Federally funded R&D center funding rebounded in FY 2015

The nation's 42 federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) reported spending $18.5 billion on research and development (R&D) in Fiscal Year (FY) 2015, their first rebound after several years of declining or flat expenditures, according to a new report from the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES). The FFRDCs are privately operated R&D organizations that are exclusively or ... More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=191499&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item.
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