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| Table 426. | Federal obligations for research, development, and R&D plant, by category of obligation, performers, and fields of science: Fiscal years 2003 through 2011 |
| [In millions of current dollars] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category of obligation, performers, and fields of science | Actual | Estimated | ||||||||
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | Percent change, 2010 to 2011 |
|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Total obligations for research, development, and | ||||||||||
| R&D plant | $97,927.9 | $105,370.7 | $112,994.6 | $112,270.6 | $129,431.2 | $129,049.5 | $136,996.5 | $140,496.5 | $130,241.4 | -7.3 |
| Research and development obligations | 93,661.3 | 101,376.5 | 109,223.5 | 110,145.8 | 127,262.9 | 127,105.7 | 133,349.0 | 136,426.0 | 127,786.6 | -6.3 |
| Performers | ||||||||||
| Federal intramural1 | 22,861.6 | 22,423.2 | 24,125.4 | 25,563.2 | 29,932.5 | 29,637.9 | 30,442.3 | 32,278.3 | 32,223.7 | -0.2 |
| Industrial firms | 33,852.7 | 39,214.6 | 44,112.5 | 44,152.9 | 55,342.3 | 56,337.6 | 53,303.8 | 54,158.3 | 49,948.9 | -7.8 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by industrial firms | 1,507.6 | 1,543.1 | 1,612.1 | 1,421.9 | 2,691.6 | 4,119.9 | 4,054.5 | 4,225.9 | 4,060.6 | -3.9 |
| Universities and colleges | 22,693.5 | 24,169.7 | 24,841.5 | 24,336.3 | 25,547.8 | 26,026.5 | 31,563.0 | 31,177.8 | 28,373.0 | -9.0 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by universities and colleges | 4,754.2 | 5,400.9 | 5,686.1 | 5,439.1 | 4,171.2 | 1,988.6 | 3,362.8 | 3,547.3 | 3,455.6 | -2.6 |
| Other nonprofit institutions | 5,706.7 | 5,623.7 | 5,910.0 | 6,000.1 | 5,984.4 | 5,965.0 | 7,047.8 | 7,388.7 | 6,391.8 | -13.5 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by nonprofit institutions | 1,352.8 | 1,443.2 | 1,649.2 | 1,816.0 | 2,520.3 | 2,083.0 | 2,588.1 | 2,725.0 | 2,481.9 | -8.9 |
| State and local governments | 400.0 | 880.1 | 660.8 | 619.6 | 362.0 | 389.0 | 389.8 | 394.6 | 366.3 | -7.2 |
| Foreign | 532.4 | 677.9 | 625.8 | 796.7 | 710.6 | 558.1 | 597.1 | 530.1 | 484.9 | -8.5 |
| Research obligations | 51,071.8 | 53,357.8 | 53,738.2 | 53,535.7 | 54,093.6 | 53,893.7 | 63,708.8 | 65,250.1 | 60,372.4 | -7.5 |
| Performers | ||||||||||
| Federal intramural1 | 12,419.6 | 12,085.2 | 12,349.9 | 12,261.6 | 11,816.4 | 11,921.7 | 13,325.9 | 14,073.4 | 13,306.9 | -5.4 |
| Industrial firms | 6,042.4 | 6,782.7 | 6,456.4 | 6,436.3 | 6,074.2 | 5,782.4 | 6,285.6 | 6,882.8 | 6,180.4 | -10.2 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by industrial firms | 1,103.5 | 1,131.6 | 1,082.0 | 947.9 | 1,863.0 | 2,929.7 | 3,070.5 | 3,170.9 | 3,147.0 | -0.8 |
| Universities and colleges | 21,676.5 | 22,699.1 | 23,156.0 | 22,809.4 | 23,966.9 | 24,323.2 | 30,172.5 | 29,765.9 | 27,239.8 | -8.5 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by universities and colleges | 3,272.6 | 3,687.3 | 3,743.4 | 3,783.0 | 2,942.4 | 1,623.1 | 2,148.2 | 2,273.8 | 2,304.0 | 1.3 |
