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Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development
Fiscal Years 2014–16

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TableResearch, development, and R&D plant
obligations
1by type of R&D: FYs 1951–2016
obligations and outlays
2by type of R&D, performer, and field of science and engineering: FYs 2013–16
3by agency: FYs 2014–16
Research and development
obligations and outlays, by agency
4FYs 2014–16
obligations, by agency and type of R&D
5FY 2014
6FY 2015, preliminary
7FY 2016, preliminary
obligations, by agency and performer
8FY 2014
9FY 2015, preliminary
10FY 2016, preliminary
Obligations to federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs)
research and development and R&D plant, by agency
11FY 2014
12FY 2015, preliminary
13FY 2016, preliminary
by FFRDC and agency: FY 2014
14research and development
15R&D plant
Research obligations
by agency and performer
16FY 2014
17FY 2015, preliminary
18FY 2016, preliminary
by detailed field of science and engineering
19FYs 2014–16
by agency and field of science and engineering
20FY 2014
21FY 2015, preliminary
22FY 2016, preliminary
by agency and detailed field: FY 2014
23computer sciences and mathematics
24engineering
25environmental sciences
26life sciences
27physical sciences
28psychology
29social sciences
Basic research obligations
by agency and performer
30FY 2014
31FY 2015, preliminary
32FY 2016, preliminary
by detailed field of science and engineering
33FYs 2014–16
by agency and field of science and engineering
34FY 2014
35FY 2015, preliminary
36FY 2016, preliminary
by agency and detailed field: FY 2014
37computer sciences and mathematics
38engineering
39environmental sciences
40life sciences
41physical sciences
42psychology
43social sciences
Applied research obligations
by agency and performer
44FY 2014
45FY 2015, preliminary
46FY 2016, preliminary
by detailed field of science and engineering
47FYs 2014–16
by agency and field of science and engineering
48FY 2014
49FY 2015, preliminary
50FY 2016, preliminary
by agency and detailed field: FY 2014
51computer sciences and mathematics
52engineering
53environmental sciences
54life sciences
55physical sciences
56psychology
57social sciences
Development obligations, by agency and performer
58FY 2014
59FY 2015, preliminary
60FY 2016, preliminary
R&D plant
obligations and outlays, by agency
61FYs 2014–16
obligations, by agency and performer
62FY 2014
63FY 2015, preliminary
64FY 2016, preliminary
Research obligations to university and college performers, selected agencies
by detailed field of science and engineering
65FYs 2014–16
by selected agency and field of science and engineering
66FY 2014
67FY 2015, preliminary
68FY 2016, preliminary
by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2014
69computer sciences and mathematics
70engineering
71environmental sciences
72life sciences
73physical sciences
74psychology
75social sciences
Basic research obligations to university and college performers, selected agencies
by detailed field of science and engineering
76FYs 2014–16
by selected agency and field of science and engineering
77FY 2014
78FY 2015, preliminary
79FY 2016, preliminary
by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2014
80computer sciences and mathematics
81engineering
82environmental sciences
83life sciences
84physical sciences
85psychology
86social sciences
Applied research obligations to university and college performers, selected agencies
by detailed field of science and engineering
87FYs 2014–16
by selected agency and field of science and engineering
88FY 2014
89FY 2015, preliminary
90FY 2016, preliminary
by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2014
91computer sciences and mathematics
92engineering
93environmental sciences
94life sciences
95physical sciences
96psychology
97social sciences
Foreign performer obligations, by region, country or economy, and agency
98research and development: FY 2014
99basic research: FY 2014
Geographic distribution of obligations for selected agencies
by state or location: FY 2014
100research and development and R&D plant
by state or location and performer: FY 2014
101research and development
102R&D plant
by state or location and selected agency: FY 2014
103research and development
104research and development, by performer
105R&D plant
Obligations to intramural performers for personnel costs, by agency: FYs 2014–16
106research and development
Outlays, by agency
research, development, and R&D plant
107FYs 1995–2005
108FYs 2006–16
research, development
109FYs 1995–2005
110FYs 2006–16
R&D plant
111FYs 1995–2005
112FYs 2006–16
Obligations, by agency
research, development, and R&D plant
113FYs 1995–2005
114FYs 2006–16
research, development
115FYs 1995–2005
116FYs 2006–16
R&D plant
117FYs 1995–2005
118FYs 2006–16
research
119FYs 1995–2005
120FYs 2006–16
basic research
121FYs 1995–2005
122FYs 2006–16
applied research
123FYs 1995–2005
124FYs 2006–16
development
125FYs 1995–2005
126FYs 2006–16
Obligations, by performer: FYs 1967–2016
127research and development
128research
129basic research
130applied research
131development
132R&D plant
Obligations, by detailed field of science and engineering
research
133FYs 1995–2005
134FYs 2006–16
basic research
135FYs 1995–2005
136FYs 2006–16
applied research
137FYs 1995–2005
138FYs 2006–16
Obligations for selected agencies, by state or location
research and development
139FYs 1995–2005
140FYs 2006–14
R&D plant
141FYs 1995–2005
142FYs 2006–14
April 2016

Data from survey cycle FY 2014
(finalized 26 June 2015)

National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development, Fiscal Years 2014–16. http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/fedfunds/.



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TableTechnical Tables
A-1Agencies list: 1979–2014
A-2Agencies notes: 1979–2014
April 2016

Data from survey cycle FY 2014
(finalized 26 June 2015)


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