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(51KB)| Table 380. | Federal obligations for research, development, and R&D plant, by performers, fields of science, and category of obligation: Fiscal years 2000 through 2008 |
| [In millions of current dollars] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Performers, fields of science, and category of obligation | Actual | Estimated | ||||||||
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Percent change, 2007 to 2008 | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Total obligations for research, development, and R&D plant |
$77,356.1 | $84,003.0 | $90,157.7 | $97,927.9 | $105,370.7 | $112,994.6 | $112,270.6 | $116,699.7 | $113,212.6 | -3.0 |
| Research and development obligations | 72,863.2 | 79,933.2 | 85,853.0 | 93,661.3 | 101,376.5 | 109,223.5 | 110,145.8 | 114,501.5 | 111,346.0 | -2.8 |
| Performers | ||||||||||
| Federal intramural1 | 17,149.8 | 20,219.8 | 21,044.8 | 22,861.6 | 22,423.2 | 24,125.4 | 25,563.2 | 25,550.8 | 25,047.8 | -2.0 |
| Industrial firms | 27,735.5 | 27,006.2 | 29,538.2 | 33,852.7 | 39,214.6 | 44,112.5 | 44,152.9 | 44,304.6 | 45,059.3 | 1.7 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by industrial firms | 1,100.9 | 1,186.6 | 1,351.1 | 1,507.6 | 1,543.1 | 1,612.1 | 1,421.9 | 4,655.3 | 1,654.9 | -64.5 |
| Universities and colleges | 16,815.1 | 19,587.9 | 21,290.1 | 22,693.5 | 24,169.7 | 24,841.5 | 24,336.3 | 25,008.3 | 24,588.2 | -1.7 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by universities and colleges | 4,053.2 | 4,617.7 | 4,641.2 | 4,754.2 | 5,400.9 | 5,686.1 | 5,439.1 | 5,655.8 | 5,746.9 | 1.6 |
| Other nonprofit institutions | 4,216.6 | 5,138.8 | 5,739.1 | 5,706.7 | 5,623.7 | 5,910.0 | 6,000.1 | 6,063.8 | 5,897.7 | -2.7 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by nonprofit institutions | 1,231.5 | 1,269.1 | 1,404.8 | 1,352.8 | 1,443.2 | 1,649.2 | 1,816.0 | 2,048.0 | 2,150.2 | 5.0 |
| State and local governments | 224.0 | 450.6 | 452.2 | 400.0 | 880.1 | 660.8 | 619.6 | 555.7 | 528.4 | -4.9 |
| Foreign | 336.7 | 456.5 | 391.6 | 532.4 | 677.9 | 625.8 | 796.7 | 659.3 | 672.7 | 2.0 |
| Research obligations | 38,470.5 | 44,713.7 | 48,006.7 | 51,071.8 | 53,357.8 | 53,738.2 | 53,535.7 | 55,074.6 | 54,708.7 | -0.7 |
| Performers | ||||||||||
| Federal intramural1 | 9,449.6 | 11,130.9 | 11,857.4 | 12,419.6 | 12,085.2 | 12,349.9 | 12,261.6 | 12,343.5 | 12,544.3 | 1.6 |
| Industrial firms | 4,801.2 | 5,262.3 | 5,786.8 | 6,042.4 | 6,782.7 | 6,456.4 | 6,436.3 | 6,981.9 | 6,400.1 | -8.3 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by industrial firms | 700.3 | 822.3 | 937.3 | 1,103.5 | 1,131.6 | 1,082.0 | 947.9 | 895.9 | 945.1 | 5.5 |
| Universities and colleges | 16,015.9 | 18,657.1 | 20,285.4 | 21,676.5 | 22,699.1 | 23,156.0 | 22,809.4 | 23,297.2 | 23,169.1 | -0.5 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by universities and colleges | 2,773.2 | 3,096.3 | 3,219.4 | 3,272.6 | 3,687.3 | 3,743.4 | 3,783.0 | 4,052.4 | 4,157.5 | 2.6 |