| Other nonprofit institutions | 5,196.3 | 5,216.4 | 5,295.8 | 5,448.9 | 5,416.7 | 5,397.5 | 6,501.0 | 6,728.9 | 5,962.8 | -11.4 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by nonprofit institutions | 779.0 | 795.5 | 907.8 | 1,028.6 | 1,283.0 | 1,205.7 | 1,462.0 | 1,613.2 | 1,537.0 | -4.7 |
| State and local governments | 305.8 | 532.9 | 376.8 | 417.9 | 297.6 | 338.8 | 343.6 | 343.2 | 326.0 | -5.0 |
| Foreign | 276.1 | 427.0 | 370.2 | 402.1 | 433.3 | 371.5 | 399.4 | 397.9 | 368.3 | -7.4 |
| Fields of science | ||||||||||
| Life sciences | 27,772.2 | 27,728.5 | 28,127.8 | 27,927.7 | 29,463.6 | 28,918.8 | 33,267.7 | 34,337.2 | 30,818.3 | -10.2 |
| Psychology | 1,104.4 | 1,854.9 | 1,891.8 | 1,747.3 | 1,837.9 | 1,740.8 | 2,086.7 | 2,207.0 | 1,961.0 | -11.1 |
| Physical sciences | 5,021.6 | 5,211.1 | 5,493.7 | 5,351.1 | 5,136.1 | 5,072.6 | 5,823.4 | 5,751.0 | 5,767.1 | 0.3 |
| Environmental sciences | 3,740.9 | 3,741.6 | 3,502.6 | 3,430.6 | 3,170.5 | 2,984.6 | 3,751.4 | 3,287.8 | 3,356.8 | 2.1 |
| Mathematics and computer sciences | 1,104.4 | 2,949.4 | 2,983.4 | 2,814.9 | 2,945.7 | 3,047.3 | 3,612.5 | 3,478.9 | 3,401.3 | -2.2 |
| Engineering | 8,405.1 | 8,866.4 | 8,552.9 | 8,678.7 | 8,989.7 | 8,975.5 | 10,294.4 | 10,692.9 | 9,791.4 | -8.4 |
| Social sciences | 1,025.8 | 1,089.6 | 1,097.1 | 1,123.9 | 1,147.1 | 977.0 | 1,159.3 | 1,301.7 | 1,285.6 | -1.2 |
| Other sciences | 1,329.3 | 1,916.3 | 2,088.9 | 2,461.3 | 1,403.1 | 2,177.1 | 3,713.4 | 4,193.6 | 3,990.8 | -4.8 |
| Basic research obligations | 24,751.4 | 26,120.7 | 27,140.3 | 26,584.6 | 26,865.8 | 27,154.0 | 32,877.9 | 32,051.6 | 30,083.4 | -6.1 |
| Performers | ||||||||||
| Federal intramural1 | 4,662.1 | 4,671.6 | 4,772.7 | 4,763.9 | 4,572.2 | 4,767.5 | 5,523.9 | 5,456.4 | 5,030.9 | -7.8 |
| Industrial firms | 1,279.6 | 1,969.4 | 2,051.0 | 1,858.9 | 1,736.2 | 1,545.4 | 1,632.5 | 1,657.2 | 1,597.5 | -3.6 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by industrial firms | 312.8 | 292.2 | 270.1 | 220.4 | 341.3 | 574.9 | 678.3 | 660.0 | 593.5 | -10.1 |
| Universities and colleges | 13,151.8 | 13,398.5 | 13,989.9 | 13,657.6 | 14,220.3 | 14,645.7 | 18,232.6 | 17,323.4 | 16,153.8 | -6.8 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by universities and | ||||||||||
| colleges | 1,827.8 | 2,005.8 | 2,021.2 | 2,096.8 | 1,982.8 | 1,484.3 | 1,964.3 | 2,004.1 | 2,086.8 | 4.1 |
| Other nonprofit institutions | 2,703.9 | 2,746.1 | 2,914.2 | 2,867.4 | 2,793.8 | 2,935.2 | 3,487.7 | 3,521.9 | 3,170.9 | -10.0 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by nonprofit institutions | 582.1 | 606.8 | 670.7 | 755.8 | 889.5 | 915.8 | 1,059.1 | 1,127.5 | 1,171.9 | 3.9 |
| State and local governments | 85.4 | 197.9 | 235.9 | 152.7 | 101.3 | 75.9 | 94.4 | 94.3 | 87.5 | -7.2 |
| Foreign | 146.1 | 232.3 | 214.6 | 211.2 | 228.4 | 209.1 | 204.9 | 206.8 | 190.6 | -7.8 |
| Fields of science | ||||||||||
| Life sciences | 14,765.3 | 14,490.0 | 15,247.6 | 14,934.4 | 15,643.5 | 15,557.4 | 17,587.6 | 17,769.9 | 15,887.2 | -10.6 |
| Psychology | 543.8 | 979.2 | 1,040.1 | 944.9 | 978.8 | 936.0 | 1,100.7 | 1,133.4 | 991.2 | -12.6 |
