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Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development
Fiscal Years 2015–17

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TableResearch, development, and R&D plant
obligations
1by type of R&D: FYs 1951–2017
obligations and outlays
2by type of R&D, performer, and field of science and engineering: FYs 2014–17
3by agency: FYs 2015–17
Research and development
obligations and outlays, by agency
4FYs 2015–17
obligations, by agency and type of R&D
5FY 2015
6FY 2016, preliminary
7FY 2017, preliminary
obligations, by agency and performer
8FY 2015
9FY 2016, preliminary
10FY 2017, preliminary
Obligations to federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs)
research and development and R&D plant, by agency
11FY 2015
12FY 2016, preliminary
13FY 2017, preliminary
by FFRDC and agency: FY 2015
14research and development
15R&D plant
Research obligations
by agency and performer
16FY 2015
17FY 2016, preliminary
18FY 2017, preliminary
by detailed field of science and engineering
19FYs 2015–17
by agency and field of science and engineering
20FY 2015
21FY 2016, preliminary
22FY 2017, preliminary
by agency and detailed field: FY 2015
23computer sciences and mathematics
24engineering
25environmental sciences
26life sciences
27physical sciences
28psychology
29social sciences
Basic research obligations
by agency and performer
30FY 2015
31FY 2016, preliminary
32FY 2017, preliminary
by detailed field of science and engineering
33FYs 2015–17
by agency and field of science and engineering
34FY 2015
35FY 2016, preliminary
36FY 2017, preliminary
by agency and detailed field: FY 2015
37computer sciences and mathematics
38engineering
39environmental sciences
40life sciences
41physical sciences
42psychology
43social sciences
Applied research obligations
by agency and performer
44FY 2015
45FY 2016, preliminary
46FY 2017, preliminary
by detailed field of science and engineering
47FYs 2015–17
by agency and field of science and engineering
48FY 2015
49FY 2016, preliminary
50FY 2017, preliminary
by agency and detailed field: FY 2015
51computer sciences and mathematics
52engineering
53environmental sciences
54life sciences
55physical sciences
56psychology
57social sciences
Development obligations, by agency and performer
58FY 2015
59FY 2016, preliminary
60FY 2017, preliminary
R&D plant
obligations and outlays, by agency
61FYs 2015–17
obligations, by agency and performer
62FY 2015
63FY 2016, preliminary
64FY 2017, preliminary
Research obligations to university and college performers, selected agencies
by detailed field of science and engineering
65FYs 2015–17
by selected agency and field of science and engineering
66FY 2015
67FY 2016, preliminary
68FY 2017, preliminary
by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2015
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 2015–17
by selected agency and field of science and engineering
77FY 2015
78FY 2016, preliminary
79FY 2017, preliminary
by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2015
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 2015–17
by selected agency and field of science and engineering
88FY 2015
89FY 2016, preliminary
90FY 2017, preliminary
by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2015
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 2015
99basic research: FY 2015
Geographic distribution of obligations for selected agencies
by state or location: FY 2015
100research and development and R&D plant
by state or location and performer: FY 2015
101research and development
102R&D plant
by state or location and selected agency: FY 2015
103research and development
104research and development, by performer
105R&D plant
Obligations to intramural performers for personnel costs, by agency: FYs 2015–17
106research and development
Outlays, by agency
research, development, and R&D plant
107FYs 1996–2006
108FYs 2007–17
research, development
109FYs 1996–2006
110FYs 2007–17
R&D plant
111FYs 1996–2006
112FYs 2007–17
Obligations, by agency
research, development, and R&D plant
113FYs 1996–2006
114FYs 2007–17
research, development
115FYs 1996–2006
116FYs 2007–17
R&D plant
117FYs 1996–2006
118FYs 2007–17
research
119FYs 1996–2006
120FYs 2007–17
basic research
121FYs 1996–2006
122FYs 2007–17
applied research
123FYs 1996–2006
124FYs 2007–17
development
125FYs 1996–2006
126FYs 2007–17
Obligations, by performer: FYs 1967–2017
127research and development
128research
129basic research
130applied research
131development
132R&D plant
Obligations, by detailed field of science and engineering
research
133FYs 1996–2006
134FYs 2007–17
basic research
135FYs 1996–2006
136FYs 2007–17
applied research
137FYs 1996–2006
138FYs 2007–17
Obligations for selected agencies, by state or location
research and development
139FYs 1996–2006
140FYs 2007–15
R&D plant
141FYs 1996–2006
142FYs 2007–15
April 2017

Data from survey cycle FY 2015
(finalized 26 June 2016)

National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development, Fiscal Years 2015–17. http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/fedfunds/.



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   Technical Tables:
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TableTechnical Tables
A-1Agencies list: 1979–2015
A-2Agencies notes: 1979–2015
April 2017

Data from survey cycle FY 2015
(finalized 26 June 2016)


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