,647	0
CMS Alliance to Modernize Healthcare	HHS, CMS	Baltimore, MD	175,030	288	17,268	157,474	175,030	288	17,268	157,474
Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center	DHS, S&T	Crystal City, VA	46,321	0	46,321	0	46,321	0	46,321	0
Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute	DHS, S&T	McLean, VA	104,689	194	2,528	101,967	104,689	194	2,528	101,967
Judiciary Engineering and Modernization Center	U.S. Courts	McLean, VA	6,697	25	330	6,342	6,697	25	330	6,342
National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center	DHS, S&T	Frederick, MD	37,598	0	37,598	0	37,598	0	37,598	0
National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence	NIST	Rockville, MD	19,556	35	452	19,069	19,556	35	452	19,069
National Defense Research Institute	DOD, OSD	Santa Monica, CA	57,743	0	57,743	0	57,743	0	57,743	0
National Renewable Energy Laboratory	DOE	Golden, CO	388,500	13,991	123,589	250,920	349,410	13,991	111,230	224,189
National Security Engineering Center	DOD, OSD	Bedford, MA/McLean, VA	1,078,610	26,107	141,647	910,856	1,077,697	26,018	141,550	910,129
Oak Ridge National Laboratory	DOE	Oak Ridge, TN	1,399,445	817,137	582,308	0	1,378,398	817,137	561,261	0
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory	DOE	Richland, WA	956,193	164,101	229,783	562,309	943,147	161,862	226,648	554,637
Project Air Force	DOD, Air Force	Santa Monica, CA	48,858	0	48,858	0	48,858	0	48,858	0
Science and Technology Policy Institute	NSF	Washington, DC	8,086	0	8,086	0	8,086	0	8,086	0
Systems and Analyses Center	DOD, OSD	Alexandria, VA	168,034	0	168,034	0	168,034	0	168,034	0
Industry-administered FFRDCs			7,838,917	519,426	4,840,026	2,479,465	7,719,730	514,129	4,763,588	2,442,013
Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research	HHS, NIH	Frederick, MD	748,500	87,794	660,706	0	748,500	87,794	660,706	0
Idaho National Laboratory	DOE	Idaho Falls, ID	395,112	23,707	209,409	161,996	376,053	22,563	199,308	154,182
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	DOE	Livermore, CA	1,386,687	89,104	1,073,411	224,172	1,353,502	86,965	1,042,365	224,172
Los Alamos National Laboratory	DOE	Los Alamos, NM	2,145,232	171,619	1,952,160	21,453	2,120,857	169,669	1,929,979	21,209
Sandia National Laboratories	DOE	Albuquerque, NM	3,009,105	139,488	867,200	2,002,417	2,967,822	139,488	854,733	1,973,601
Savannah River National Laboratory	DOE	Aiken, SC	154,281	7,714	77,140	69,427	152,996	7,650	76,497	68,849

CMS = Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; DHS = Department of Homeland Security; DOD = Department of Defense; DOE = Department of Energy; DOT = Department of Transportation; FAA = Federal Aviation Administration; FFRDC = federally funded research and development center; HHS = Department of Health and Human Services; IRS = Internal Revenue Service; NASA = National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NIH = National Institutes of Health; NIST = National Institute of Science and Technology; NRC = Nuclear Regulatory Commission; NSA/CSS = National Security Agency/Central Security Service; NSF = National Science Foundation; OSD = Office of the Secretary of Defense; S&T = Science and Technology Directorate; VA = Department of Veterans Affairs.