| Physical sciences | 3,454.0 | 3,662.6 | 3,738.7 | 3,515.5 | 3,544.5 | 3,403.1 | 4,121.8 | 3,957.3 | 4,028.6 | 1.8 |
| Environmental sciences | 1,899.5 | 2,022.9 | 1,966.1 | 1,849.5 | 1,727.8 | 1,593.1 | 2,142.9 | 1,708.7 | 1,772.8 | 3.8 |
| Mathematics and computer sciences | 1,120.2 | 1,239.1 | 1,228.4 | 1,208.2 | 1,293.5 | 1,407.4 | 1,861.7 | 1,612.1 | 1,661.7 | 3.1 |
| Engineering | 1,913.1 | 2,271.7 | 2,300.5 | 2,364.6 | 2,629.9 | 2,736.0 | 3,408.8 | 3,370.7 | 3,367.8 | -0.1 |
| Social sciences | 352.8 | 419.3 | 391.4 | 381.0 | 361.3 | 330.0 | 426.1 | 379.0 | 393.3 | 3.8 |
| Other sciences | 702.7 | 1,035.9 | 1,227.5 | 1,386.5 | 686.4 | 1,190.9 | 2,228.2 | 2,120.4 | 1,980.8 | -6.6 |
| Applied research obligations | 26,320.4 | 27,237.1 | 26,597.9 | 26,951.1 | 27,227.8 | 26,739.7 | 30,830.9 | 33,198.4 | 30,288.9 | -8.8 |
| Performers | ||||||||||
| Federal intramural1 | 7,757.5 | 7,413.6 | 7,577.2 | 7,498.0 | 7,244.2 | 7,154.2 | 7,802.0 | 8,617.0 | 8,276.0 | -4.0 |
| Industrial firms | 4,762.8 | 4,813.3 | 4,405.4 | 4,577.4 | 4,338.0 | 4,237.0 | 4,653.1 | 5,225.6 | 4,583.0 | -12.3 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by industrial firms | 790.7 | 839.3 | 811.9 | 727.5 | 1,521.6 | 2,354.8 | 2,392.2 | 2,510.9 | 2,553.5 | 1.7 |
| Universities and colleges | 8,524.7 | 9,300.6 | 9,166.1 | 9,151.8 | 9,746.6 | 9,677.5 | 11,939.9 | 12,442.5 | 11,086.0 | -10.9 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by universities and | ||||||||||
| colleges | 1,444.8 | 1,681.6 | 1,722.2 | 1,686.2 | 959.6 | 138.5 | 183.8 | 269.7 | 217.2 | -19.5 |
| Other nonprofit institutions | 2,492.5 | 2,470.3 | 2,381.6 | 2,581.5 | 2,622.9 | 2,462.3 | 3,013.3 | 3,207.0 | 2,791.9 | -12.9 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by nonprofit institutions | 197.0 | 188.7 | 237.1 | 272.8 | 393.5 | 289.9 | 402.9 | 485.7 | 365.1 | -24.8 |
| State and local governments | 220.4 | 335.0 | 140.9 | 265.1 | 196.3 | 262.9 | 249.2 | 248.9 | 238.5 | -4.2 |
| Foreign | 130.0 | 194.7 | 155.6 | 190.9 | 205.0 | 162.4 | 194.5 | 191.1 | 177.7 | -7.0 |
| Fields of science | ||||||||||
| Life sciences | 13,007.0 | 13,238.5 | 12,880.2 | 12,993.3 | 13,820.1 | 13,361.5 | 15,680.2 | 16,567.3 | 14,931.1 | -9.9 |
| Psychology | 560.6 | 875.6 | 851.6 | 802.4 | 859.1 | 804.8 | 985.9 | 1,073.6 | 969.8 | -9.7 |
| Physical sciences | 1,567.6 | 1,548.6 | 1,755.0 | 1,835.6 | 1,591.6 | 1,669.5 | 1,701.5 | 1,793.6 | 1,738.5 | -3.1 |
| Environmental sciences | 1,841.4 | 1,718.7 | 1,536.5 | 1,581.1 | 1,442.7 | 1,391.5 | 1,608.5 | 1,579.1 | 1,584.0 | 0.3 |
| Mathematics and computer sciences | 1,552.2 | 1,710.3 | 1,754.9 | 1,606.7 | 1,652.1 | 1,639.8 | 1,750.8 | 1,866.8 | 1,739.5 | -6.8 |
| Engineering | 6,492.0 | 6,594.7 | 6,252.5 | 6,314.2 | 6,359.8 | 6,239.5 | 6,885.7 | 7,322.2 | 6,423.6 | -12.3 |
| Social sciences | 673.0 | 670.3 | 705.8 | 742.9 | 785.9 | 647.0 | 733.2 | 922.7 | 892.3 | -3.3 |
| Other sciences | 626.6 | 880.5 | 861.4 | 1,074.9 | 716.7 | 986.2 | 1,485.1 | 2,073.2 | 2,010.1 | -3.0 |
