Table 4. Total and federally financed R&D expenditures at federally funded research and development centers, by character of work and FFRDC: FY 2014

(Dollars in thousands)

FFRDC Sponsor Location Total Federally financed
All R&D expenditures Basic research Applied research Development All R&D expenditures Basic research Applied research Development
All FFRDCs 17,718,556 4,195,269 6,838,853 6,684,434 17,331,396 4,098,373 6,647,856 6,585,167
University-administered FFRDCs 5,279,306 2,117,901 1,375,122 1,786,283 5,143,691 2,036,341 1,344,125 1,763,225
Ames Laboratory DOE Ames, IA 41,824 32,577 8,958 289 40,834 32,129 8,487 218
Argonne National Laboratory DOE Argonne, IL 719,459 323,103 195,421 200,935 684,987 307,828 186,819 190,340
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory DOE Batavia, IL 334,522 334,522 0 0 333,870 333,870 0 0
Jet Propulsion Laboratory NASA Pasadena, CA 1,664,539 166,454 166,454 1,331,631 1,664,539 166,454 166,454 1,331,631
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory DOE Berkeley, CA 762,601 551,748 210,528 325 707,540 513,468 193,747 325
Lincoln Laboratory DOD, OSD Lexington, MA 830,076 3,457 745,090 81,529 827,461 3,457 745,090 78,914
National Center for Atmospheric Research NSF Boulder, CO 162,259 76,134 27,837 58,288 148,933 71,088 22,694 55,151
National Optical Astronomy Observatory NSF Tucson, AZ 25,161 25,161 0 0 21,487 21,487 0 0
National Radio Astronomy Observatory NSF Charlottesville, VA 85,327 71,917 1,533 11,877 76,668 69,898 1,533 5,237
National Solar Observatory NSF Sunspot, NM 10,039 10,039 0 0 9,703 9,703 0 0
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory DOE Princeton, NJ 97,768 97,768 0 0 96,727 96,727 0 0
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory DOE Menlo Park, CA 316,646 316,646 0 0 306,409 306,409 0 0
Software Engineering Institute DOD, OSD Pittsburgh, PA 123,217 2,507 19,301 101,409 123,217 2,507 19,301 101,409
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility DOE Newport News, VA 105,868 105,868 0 0 101,316 101,316 0 0
Nonprofit-administered FFRDCs 5,942,967 1,540,655 1,493,747 2,908,565 5,839,878 1,532,537 1,443,948 2,863,393
Aerospace Federally Funded Research and Development Center DOD, Air Force El Segundo, CA 838,708 16,946 57,123 764,639 835,600 16,791 54,170 764,639
Arroyo Center DOD, Army Santa Monica, CA 33,391 0 33,391 0 33,391 0 33,391 0
Brookhaven National Laboratory DOE Upton, NY 573,364 450,021 53,151 70,192 556,024 444,819 44,481 66,724
Center for Advanced Aviation System Development DOT, FAA McLean, VA 149,054 1,317 29,662 118,075 133,416 1,317 29,320 102,779
Center for Communications and Computing DOD, NSA/CSS Alexandria, VA 63,199 15,800 31,599 15,800 63,199 15,800 31,599 15,800
Center for Enterprise Modernization Treasury (IRS), VA McLean, VA 158,069 0 12,056 146,013 158,069 0 12,056 146,013
Center for Naval Analysesa DOD, Navy Alexandria, VA 80,283 0 i 80,283 i 0 i 80,283 0 i 80,283 i 0 i
Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses NRC San Antonio, TX 12,314 0 12,314 0 10,926 0 10,926 0
CMS Alliance to Modernize Healthcare HHS Baltimore, MD 70,458 0 7,319 63,139 70,458 0 7,319 63,139
Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute DHS Arlington, VA 20,866 0 20,866 0 20,866 0 20,866 0
Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute DHS McLean, VA 94,353 0 10,737 83,616 94,353 0 10,737 83,616
National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center DHS Frederick, MD 30,310 0 30,310 0 30,310 0 30,310 0
National Defense Research Institute DOD, OSD Santa Monica, CA 62,073 0 62,073 0 62,073 0 62,073 0
National Renewable Energy Laboratory DOE Golden, CO 359,998 17,980 89,872 252,146 341,042 17,980 89,872 233,190
National Security Engineering Center DOD,OSD Bedford, MA/McLean, VA 885,382 15,249 117,970 752,163 885,382 15,249 117,970 752,163
Oak Ridge National Laboratory DOE Oak Ridge, TN 1,293,722 785,236 508,486 0 1,258,911 785,236 473,675 0
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory DOE Richland, WA 1,021,912 238,106 141,024 642,782 1,010,064 235,345 139,389 635,330
Project Air Force DOD, Air Force Santa Monica, CA 39,351 0 39,351 0 39,351 0 39,351 0
Science and Technology Policy Institute NSF Washington, DC 10,949 0 10,949 0 10,949 0 10,949 0
Systems and Analyses Center DOD, OSD Alexandria, VA 145,211 0 145,211 0 145,211 0 145,211 0
Industry-administered FFRDCs 6,496,283 536,713 3,969,984 1,989,586 6,347,827 529,495 3,859,783 1,958,549
Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research NIH Frederick, MD 448,500 50,900 397,600 0 448,500 50,900 397,600 0
Idaho National Laboratory DOE Idaho Falls, ID 479,801 28,788 254,295 196,718 460,192 27,611 243,902 188,679
Judiciary Engineering and Modernization Center U.S. Courts McLean, VA 2,299 0 396 1,903 2,299 0 396 1,903
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory DOE Livermore, CA 1,170,571 173,895 896,997 99,679 1,113,664 170,854 843,131 99,679
Los Alamos National Laboratory DOE Los Alamos, NM 1,767,000 141,000 1,607,500 18,500 1,728,000 138,000 1,572,000 18,000
Sandia National Laboratories DOE Albuquerque, NM 2,507,099 136,079 752,690 1,618,330 2,474,159 136,079 742,248 1,595,832
Savannah River National Laboratory DOE Aiken, SC 121,013 6,051 60,506 54,456 121,013 6,051 60,506 54,456