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

Analysis of Federal Funding for Research and Development in 2022: Basic Research

August 15, 2024

Analysis

FY 2022 Federal Science and Engineering Support to Selected Types of Minority-Serving Institutions

July 22, 2024

Analysis

Federal Obligations for R&D Contracts Increase 1.8% in FY 2022; Obligations for R&D Grants Increase 2.7%

July 1, 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