| Development obligations | 42,589.5 | 48,018.7 | 55,485.3 | 56,610.2 | 73,169.3 | 73,212.0 | 69,640.2 | 71,176.0 | 67,414.3 | -5.3 |
| Performers | ||||||||||
| Federal intramural1 | 10,442.0 | 10,338.0 | 11,775.5 | 13,301.6 | 18,116.1 | 17,716.1 | 17,118.5 | 18,204.8 | 18,916.8 | 3.9 |
| Industrial firms | 27,810.3 | 32,431.8 | 37,656.1 | 37,716.6 | 49,268.1 | 50,555.2 | 47,016.0 | 47,275.5 | 43,768.4 | -7.4 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by industrial firms | 404.1 | 411.6 | 530.1 | 474.0 | 828.6 | 1,190.2 | 983.9 | 1,055.0 | 913.6 | -13.4 |
| Universities and colleges | 1,017.0 | 1,470.6 | 1,685.6 | 1,526.9 | 1,580.9 | 1,703.3 | 1,390.5 | 1,411.9 | 1,133.2 | -19.7 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by universities and colleges | 1,481.6 | 1,713.5 | 1,942.8 | 1,656.1 | 1,228.8 | 365.5 | 1,214.4 | 1,273.4 | 1,151.5 | -9.6 |
| Other nonprofit institutions | 510.3 | 407.4 | 614.1 | 551.2 | 567.7 | 567.5 | 546.7 | 659.8 | 429.1 | -35.0 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by nonprofit institutions | 573.7 | 647.7 | 741.5 | 787.4 | 1,237.3 | 877.3 | 1,126.1 | 1,111.8 | 944.9 | -15.0 |
| State and local governments | 94.1 | 347.2 | 284.1 | 201.7 | 64.4 | 50.2 | 46.2 | 51.4 | 40.3 | -21.6 |
| Foreign | 256.3 | 250.9 | 255.6 | 394.6 | 277.3 | 186.6 | 197.7 | 132.2 | 116.6 | -11.8 |
| R&D plant obligations | 4,266.5 | 3,994.2 | 3,771.1 | 2,124.8 | 2,168.4 | 1,943.9 | 3,647.5 | 4,070.5 | 2,454.8 | -39.7 |
| Performers | ||||||||||
| Federal intramural1 | 609.7 | 961.3 | 859.3 | 662.8 | 593.4 | 494.0 | 804.7 | 1,456.4 | 694.9 | -52.3 |
| Industrial firms | 1,817.0 | 1,442.0 | 1,381.4 | 265.8 | 401.4 | 449.0 | 375.8 | 422.0 | 404.7 | -4.1 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by industrial firms | 145.7 | 188.3 | 125.7 | 82.7 | 27.6 | 175.6 | 127.7 | 261.9 | 238.4 | -9.0 |
| Universities and colleges | 686.9 | 354.3 | 423.0 | 262.5 | 265.6 | 210.2 | 607.0 | 846.0 | 339.6 | -59.9 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by universities and colleges | 578.4 | 603.9 | 558.3 | 519.3 | 498.4 | 334.4 | 706.5 | 418.7 | 275.1 | -34.3 |
| Other nonprofit institutions | 70.7 | 164.5 | 134.6 | 127.3 | 79.7 | 23.7 | 154.4 | 142.1 | 45.6 | -67.9 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by nonprofit institutions | 333.9 | 252.4 | 218.0 | 201.6 | 296.2 | 253.8 | 868.2 | 518.2 | 453.3 | -12.5 |
| State and local governments | 0.8 | 15.8 | 55.2 | 2.6 | # | # | 1.2 | 3.1 | 1.3 | -58.1 |
| Foreign | 23.4 | 11.7 | 15.6 | 0.3 | 6.1 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | -1.3 |
| #Rounds to zero. | ||||||||||
| 1 Includes costs associated with the administration of intramural and extramural programs by federal personnel as well as actual intramural performance. | ||||||||||
| 2 Federally funded research and development centers. | ||||||||||
| NOTE: Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Totals do not include the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. | ||||||||||
| SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development, 2003 through 2011. (This table was prepared September 2012.) |