| Other nonprofit institutions | 3,719.8 | 4,577.9 | 4,723.0 | 5,196.3 | 5,216.4 | 5,295.8 | 5,448.9 | 5,507.0 | 5,453.5 | -1.0 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by nonprofit institutions | 696.1 | 739.4 | 749.6 | 779.0 | 795.5 | 907.8 | 1,028.6 | 1,190.0 | 1,241.5 | 4.3 |
| State and local governments | 162.5 | 308.7 | 275.5 | 305.8 | 532.9 | 376.8 | 417.9 | 398.3 | 392.4 | -1.5 |
| Foreign | 152.0 | 118.9 | 172.3 | 276.1 | 427.0 | 370.2 | 402.1 | 408.3 | 405.1 | -0.8 |
| Fields of science | ||||||||||
| Life sciences | 17,964.7 | 23,057.3 | 25,476.8 | 27,772.2 | 27,728.5 | 28,127.8 | 27,927.7 | 27,814.4 | 27,532.7 | -1.0 |
| Psychology | 1,626.7 | 741.9 | 905.9 | 1,104.4 | 1,854.9 | 1,891.8 | 1,747.3 | 1,757.0 | 1,758.3 | 0.1 |
| Physical sciences | 4,787.9 | 4,600.8 | 4,983.2 | 5,021.6 | 5,211.1 | 5,493.7 | 5,351.1 | 5,467.9 | 5,607.0 | 2.5 |
| Environmental sciences | 3,328.8 | 3,251.7 | 3,418.3 | 3,740.9 | 3,741.6 | 3,502.6 | 3,430.6 | 3,343.2 | 3,408.3 | 1.9 |
| Mathematics and computer sciences | 2,205.6 | 2,610.6 | 2,630.7 | 1,104.4 | 2,949.4 | 2,983.4 | 2,814.9 | 3,193.6 | 3,129.2 | -2.0 |
| Engineering | 6,346.4 | 8,197.0 | 8,274.9 | 8,405.1 | 8,866.4 | 8,552.9 | 8,678.7 | 9,426.0 | 9,258.4 | -1.8 |
| Social sciences | 1,050.3 | 1,008.6 | 1,038.5 | 1,025.8 | 1,089.6 | 1,097.1 | 1,123.9 | 1,141.0 | 1,146.3 | 0.5 |
| Other sciences | 1,160.2 | 1,245.8 | 1,278.4 | 1,329.3 | 1,916.3 | 2,088.9 | 2,461.3 | 2,931.6 | 2,868.5 | -2.2 |
| Basic research obligations | 19,569.8 | 21,958.1 | 23,668.3 | 24,751.4 | 26,120.7 | 27,140.3 | 26,584.6 | 27,476.5 | 27,720.7 | 0.9 |
| Performers | ||||||||||
| Federal intramural1 | 3,621.8 | 4,193.8 | 4,460.0 | 4,662.1 | 4,671.6 | 4,772.7 | 4,763.9 | 4,888.7 | 4,911.2 | 0.5 |
| Industrial firms | 1,356.5 | 917.1 | 1,231.9 | 1,279.6 | 1,969.4 | 2,051.0 | 1,858.9 | 1,978.0 | 1,974.9 | -0.2 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by industrial firms | 171.3 | 175.1 | 239.6 | 312.8 | 292.2 | 270.1 | 220.4 | 235.6 | 229.8 | -2.5 |
| Universities and colleges | 10,056.7 | 11,792.2 | 12,668.2 | 13,151.8 | 13,398.5 | 13,989.9 | 13,657.6 | 13,930.5 | 14,002.5 | 0.5 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by universities and colleges |
1,674.0 | 1,762.1 | 1,805.2 | 1,827.8 | 2,005.8 | 2,021.2 | 2,096.8 | 2,324.6 | 2,408.0 | 3.6 |
| Other nonprofit institutions | 1,985.3 | 2,441.7 | 2,531.7 | 2,703.9 | 2,746.1 | 2,914.2 | 2,867.4 | 2,839.1 | 2,858.0 | 0.7 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by nonprofit institutions | 521.6 | 540.5 | 563.4 | 582.1 | 606.8 | 670.7 | 755.8 | 916.3 | 971.1 | 6.0 |
| State and local governments | 75.7 | 71.5 | 71.5 | 85.4 | 197.9 | 235.9 | 152.7 | 152.2 | 153.6 | 0.9 |
| Foreign | 106.9 | 64.0 | 96.8 | 146.1 | 232.3 | 214.6 | 211.2 | 211.6 | 211.6 | # |
| Fields of science | ||||||||||
| Life sciences | 10,049.0 | 12,835.5 | 14,024.1 | 14,765.3 | 14,490.0 | 15,247.6 | 14,934.4 | 14,793.1 | 14,732.2 | -0.4 |
