R & D Spending at Federally Funded R & D Centers Increased by Largest Amount Since 2010

The nation ' s 42 federally funded research and development centers ( FFRDCs ) spent nearly $ 23 billion on R&D in FY 2019, an annual increase of 7.4 % in current dollars. Since FY 2014, total R&D spending at FFRDCs has increased at an average annual rate of 3.4 % in constant dollars. Data are from the FY 2019 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 - November 19, 2020 Category: Statistics Source Type: news