Analysis
U.S. Nonprofits Spent $22.6 Billion on R&D Activities in FY 2016
September 22, 2022
NCSES's FY 2016 Nonprofit Research Activities (NPRA) Survey marks the first nationally representative collection of R&D data from nonprofits in more than 20 years. Highlights of this analysis include sources of funding for R&D performance, type of R&D performed, and counts of personnel working on R&D activities at nonprofit organizations.
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Microbusinesses Performed $5.2 Billion of R&D in the United States in 2019
September 20, 2022
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