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09/24/2026
Data Tables
Federal Facilities Research and Development: Fiscal Year 2025
<p id="isPasted">Federal Facilities Research and Development Survey: Fiscal Year 2025</p><p>These data tables are from the FY 2025 Federal Facilities Research and Development (FFRD) Survey. These tables present data on research and experimental development (R&D) expenditures for all federally owned and operated facilities in the United States. This survey is the unique source of federal performer-reported data on R&D expenditures and is conducted by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the U.S. National Science Foundation. </p><p><br></p>
NSF 26-328 |
ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf26328
09/24/2026
InfoBrief
R&D Performance within Department of Defense Facilities Increased 16% while R&D within Civilian Federal Facilities Decreased 14% in FY 2025
<p>Federal expenditures for research and experimental development saw an increase of 7% from FY 2024 to FY 2025. However, the Department of Defense (DOD) and all other non-defense civilian agencies show very different year-to-year trends. While DOD increased 16%, civilian agencies declined 14%. DOD’s relative share of federal R&D performance outweighs the downward trend of the civilian agencies in FY 2025. These data are from the latest edition of the Federal Facilities Research and Development Survey, sponsored by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the U.S. National Science Foundation.</p>
NSF 26-327 |
ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf26327
08/20/2026
Data Tables
FFRDC Research and Development Expenditures: FY 2025
<p>These data tables provide data on research and development (R&D) expenditures for federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs). Expenditures data are displayed for individually named FFRDCs, by source of funding and type of R&D. Data are from the FY 2025 FFRDC Research and Development Survey, conducted by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the U.S. National Science Foundation.</p>
NSF 26-323 |
ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf26323
08/20/2026
InfoBrief
R&D Spending at Federally Funded R&D Centers Holds Steady in FY 2025
<p>Federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) in the United States enable federal agencies to meet their research and development (R&D) needs through government-owned, contractor-operated research centers. These centers provide capabilities that cannot be met as effectively through other resources. The nation’s 41 FFRDCs spent $31.8 billion on R&D in FY 2025, an increase of 0.34% over FY 2024 in current dollars. These and the other statistics in this report come from the FY 2025 FFRDC Research and Development Survey, conducted by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the U.S. National Science Foundation</p>
NSF 26-322 |
ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf26322
08/17/2026
Data Tables
Annual Business Survey: 2024 (Data Year 2023)
<p>The detailed tables in this report present data from the 2024 Annual Business Survey (ABS) (data year 2023). The ABS is the primary source of data on research and development of for-profit, nonfarm businesses with one to nine employees operating in the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. The ABS also collects data on innovation, technology, intellectual property, research activities at nonprofit organizations, financing, management practice, company information, and business owner characteristics of business of all sizes. The 2024 ABS is the seventh year of the ABS. The ABS is cosponsored by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Census Bureau</p>
NSF 26-321 |
ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf26321
08/17/2026
InfoBrief
Microbusinesses Performed $5.9 Billion of R&D in the United States in 2023
<p>This InfoBrief presents research and development (R&D) data on microbusinesses, defined here as businesses with one to nine domestic employees. In 2023, microbusinesses reported a total of $8.3 billion in R&D costs, of which 86%, or $7.1 billion, was domestic and 72%, or $5.9 billion, was performed by the microbusinesses themselves. Data for this InfoBrief are from the Annual Business Survey (ABS), developed and cosponsored by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the U.S. National Science Foundation and by the Census Bureau. </p>
NSF 26-324 |
ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf26324
06/24/2026
Data Tables
Federal Science and Engineering Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions: Fiscal Year 2024
These tables present the results of the FY 2024 Survey of Federal Science and Engineering Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions (now the Federal Science and Engineering Support module within the Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development). Data include science and engineering support by type of activity, as well as rankings by state, agency, and individual institution. This survey is the only source of comprehensive data on federal science and engineering funding to individual academic and nonprofit institutions.
NSF 26-320 |
ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf26320
06/24/2026
InfoBrief
In FY 2024, Federal Science and Engineering Support for Higher Education Declined 4.3% from FY 2023; Federal Obligations to Nonprofits Totaled $11 Billion
In FY 2024, federal agency obligations to universities and colleges for science and engineering (S&E) activities decreased 4.3% from FY 2023 to nearly $47 billion. S&E activities include research and experimental development (R&D); R&D plant; facilities and equipment for instruction in S&E; S&E fellowships, traineeships, and training grants; and other general support for S&E. Estimates are from the FY 2024 Survey of Federal Science and Engineering Support module within the Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development, conducted by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the U.S. National Science Foundation.
NSF 26-319 |
ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf26319
05/04/2026
Data Tables
Federal Funds for Research and Development: Fiscal Years 2024–25
This set of data tables presents data on the research and development (R&D) outlays and obligations of federal agencies. Outlays are provided by agency for total R&D and total R&D plant. Obligations are provided for R&D by agency for type of work (basic research, applied research, and experimental development), field of R&D (for basic research, applied research, and experimental development), type of performer, and geographic area. Obligations are provided for R&D plant by agency for type of performer and geographic area. These data, collected by the Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development from the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the U.S. National Science Foundation, are the primary source of information about federal funding for R&D in the United States.
NSF 26-316 |
ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf26316
05/04/2026
InfoBrief
Federal R&D Obligations Increased 4.4% in FY 2024; Most Agencies Estimate Declines in FY 2025
Federal obligations for research and experimental development saw an increase of 4.4% from FY 2023 to FY 2024. However, although preliminary federal agency obligations for FY 2025 indicate most federal agencies will see declining R&D obligations in FY 2025 the total is estimated to decrease by 0.1%. These data are from the latest edition of the Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development, sponsored by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the U.S. National Science Foundation.
NSF 26-317 |
ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf26317