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| Table 387. | Federal obligations for research, development, and R&D plant, by category of obligation, performers, and fields of science: Fiscal years 2001 through 2009 |
| [In millions of current dollars] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category of obligation, performers, and fields of science | Actual | Estimated | ||||||||
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Percent change, 2008 to 2009 | ||
| 2009 | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Total obligations for research, development, and | ||||||||||
| R&D plant | $84,003.0 | $90,157.7 | $97,927.9 | $105,370.7 | $112,994.6 | $112,270.6 | $115,922.5 | $116,476.3 | $116,568.8 | 0.1 |
| Research and development obligations | 79,933.2 | 85,853.0 | 93,661.3 | 101,376.5 | 109,223.5 | 110,145.8 | 113,754.1 | 114,624.9 | 114,453.9 | -0.1 |
| Performers | ||||||||||
| Federal intramural1 | 20,219.8 | 21,044.8 | 22,861.6 | 22,423.2 | 24,125.4 | 25,563.2 | 25,535.1 | 26,827.7 | 26,142.5 | -2.6 |
| Industrial firms | 27,006.2 | 29,538.2 | 33,852.7 | 39,214.6 | 44,112.5 | 44,152.9 | 47,258.7 | 46,046.2 | 46,328.6 | 0.6 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by industrial firms | 1,186.6 | 1,351.1 | 1,507.6 | 1,543.1 | 1,612.1 | 1,421.9 | 2,642.2 | 3,874.9 | 3,892.6 | 0.5 |
| Universities and colleges | 19,587.9 | 21,290.1 | 22,693.5 | 24,169.7 | 24,841.5 | 24,336.3 | 25,252.2 | 25,709.2 | 25,723.8 | 0.1 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by universities and colleges | 4,617.7 | 4,641.2 | 4,754.2 | 5,400.9 | 5,686.1 | 5,439.1 | 4,042.3 | 3,278.7 | 3,502.8 | 6.8 |
| Other nonprofit institutions | 5,138.8 | 5,739.1 | 5,706.7 | 5,623.7 | 5,910.0 | 6,000.1 | 5,966.0 | 5,918.7 | 5,821.8 | -1.6 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by nonprofit institutions | 1,269.1 | 1,404.8 | 1,352.8 | 1,443.2 | 1,649.2 | 1,816.0 | 2,028.4 | 2,017.1 | 2,107.5 | 4.5 |
| State and local governments | 450.6 | 452.2 | 400.0 | 880.1 | 660.8 | 619.6 | 355.3 | 340.2 | 331.8 | -2.5 |
| Foreign | 456.5 | 391.6 | 532.4 | 677.9 | 625.8 | 796.7 | 673.8 | 612.3 | 602.5 | -1.6 |
| Research obligations | 44,713.7 | 48,006.7 | 51,071.8 | 53,357.8 | 53,738.2 | 53,535.7 | 54,093.6 | 55,096.9 | 54,801.0 | -0.5 |
| Performers | ||||||||||
| Federal intramural1 | 11,130.9 | 11,857.4 | 12,419.6 | 12,085.2 | 12,349.9 | 12,261.6 | 11,816.4 | 12,162.3 | 11,948.4 | -1.8 |
| Industrial firms | 5,262.3 | 5,786.8 | 6,042.4 | 6,782.7 | 6,456.4 | 6,436.3 | 6,074.2 | 6,448.8 | 6,024.2 | -6.6 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by industrial firms | 822.3 | 937.3 | 1,103.5 | 1,131.6 | 1,082.0 | 947.9 | 1,863.0 | 2,459.0 | 2,371.1 | -3.6 |
