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Table 7. Total and federally financed R&D expenditures at federally funded research and development centers, by FFRDC: FYs 2014–17

(Dollars in thousands)

FFRDC Total Federally financed
2014 2015 2016 2017 2014 2015 2016 2017
All FFRDCs 17,718,556 18,458,257 19,219,702 20,038,307 17,331,396 18,097,189 18,855,593 19,667,804
University-administered FFRDCs 5,279,306 5,483,466 5,669,908 6,155,252 5,143,691 5,359,379 5,529,238 6,013,003
Ames Laboratory 41,824 45,845 46,886 53,527 40,834 44,934 46,190 52,830
Argonne National Laboratory 719,459 719,521 733,377 723,824 684,987 689,200 704,100 690,234
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory 334,522 319,700 323,507 320,516 333,870 318,801 322,196 319,559
Jet Propulsion Laboratory 1,664,539 1,749,689 1,852,369 2,324,826 1,664,539 1,749,689 1,852,369 2,324,826
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 762,601 792,457 797,831 813,267 707,540 741,212 741,250 755,899
Lincoln Laboratory 830,076 914,071 949,138 969,090 827,461 908,790 942,049 963,584
National Center for Atmospheric Research 162,259 166,385 177,422 171,551 148,933 148,641 155,584 151,138
National Optical Astronomy Observatory 25,161 23,660 24,917 25,906 21,487 20,902 21,890 22,479
National Radio Astronomy Observatory 85,327 89,689 90,411 91,720 76,668 87,832 87,649 89,791
National Solar Observatory 10,039 11,752 12,783 11,841 9,703 11,232 11,821 11,833
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory 97,768 81,348 82,246 81,444 96,727 80,819 81,187 81,123
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory 316,646 310,167 313,031 327,453 306,409 301,591 300,207 311,686
Software Engineering Institute 123,217 131,146 145,981 132,967 123,217 130,693 145,725 132,870
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility 105,868 128,036 120,009 107,320 101,316 125,043 117,021 105,151
Nonprofit-administered FFRDCs 5,945,266 6,121,483 6,128,058 6,413,612 5,842,177 6,024,175 6,019,726 6,297,166
Aerospace Federally Funded Research and Development Center 838,708 888,119 909,868 942,704 835,600 883,723 905,468 939,793
Arroyo Center 33,391 40,594 44,616 42,723 33,391 40,594 44,616 42,723
Brookhaven National Laboratory 573,364 587,194 579,087 556,875 556,024 573,440 563,400 539,075
Center for Advanced Aviation System Development 149,054 155,696 156,644 168,169 133,416 136,651 137,578 148,610
Center for Communications and Computing 63,199 56,478 61,625 66,692 63,199 56,478 61,625 66,692
Center for Enterprise Modernization 158,069 145,442 146,436 154,933 158,069 145,442 146,432 154,829
Center for Naval Analyses 80,283 80,358 84,232 90,401 80,283 80,358 84,232 90,401
Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses 12,314 12,636 8,600 6,312 10,926 11,453 7,583 5,207
CMS Alliance to Modernize Healthcare 70,458 168,142 141,860 169,013 70,458 168,142 141,860 169,013
Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center na na na 8,622 na na na 8,622
Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute 20,866 16,965 22,038 na 20,866 16,965 22,038 na
Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute 94,353 77,176 101,628 104,414 94,353 77,176 101,628 104,414
Judiciary Engineering and Modernization Center 2,299 4,318 9,289 8,030 2,299 4,318 9,289 8,030
National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center 30,310 30,716 32,902 34,991 30,310 30,716 32,902 34,991
National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence na 7,843 13,076 13,436 na 7,843 13,076 13,436
National Defense Research Institute 62,073 56,736 62,848 69,013 62,073 56,736 62,848 69,013
National Renewable Energy Laboratory 359,998 378,436 362,087 357,916 341,042 356,289 337,017 328,197
National Security Engineering Center 885,382 919,441 966,542 1,012,155 885,382 919,441 966,404 1,009,971
Oak Ridge National Laboratory 1,293,722 1,333,332 1,283,729 1,403,204 1,258,911 1,305,338 1,251,237 1,373,042
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 1,021,912 951,099 914,747 983,962 1,010,064 942,310 904,289 971,060
Project Air Force 39,351 44,393 49,165 48,521 39,351 44,393 49,165 48,521
Science and Technology Policy Institute 10,949 8,724 7,459 8,401 10,949 8,724 7,459 8,401
Systems and Analyses Center 145,211 157,645 169,580 163,125 145,211 157,645 169,580 163,125
Industry-administered FFRDCs 6,493,984 6,853,308 7,421,736 7,469,443 6,345,528 6,713,635 7,306,629 7,357,635
Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research 448,500 495,300 642,165 704,223 448,500 495,300 642,165 704,223
Idaho National Laboratory 479,801 476,376 521,618 482,840 460,192 457,192 504,245 462,659
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 1,170,571 1,273,066 1,363,525 1,290,134 1,113,664 1,223,676 1,326,375 1,259,015
Los Alamos National Laboratory 1,767,000 1,865,000 1,987,000 1,972,769 1,728,000 1,834,000 1,962,000 1,950,268
Sandia National Laboratories 2,507,099 2,621,891 2,781,547 2,878,000 2,474,159 2,581,792 2,745,963 2,839,993
Savannah River National Laboratory 121,013 121,675 125,881 141,477 121,013 121,675 125,881 141,477
na = not applicable.
FFRDC = federally funded research and development center.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, FFRDC Research and Development Survey.