Analysis
Federal Science and Engineering Support to Higher Education Increased 3% in FY 2020
September 20, 2022
Four federal agencies accounted for 91% of all federal science and engineering support to higher education institutions in FY 2020, including the National Science Foundation, which obligated nearly $6.2 billion. Read the full analysis to explore more data on federal obligations, including obligations by type of R&D performed, by stimulus and non-stimulus funds, and made to selected types of minority-serving institutions.
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