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Table 7. Total and federally financed R&D expenditures at federally funded research and development centers, by FFRDC: FYs 2015–18

(Dollars in thousands)

FFRDC Total Federally financed
2015 2016 2017 2018 2015 2016 2017 2018
All FFRDCs 18,458,257 19,219,702 20,038,307 21,171,529 18,097,189 18,855,593 19,667,804 20,770,388
University-administered FFRDCs 5,483,466 5,669,908 6,155,252 6,715,338 5,359,379 5,529,238 6,013,003 6,560,094
Ames Laboratory 45,845 46,886 53,527 36,858 44,934 46,190 52,830 35,696
Argonne National Laboratory 719,521 733,377 723,824 777,246 689,200 704,100 690,234 747,349
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory 319,700 323,507 320,516 328,419 318,801 322,196 319,559 327,630
Jet Propulsion Laboratory 1,749,689 1,852,369 2,324,826 2,733,908 1,749,689 1,852,369 2,324,826 2,733,908
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 792,457 797,831 813,267 832,457 741,212 741,250 755,899 769,839
Lincoln Laboratory 914,071 949,138 969,090 1,013,320 908,790 942,049 963,584 1,001,849
National Center for Atmospheric Research 166,385 177,422 171,551 158,260 148,641 155,584 151,138 139,532
National Optical Astronomy Observatory 23,660 24,917 25,906 33,874 20,902 21,890 22,479 24,172
National Radio Astronomy Observatory 89,689 90,411 91,720 100,691 87,832 87,649 89,791 98,642
National Solar Observatory 11,752 12,783 11,841 14,733 11,232 11,821 11,833 14,027
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory 81,348 82,246 81,444 82,435 80,819 81,187 81,123 82,057
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory 310,167 313,031 327,453 341,615 301,591 300,207 311,686 326,587
Software Engineering Institute 131,146 145,981 132,967 142,891 130,693 145,725 132,870 142,877
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility 128,036 120,009 107,320 118,631 125,043 117,021 105,151 115,929
Nonprofit-administered FFRDCs 6,121,483 6,128,058 6,413,612 6,617,274 6,024,175 6,019,726 6,297,166 6,490,564
Aerospace Federally Funded Research and Development Center 888,119 909,868 942,704 1,020,827 883,723 905,468 939,793 1,018,425
Arroyo Center 40,594 44,616 42,723 39,738 40,594 44,616 42,723 39,738
Brookhaven National Laboratory 587,194 579,087 556,875 552,640 573,440 563,400 539,075 525,170
Center for Advanced Aviation System Development 155,696 156,644 168,169 177,530 136,651 137,578 148,610 156,437
Center for Communications and Computing 56,478 61,625 66,692 68,237 56,478 61,625 66,692 68,237
Center for Enterprise Modernization 145,442 146,436 154,933 162,690 145,442 146,432 154,829 161,448
Center for Naval Analyses 80,358 84,232 90,401 95,198 80,358 84,232 90,401 95,198
Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses 12,636 8,600 6,312 5,054 11,453 7,583 5,207 4,647
CMS Alliance to Modernize Healthcare 168,142 141,860 169,013 175,030 168,142 141,860 169,013 175,030
Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center na na 8,622 46,321 na na 8,622 46,321
Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute 16,965 22,038 na na 16,965 22,038 na na
Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute 77,176 101,628 104,414 104,689 77,176 101,628 104,414 104,689
Judiciary Engineering and Modernization Center 4,318 9,289 8,030 6,697 4,318 9,289 8,030 6,697
National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center 30,716 32,902 34,991 37,598 30,716 32,902 34,991 37,598
National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence 7,843 13,076 13,436 19,556 7,843 13,076 13,436 19,556
National Defense Research Institute 56,736 62,848 69,013 57,743 56,736 62,848 69,013 57,743
National Renewable Energy Laboratory 378,436 362,087 357,916 388,500 356,289 337,017 328,197 349,410
National Security Engineering Center 919,441 966,542 1,012,155 1,078,610 919,441 966,404 1,009,971 1,077,697
Oak Ridge National Laboratory 1,333,332 1,283,729 1,403,204 1,399,445 1,305,338 1,251,237 1,373,042 1,378,398
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 951,099 914,747 983,962 956,193 942,310 904,289 971,060 943,147
Project Air Force 44,393 49,165 48,521 48,858 44,393 49,165 48,521 48,858
Science and Technology Policy Institute 8,724 7,459 8,401 8,086 8,724 7,459 8,401 8,086
Systems and Analyses Center 157,645 169,580 163,125 168,034 157,645 169,580 163,125 168,034
Industry-administered FFRDCs 6,853,308 7,421,736 7,469,443 7,838,917 6,713,635 7,306,629 7,357,635 7,719,730
Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research 495,300 642,165 704,223 748,500 495,300 642,165 704,223 748,500
Idaho National Laboratory 476,376 521,618 482,840 395,112 457,192 504,245 462,659 376,053
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 1,273,066 1,363,525 1,290,134 1,386,687 1,223,676 1,326,375 1,259,015 1,353,502
Los Alamos National Laboratory 1,865,000 1,987,000 1,972,769 2,145,232 1,834,000 1,962,000 1,950,268 2,120,857
Sandia National Laboratories 2,621,891 2,781,547 2,878,000 3,009,105 2,581,792 2,745,963 2,839,993 2,967,822
Savannah River National Laboratory 121,675 125,881 141,477 154,281 121,675 125,881 141,477 152,996
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.