Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development
Fiscal Years 2018–19

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TableResearch, development, and R&D plant
obligations
1by type of R&D: FYs 1951–2019
obligations and outlays
2by type of R&D, performer, and field of science and engineering: FYs 2017–19
3by agency: FYs 2018–19
Research and development
obligations and outlays, by agency
4FYs 2018–19
obligations, by agency and type of R&D
5FY 2018
6FY 2019, preliminary
obligations, by agency and performer
7FY 2018
8FY 2019, preliminary
Research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E)
Department of Defense obligations, by agency and performer
9FY 2018
10FY 2019, preliminary
Obligations to federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs)
research and development and R&D plant, by agency
11FY 2018
12FY 2019, preliminary
by FFRDC and agency: FY 2018
13research and development
14R&D plant
Research obligations
by agency and performer
15FY 2018
16FY 2019, preliminary
by detailed field of science and engineering
17FYs 2018–19
by agency and field of science and engineering
18FY 2018
19FY 2019, preliminary
by agency and detailed field: FY 2018
20computer sciences and mathematics
21engineering
22environmental sciences
23life sciences
24physical sciences
25psychology
26social sciences
Basic research obligations
by agency and performer
27FY 2018
28FY 2019, preliminary
by detailed field of science and engineering
29FYs 2018–19
by agency and field of science and engineering
30FY 2018
31FY 2019, preliminary
by agency and detailed field: FY 2018
32computer sciences and mathematics
33engineering
34environmental sciences
35life sciences
36physical sciences
37psychology
38social sciences
Applied research obligations
by agency and performer
39FY 2018
40FY 2019, preliminary
by detailed field of science and engineering
41FYs 2018–19
by agency and field of science and engineering
42FY 2018
43FY 2019, preliminary
by agency and detailed field: FY 2018
44computer sciences and mathematics
45engineering
46environmental sciences
47life sciences
48physical sciences
49psychology
50social sciences
Development obligations, by agency and performer
51FY 2018
52FY 2019, preliminary
R&D plant
obligations and outlays, by agency
53FYs 2018–19
obligations, by agency and performer
54FY 2018
55FY 2019, preliminary
Research obligations to university and college performers, selected agencies
by detailed field of science and engineering
56FYs 2018–19
by selected agency and field of science and engineering
57FY 2018
58FY 2019, preliminary
by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2018
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 2018–19
by selected agency and field of science and engineering
67FY 2018
68FY 2019, preliminary
by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2018
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 2018–19
by selected agency and field of science and engineering
77FY 2018
78FY 2019, preliminary
by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2018
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 2018
87basic research: FY 2018
Geographic distribution of obligations for selected agencies
by state or location: FY 2018
88research and development and R&D plant
by state or location and performer: FY 2018
89research and development
90R&D plant
by state or location and selected agency: FY 2018
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
942018
Obligations to intramural performers for personnel costs, by agency: FYs 2018–19
95research and development
Outlays, by agency
research, development, and R&D plant
96FYs 1999–2009
97FYs 2010–19
research, development
98FYs 1999–2009
99FYs 2010–19
R&D plant
100FYs 1999–2009
101FYs 2010–19
Obligations, by agency
research, development, and R&D plant
102FYs 1999–2009
103FYs 2010–19
research, development
104FYs 1999–2009
105FYs 2010–19
R&D plant
106FYs 1999–2009
107FYs 2010–19
research
108FYs 1999–2009
109FYs 2010–19
basic research
110FYs 1999–2009
111FYs 2010–19
applied research
112FYs 1999–2009
113FYs 2010–19
development
114FYs 1999–2009
115FYs 2010–19
Obligations, by performer: FYs 1967–2019
116research and development
117research
118basic research
119applied research
120development
121R&D plant
Obligations, by detailed field of science and engineering
research
122FYs 1999–2009
123FYs 2010–19
basic research
124FYs 1999–2009
125FYs 2010–19
applied research
126FYs 1999–2009
127FYs 2010–19
Obligations for selected agencies, by state or location
research and development
128FYs 1999–2009
129FYs 2010–18
R&D plant
130FYs 1999–2009
131FYs 2010–18
January 2020

Data from survey cycle FY 2018
(finalized 29 October 2019.)

National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development, Fiscal Years 2018–19. https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/fedfunds.



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TableTechnical Tables
A-1Agencies list: 1979–2018
A-2Agencies notes: 1979–2018
January 2020

Data from survey cycle FY 2018
(finalized 29 October 2019.)