| Psychology | 817.8 | 292.9 | 464.6 | 543.8 | 979.2 | 1,040.1 | 944.9 | 952.6 | 948.6 | -0.4 |
| Physical sciences | 3,470.6 | 3,327.1 | 3,405.9 | 3,454.0 | 3,662.6 | 3,738.7 | 3,515.5 | 3,800.9 | 3,940.0 | 3.7 |
| Environmental sciences | 1,838.4 | 1,663.0 | 1,833.3 | 1,899.5 | 2,022.9 | 1,966.1 | 1,849.5 | 1,897.9 | 1,957.2 | 3.1 |
| Mathematics and computer sciences | 798.3 | 957.8 | 998.7 | 1,120.2 | 1,239.1 | 1,228.4 | 1,208.2 | 1,317.5 | 1,394.5 | 5.8 |
| Engineering | 1,764.2 | 1,911.5 | 1,864.9 | 1,913.1 | 2,271.7 | 2,300.5 | 2,364.6 | 2,680.4 | 2,711.2 | 1.2 |
| Social sciences | 308.0 | 278.4 | 361.7 | 352.8 | 419.3 | 391.4 | 381.0 | 393.3 | 397.3 | 1.0 |
| Other sciences | 523.6 | 691.7 | 715.2 | 702.7 | 1,035.9 | 1,227.5 | 1,386.5 | 1,640.9 | 1,639.7 | -0.1 |
| Applied research obligations | 18,900.7 | 22,755.6 | 24,338.4 | 26,320.4 | 27,237.1 | 26,597.9 | 26,951.1 | 27,598.1 | 26,988.0 | -2.2 |
| Performers | ||||||||||
| Federal intramural1 | 5,827.8 | 6,937.2 | 7,397.4 | 7,757.5 | 7,413.6 | 7,577.2 | 7,498.0 | 7,454.8 | 7,633.1 | 2.4 |
| Industrial firms | 3,444.6 | 4,345.2 | 4,554.9 | 4,762.8 | 4,813.3 | 4,405.4 | 4,577.4 | 5,003.9 | 4,425.2 | -11.6 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by industrial firms | 528.9 | 647.2 | 697.7 | 790.7 | 839.3 | 811.9 | 727.5 | 660.3 | 715.4 | 8.3 |
| Universities and colleges | 5,959.2 | 6,864.9 | 7,617.2 | 8,524.7 | 9,300.6 | 9,166.1 | 9,151.8 | 9,366.8 | 9,166.7 | -2.1 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by universities and colleges |
1,099.2 | 1,334.2 | 1,414.1 | 1,444.8 | 1,681.6 | 1,722.2 | 1,686.2 | 1,727.8 | 1,749.5 | 1.3 |
| Other nonprofit institutions | 1,734.5 | 2,136.2 | 2,191.3 | 2,492.5 | 2,470.3 | 2,381.6 | 2,581.5 | 2,667.9 | 2,595.5 | -2.7 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by nonprofit institutions | 174.5 | 198.9 | 186.2 | 197.0 | 188.7 | 237.1 | 272.8 | 273.8 | 270.3 | -1.3 |
| State and local governments | 86.9 | 237.1 | 204.0 | 220.4 | 335.0 | 140.9 | 265.1 | 246.1 | 238.8 | -3.0 |
| Foreign | 45.1 | 54.9 | 75.6 | 130.0 | 194.7 | 155.6 | 190.9 | 196.7 | 193.6 | -1.6 |
| Fields of science | ||||||||||
| Life sciences | 7,915.7 | 10,221.8 | 11,452.7 | 13,007.0 | 13,238.5 | 12,880.2 | 12,993.3 | 13,021.3 | 12,800.5 | -1.7 |
| Psychology | 808.9 | 449.0 | 441.3 | 560.6 | 875.6 | 851.6 | 802.4 | 804.4 | 809.7 | 0.7 |
| Physical sciences | 1,317.3 | 1,273.6 | 1,577.4 | 1,567.6 | 1,548.6 | 1,755.0 | 1,835.6 | 1,667.0 | 1,667.1 | # |
| Environmental sciences | 1,490.3 | 1,588.6 | 1,585.0 | 1,841.4 | 1,718.7 | 1,536.5 | 1,581.1 | 1,445.4 | 1,451.1 | 0.4 |
| Mathematics and computer sciences | 1,407.3 | 1,652.8 | 1,632.0 | 1,552.2 | 1,710.3 | 1,754.9 | 1,606.7 | 1,876.1 | 1,734.7 | -7.5 |
| Engineering | 4,582.2 | 6,285.5 | 6,410.0 | 6,492.0 | 6,594.7 | 6,252.5 | 6,314.2 | 6,745.6 | 6,547.2 | -2.9 |
| Social sciences | 742.3 | 730.2 | 676.9 | 673.0 | 670.3 | 705.8 | 742.9 | 747.7 | 749.0 | 0.2 |
