Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development
Fiscal Years 2016–17

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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 2015–17
3by agency: FYs 2016–17
Research and development
obligations and outlays, by agency
4FYs 2016–17
obligations, by agency and type of R&D
5FY 2016
6FY 2017, preliminary
obligations, by agency and performer
7FY 2016
8FY 2017, preliminary
Research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E)
Department of Defense obligations, by agency and performer
9FY 2016
10FY 2017, preliminary
Obligations to federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs)
research and development and R&D plant, by agency
11FY 2016
12FY 2017, preliminary
by FFRDC and agency: FY 2016
13research and development
14R&D plant
Research obligations
by agency and performer
15FY 2016
16FY 2017, preliminary
by detailed field of science and engineering
17FYs 2016–17
by agency and field of science and engineering
18FY 2016
19FY 2017, preliminary
by agency and detailed field: FY 2016
20computer sciences and mathematics
21engineering
22environmental sciences
23life sciences
24physical sciences
25psychology
26social sciences
Basic research obligations
by agency and performer
27FY 2016
28FY 2017, preliminary
by detailed field of science and engineering
29FYs 2016–17
by agency and field of science and engineering
30FY 2016
31FY 2017, preliminary
by agency and detailed field: FY 2016
32computer sciences and mathematics
33engineering
34environmental sciences
35life sciences
36physical sciences
37psychology
38social sciences
Applied research obligations
by agency and performer
39FY 2016
40FY 2017, preliminary
by detailed field of science and engineering
41FYs 2016–17
by agency and field of science and engineering
42FY 2016
43FY 2017, preliminary
by agency and detailed field: FY 2016
44computer sciences and mathematics
45engineering
46environmental sciences
47life sciences
48physical sciences
49psychology
50social sciences
Development obligations, by agency and performer
51FY 2016
52FY 2017, preliminary
R&D plant
obligations and outlays, by agency
53FYs 2016–17
obligations, by agency and performer
54FY 2016
55FY 2017, preliminary
Research obligations to university and college performers, selected agencies
by detailed field of science and engineering
56FYs 2016–17
by selected agency and field of science and engineering
57FY 2016
58FY 2017, preliminary
by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2016
59computer sciences and mathematics
60engineering
61environmental sciences
62life sciences
63physical sciences
64psychology
65social sciences
Basic research obligations to university and college performers, selected agencies
by detailed field of science and engineering
66FYs 2016–17
by selected agency and field of science and engineering
67FY 2016
68FY 2017, preliminary
by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2016
69computer sciences and mathematics
70engineering
71environmental sciences
72life sciences
73physical sciences
74psychology
75social sciences
Applied research obligations to university and college performers, selected agencies
by detailed field of science and engineering
76FYs 2016–17
by selected agency and field of science and engineering
77FY 2016
78FY 2017, preliminary
by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2016
79computer sciences and mathematics
80engineering
81environmental sciences
82life sciences
83physical sciences
84psychology
85social sciences
Foreign performer obligations, by region, country or economy, and agency
86research and development: FY 2016
87basic research: FY 2016
Geographic distribution of obligations for selected agencies
by state or location: FY 2016
88research and development and R&D plant
by state or location and performer: FY 2016
89research and development
90R&D plant
by state or location and selected agency: FY 2016
91research and development
92research and development, by performer
93R&D plant
Geographic distribution of Department of Defense RDT&E obligations
by state or location and performer
942016
Obligations to intramural performers for personnel costs, by agency: FYs 2016–17
95research and development
Outlays, by agency
research, development, and R&D plant
96FYs 1997–2007
97FYs 2008–17
research, development
98FYs 1997–2007
99FYs 2008–17
R&D plant
100FYs 1997–2007
101FYs 2008–17
Obligations, by agency
research, development, and R&D plant
102FYs 1997–2007
103FYs 2008–17
research, development
104FYs 1997–2007
105FYs 2008–17
R&D plant
106FYs 1997–2007
107FYs 2008–17
research
108FYs 1997–2007
109FYs 2008–17
basic research
110FYs 1997–2007
111FYs 2008–17
applied research
112FYs 1997–2007
113FYs 2008–17
development
114FYs 1997–2007
115FYs 2008–17
Obligations, by performer: FYs 1967–2017
116research and development
117research
118basic research
119applied research
120development
121R&D plant
Obligations, by detailed field of science and engineering
research
122FYs 1997–2007
123FYs 2008–17
basic research
124FYs 1997–2007
125FYs 2008–17
applied research
126FYs 1997–2007
127FYs 2008–17
Obligations for selected agencies, by state or location
research and development
128FYs 1997–2007
129FYs 2008–16
R&D plant
130FYs 1997–2007
131FYs 2008–16
July 2018

Data from survey cycle FY 2016
(finalized 26 June 2017)

National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development, Fiscal Years 2016–17. http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/fedfunds/.



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TableTechnical Tables
A-1Agencies list: 1979–2016
A-2Agencies notes: 1979–2016
July 2018

Data from survey cycle FY 2016
(finalized 26 June 2017)