Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development
Fiscal Years 2017–18
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(1.85 MB)| Table | Research, development, and R&D plant |
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| obligations | |
| 1 | by type of R&D: FYs 1951–2018 |
| obligations and outlays | |
| 2 | by type of R&D, performer, and field of science and engineering: FYs 2016–18 |
| 3 | by agency: FYs 2017–18 |
| Research and development | |
| obligations and outlays, by agency | |
| 4 | FYs 2017–18 |
| obligations, by agency and type of R&D | |
| 5 | FY 2017 |
| 6 | FY 2018, preliminary |
| obligations, by agency and performer | |
| 7 | FY 2017 |
| 8 | FY 2018, preliminary |
| Research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) | |
| Department of Defense obligations, by agency and performer | |
| 9 | FY 2017 |
| 10 | FY 2018, preliminary |
| Obligations to federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) | |
| research and development and R&D plant, by agency | |
| 11 | FY 2017 |
| 12 | FY 2018, preliminary |
| by FFRDC and agency: FY 2017 | |
| 13 | research and development |
| 14 | R&D plant |
| Research obligations | |
| by agency and performer | |
| 15 | FY 2017 |
| 16 | FY 2018, preliminary |
| by detailed field of science and engineering | |
| 17 | FYs 2017–18 |
| by agency and field of science and engineering | |
| 18 | FY 2017 |
| 19 | FY 2018, preliminary |
| by agency and detailed field: FY 2017 | |
| 20 | computer sciences and mathematics |
| 21 | engineering |
| 22 | environmental sciences |
| 23 | life sciences |
| 24 | physical sciences |
| 25 | psychology |
| 26 | social sciences |
| Basic research obligations | |
| by agency and performer | |
| 27 | FY 2017 |
| 28 | FY 2018, preliminary |
| by detailed field of science and engineering | |
| 29 | FYs 2017–18 |
| by agency and field of science and engineering | |
| 30 | FY 2017 |
| 31 | FY 2018, preliminary |
| by agency and detailed field: FY 2017 | |
| 32 | computer sciences and mathematics |
| 33 | engineering |
| 34 | environmental sciences |
| 35 | life sciences |
| 36 | physical sciences |
| 37 | psychology |
| 38 | social sciences |
| Applied research obligations | |
| by agency and performer | |
| 39 | FY 2017 |
| 40 | FY 2018, preliminary |
| by detailed field of science and engineering | |
| 41 | FYs 2017–18 |
| by agency and field of science and engineering | |
| 42 | FY 2017 |
| 43 | FY 2018, preliminary |
| by agency and detailed field: FY 2017 | |
| 44 | computer sciences and mathematics |
| 45 | engineering |
| 46 | environmental sciences |
| 47 | life sciences |
| 48 | physical sciences |
| 49 | psychology |
| 50 | social sciences |
| Development obligations, by agency and performer | |
| 51 | FY 2017 |
| 52 | FY 2018, preliminary |
| R&D plant | |
| obligations and outlays, by agency | |
| 53 | FYs 2017–18 |
| obligations, by agency and performer | |
| 54 | FY 2017 |
| 55 | FY 2018, preliminary |
| Research obligations to university and college performers, selected agencies | |
| by detailed field of science and engineering | |
| 56 | FYs 2017–18 |
| by selected agency and field of science and engineering | |
| 57 | FY 2017 |
| 58 | FY 2018, preliminary |
| by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2017 | |
| 59 | computer sciences and mathematics |
| 60 | engineering |
| 61 | environmental sciences |
| 62 | life sciences |
| 63 | physical sciences |
| 64 | psychology |
| 65 | social sciences |
| Basic research obligations to university and college performers, selected agencies | |
| by detailed field of science and engineering | |
| 66 | FYs 2017–18 |
| by selected agency and field of science and engineering | |
| 67 | FY 2017 |
| 68 | FY 2018, preliminary |
| by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2017 | |
| 69 | computer sciences and mathematics |
| 70 | engineering |
| 71 | environmental sciences |
| 72 | life sciences |
| 73 | physical sciences |
| 74 | psychology |
| 75 | social sciences |
| Applied research obligations to university and college performers, selected agencies | |
| by detailed field of science and engineering | |
| 76 | FYs 2017–18 |
| by selected agency and field of science and engineering | |
| 77 | FY 2017 |
| 78 | FY 2018, preliminary |
| by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2017 | |
| 79 | computer sciences and mathematics |
| 80 | engineering |
| 81 | environmental sciences |
| 82 | life sciences |
| 83 | physical sciences |
| 84 | psychology |
| 85 | social sciences |
| Foreign performer obligations, by region, country or economy, and agency | |
| 86 | research and development: FY 2017 |
| 87 | basic research: FY 2017 |
| Geographic distribution of obligations for selected agencies | |
| by state or location: FY 2017 | |
| 88 | research and development and R&D plant |
| by state or location and performer: FY 2017 | |
| 89 | research and development |
| 90 | R&D plant |
| by state or location and selected agency: FY 2017 | |
| 91 | research and development |
| 92 | research and development, by performer |
| 93 | R&D plant |
| Geographic distribution of Department of Defense RDT&E obligations | |
| by state or location and performer | |
| 94 | 2017 |
| Obligations to intramural performers for personnel costs, by agency: FYs 2017–18 | |
| 95 | research and development |
| Outlays, by agency | |
| research, development, and R&D plant | |
| 96 | FYs 1998–2008 |
| 97 | FYs 2009–18 |
| research, development | |
| 98 | FYs 1998–2008 |
| 99 | FYs 2009–18 |
| R&D plant | |
| 100 | FYs 1998–2008 |
| 101 | FYs 2009–18 |
| Obligations, by agency | |
| research, development, and R&D plant | |
| 102 | FYs 1998–2008 |
| 103 | FYs 2009–18 |
| research, development | |
| 104 | FYs 1998–2008 |
| 105 | FYs 2009–18 |
| R&D plant | |
| 106 | FYs 1998–2008 |
| 107 | FYs 2009–18 |
| research | |
| 108 | FYs 1998–2008 |
| 109 | FYs 2009–18 |
| basic research | |
| 110 | FYs 1998–2008 |
| 111 | FYs 2009–18 |
| applied research | |
| 112 | FYs 1998–2008 |
| 113 | FYs 2009–18 |
| development | |
| 114 | FYs 1998–2008 |
| 115 | FYs 2009–18 |
| Obligations, by performer: FYs 1967–2018 | |
| 116 | research and development |
| 117 | research |
| 118 | basic research |
| 119 | applied research |
| 120 | development |
| 121 | R&D plant |
| Obligations, by detailed field of science and engineering | |
| research | |
| 122 | FYs 1998–2008 |
| 123 | FYs 2009–18 |
| basic research | |
| 124 | FYs 1998–2008 |
| 125 | FYs 2009–18 |
| applied research | |
| 126 | FYs 1998–2008 |
| 127 | FYs 2009–18 |
| Obligations for selected agencies, by state or location | |
| research and development | |
| 128 | FYs 1998–2008 |
| 129 | FYs 2009–17 |
| R&D plant | |
| 130 | FYs 1998–2008 |
| 131 | FYs 2009–17 |
June 2019
Data from survey cycle FY 2017
(finalized 26 June 2018)
National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development, Fiscal Years 2017–18. https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/fedfunds/.
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Technical Tables:
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(1.85 MB)| Table | Technical Tables |
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| A-1 | Agencies list: 1979–2017 |
| A-2 | Agencies notes: 1979–2017 |
June 2019
Data from survey cycle FY 2017
(finalized 26 June 2018)