| Other sciences | 636.6 | 554.1 | 563.3 | 626.6 | 880.5 | 861.4 | 1,074.9 | 1,290.7 | 1,228.8 | -4.8 |
| Development obligations | 34,392.7 | 35,219.5 | 37,846.3 | 42,589.5 | 48,018.7 | 55,485.3 | 56,610.2 | 59,426.9 | 56,637.3 | -4.7 |
| Performers | ||||||||||
| Federal intramural1 | 7,700.2 | 9,088.9 | 9,187.4 | 10,442.0 | 10,338.0 | 11,775.5 | 13,301.6 | 13,207.3 | 12,503.5 | -5.3 |
| Industrial firms | 22,934.4 | 21,744.0 | 23,751.4 | 27,810.3 | 32,431.8 | 37,656.1 | 37,716.6 | 37,322.6 | 38,659.2 | 3.6 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by industrial firms | 400.6 | 364.3 | 413.7 | 404.1 | 411.6 | 530.1 | 474.0 | 3,759.4 | 709.7 | -81.1 |
| Universities and colleges | 799.3 | 930.8 | 1,004.7 | 1,017.0 | 1,470.6 | 1,685.6 | 1,526.9 | 1,711.1 | 1,419.1 | -17.1 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by universities and colleges | 1,279.9 | 1,521.4 | 1,421.8 | 1,481.6 | 1,713.5 | 1,942.8 | 1,656.1 | 1,603.5 | 1,589.4 | -0.9 |
| Other nonprofit institutions | 496.8 | 560.8 | 1,016.1 | 510.3 | 407.4 | 614.1 | 551.2 | 556.8 | 444.2 | -20.2 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by nonprofit institutions | 535.4 | 529.7 | 655.2 | 573.7 | 647.7 | 741.5 | 787.4 | 858.0 | 908.7 | 5.9 |
| State and local governments | 61.5 | 141.9 | 176.7 | 94.1 | 347.2 | 284.1 | 201.7 | 157.4 | 136.0 | -13.6 |
| Foreign | 184.7 | 337.6 | 219.2 | 256.3 | 250.9 | 255.6 | 394.6 | 251.0 | 267.6 | 6.6 |
| R&D plant obligations | 4,492.8 | 4,069.8 | 4,304.7 | 4,266.5 | 3,994.2 | 3,771.1 | 2,124.8 | 2,198.2 | 1,866.6 | -15.1 |
| Performers | ||||||||||
| Federal intramural1 | 573.3 | 520.4 | 414.8 | 609.7 | 961.3 | 859.3 | 662.8 | 600.5 | 348.7 | -41.9 |
| Industrial firms | 2,814.6 | 2,179.8 | 2,524.9 | 1,817.0 | 1,442.0 | 1,381.4 | 265.8 | 241.5 | 220.8 | -8.6 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by industrial firms | 27.6 | 41.8 | 109.1 | 145.7 | 188.3 | 125.7 | 82.7 | 22.9 | 59.7 | 160.2 |
| Universities and colleges | 213.5 | 284.7 | 241.1 | 686.9 | 354.3 | 423.0 | 262.5 | 318.1 | 320.4 | 0.7 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by universities and colleges | 613.8 | 615.9 | 583.3 | 578.4 | 603.9 | 558.3 | 519.3 | 572.1 | 414.0 | -27.6 |
| Other nonprofit institutions | 55.5 | 27.9 | 29.1 | 70.7 | 164.5 | 134.6 | 127.3 | 135.0 | 139.3 | 3.2 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by nonprofit institutions | 193.5 | 357.5 | 388.8 | 333.9 | 252.4 | 218.0 | 201.6 | 307.3 | 363.1 | 18.2 |
| State and local governments | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 15.8 | 55.2 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -8.2 |
| Foreign | 0.1 | 40.4 | 11.7 | 23.4 | 11.7 | 15.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 4.4 |
| #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, Federal Funds for Research and Development, 2000 through 2008. (This table was prepared October 2009.) |
