Federal Budget Authority for R&D and R&D Plant for National Defense and Civilian Functions Totaled $191 billion in FY 2023 Proposed Budget

Christopher V. Pece

NSF 23-323

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January 26, 2023

The FY 2023 proposed federal budget authority for research and development (R&D) and R&D plant totaled $191 billion, an increase of 12.7% from the proposed FY 2022 amount (preliminary amount before the FY 2022 omnibus appropriations bill was passed on 10 March 2022). Under the FY 2023 proposal, R&D and R&D plant for the National defense functional category totaled nearly $90 billion, or 47% of total R&D and R&D plant, whereas civilian functions totaled over $101 billion, or 53% of the total. Although the National defense budget function rose 14% between FY 2022 (preliminary) and FY 2023, within the civilian functions, the Health functional category increased 10%. These and additional details are available in the full set of data tables at https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf23324.

Federal budget authority for R&D and R&D plant for National defense and civilian functions, FY 2000–23
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Federal budget authority for R&D and R&D plant for National defense and civilian functions, FY 2000–23

(Billions of current dollars)
Fiscal year National defense Civilian
2000 32 40
2001 33 45
2002 39 49
2003 47 52
2004 50 56
2005 55 57
2006 57 57
2007 58 60
2008 56 60
2009 57 80
2010 56 64
2011 51 62
2012 52 65
2013 47 63
2014 46 66
2015 48 67
2016 54 72
2017 55 72
2018 67 77
2019 70 80
2020 80 90
2021 76 86
2022 preliminary 78 92
2023 proposed 90 102
Note(s):

Detail may not add to total because of rounding. The data in this table reflect an estimated adjustment to the previously published 2000–16 time series totals applying the narrowed definition of development described by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in its Circular A-11 of July 2016.

Source(s):

Agencies' submissions to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) per MAX Schedule C, agencies' budget justification documents, supplemental data obtained from agencies' budget offices, and Executive Office of the President, OMB, Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2023.

Suggested Citation: Pece CV; National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES). 2023. Federal Budget Authority for R&D and R&D Plant for National Defense and Civilian Functions Totals $191 billion in FY 2023 Proposed Budget. NSF 23-323. Alexandria, VA: National Science Foundation. Available at https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf23323.

NSF 23-323

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January 26, 2023

Christopher V. Pece

NSF 23-323

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January 26, 2023

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