Government Funding for Science and Engineering

Government Funding for Science and Engineering Topics

R&D Funding by Government

Federal Government/Agency R&D

State Government/Agency R&D

R&D Funding by Government

Research & Development (R&D) Activity

Federal Government/Agency R&D

Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDC) R&D

State Government/Agency R&D

Type of R&D (basic, applied, experimental development)

R&D Publications & Articles

R&D Funding Received & Spent

Federal Government/Agency R&D

Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDC) R&D

R&D Funding Source

State Government/Agency R&D

Business R&D

Nonprofit R&D

R&D Funding Agreement (contract, grant, reimbursement, etc.)

R&D Capital Expenditures

R&D Cost Type

Current Topics

COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts

Location

By State or Region

By Country

Colleges and Universities

Institutions

Minorities in Higher Education

Fields of Study

Analysis

State Government Agencies’ Expenditures for R&D Total $3.0 Billion in FY 2023, an Increase of 14% from FY 2022

November 13, 2024

Data

Survey of State Government Research and Development: FY 2023

November 13, 2024

Analysis

New Survey Shows R&D Performance Within Federal Facilities Totaled $34.5 Billion in FY 2022

November 7, 2024

Data Highlights

The national defense function made up 45.7% of total R&D and R&D plant FY 2022 budget authority; civilian functions made up the remaining 54.3%

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41.6%

1,089

Number of U.S. higher education institutions that received federal agency obligations for science and engineering support in FY 2022

Federal agency obligations for research and experimental development (R&D) totaled $190.4 billion in FY 2022

An increase of 0.4% from FY 2021

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In the News

Working Paper

The Returns to Government R&D: Evidence from U.S. Appropriations Shocks

Data from NCSES are cited in a research paper exploring the impacts of changes in government R&D spending on business-sector productivity.

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

December 14, 2023

Report

Federal Research and Development (R&D) Funding: FY2023

NCSES data are referenced in a report analyzing the president's FY 2023 budget request, with a focus on federal R&D funding by agency.

Congressional Research Service

June 10, 2022