Federally Funded R & D Centers Rebound to $18.5 Billion in R & D Spending in FY 2015

The nation ' s 42 federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) spent $18.5 billion on R&D in FY 2015, a 4.2% increase from FY 2014. This increase returned the total to just above the level reported in FY 2012 following 2 years of declining or flat expenditures. In constant 2009 dollars, the total spent on R&D within FFRDCs rose 3.1% from FY 2014 to FY 2015. Data are from the FY 2015 FFRDC Research and Development Survey, conducted by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the National Science Foundation.
Source: NSF - Statistics on U.S. Science and Engineering Resources - Category: Statistics Source Type: news