| Universities and colleges | 18,657.1 | 20,285.4 | 21,676.5 | 22,699.1 | 23,156.0 | 22,809.4 | 23,966.9 | 24,446.4 | 24,640.5 | 0.8 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by universities and colleges | 3,096.3 | 3,219.4 | 3,272.6 | 3,687.3 | 3,743.4 | 3,783.0 | 2,942.4 | 2,243.9 | 2,429.7 | 8.3 |
| Other nonprofit institutions | 4,577.9 | 4,723.0 | 5,196.3 | 5,216.4 | 5,295.8 | 5,448.9 | 5,416.7 | 5,368.7 | 5,366.9 | # |
| FFRDCs2 administered by nonprofit institutions | 739.4 | 749.6 | 779.0 | 795.5 | 907.8 | 1,028.6 | 1,283.0 | 1,232.8 | 1,305.7 | 5.9 |
| State and local governments | 308.7 | 275.5 | 305.8 | 532.9 | 376.8 | 417.9 | 297.6 | 302.5 | 284.5 | -5.9 |
| Foreign | 118.9 | 172.3 | 276.1 | 427.0 | 370.2 | 402.1 | 433.3 | 432.6 | 430.1 | -0.6 |
| Fields of science | ||||||||||
| Life sciences | 23,057.3 | 25,476.8 | 27,772.2 | 27,728.5 | 28,127.8 | 27,927.7 | 29,463.6 | 29,674.7 | 29,298.9 | -1.3 |
| Psychology | 741.9 | 905.9 | 1,104.4 | 1,854.9 | 1,891.8 | 1,747.3 | 1,837.9 | 1,860.7 | 1,852.5 | -0.4 |
| Physical sciences | 4,600.8 | 4,983.2 | 5,021.6 | 5,211.1 | 5,493.7 | 5,351.1 | 5,136.1 | 5,249.3 | 5,593.2 | 6.6 |
| Environmental sciences | 3,251.7 | 3,418.3 | 3,740.9 | 3,741.6 | 3,502.6 | 3,430.6 | 3,170.5 | 3,315.1 | 3,352.3 | 1.1 |
| Mathematics and computer sciences | 2,610.6 | 2,630.7 | 1,104.4 | 2,949.4 | 2,983.4 | 2,814.9 | 2,945.7 | 3,285.3 | 3,333.1 | 1.5 |
| Engineering | 8,197.0 | 8,274.9 | 8,405.1 | 8,866.4 | 8,552.9 | 8,678.7 | 8,989.7 | 9,353.4 | 8,906.7 | -4.8 |
| Social sciences | 1,008.6 | 1,038.5 | 1,025.8 | 1,089.6 | 1,097.1 | 1,123.9 | 1,147.1 | 1,071.1 | 1,123.2 | 4.9 |
| Other sciences | 1,245.8 | 1,278.4 | 1,329.3 | 1,916.3 | 2,088.9 | 2,461.3 | 1,403.1 | 1,287.3 | 1,341.1 | 4.2 |
| Basic research obligations | 21,958.1 | 23,668.3 | 24,751.4 | 26,120.7 | 27,140.3 | 26,584.6 | 26,865.8 | 27,558.6 | 28,536.1 | 3.5 |
| Performers | ||||||||||
| Federal intramural1 | 4,193.8 | 4,460.0 | 4,662.1 | 4,671.6 | 4,772.7 | 4,763.9 | 4,572.2 | 4,681.8 | 4,699.8 | 0.4 |
| Industrial firms | 917.1 | 1,231.9 | 1,279.6 | 1,969.4 | 2,051.0 | 1,858.9 | 1,736.2 | 1,898.5 | 2,009.4 | 5.8 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by industrial firms | 175.1 | 239.6 | 312.8 | 292.2 | 270.1 | 220.4 | 341.3 | 349.4 | 353.3 | 1.1 |
| Universities and colleges | 11,792.2 | 12,668.2 | 13,151.8 | 13,398.5 | 13,989.9 | 13,657.6 | 14,220.3 | 14,487.4 | 15,033.4 | 3.8 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by universities and colleges |
1,762.1 | 1,805.2 | 1,827.8 | 2,005.8 | 2,021.2 | 2,096.8 | 1,982.8 | 2,010.0 | 2,181.3 | 8.5 |
| Other nonprofit institutions | 2,441.7 | 2,531.7 | 2,703.9 | 2,746.1 | 2,914.2 | 2,867.4 | 2,793.8 | 2,853.3 | 2,919.1 | 2.3 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by nonprofit institutions | 540.5 | 563.4 | 582.1 | 606.8 | 670.7 | 755.8 | 889.5 | 943.6 | 1,001.0 | 6.1 |
| State and local governments | 71.5 | 71.5 | 85.4 | 197.9 | 235.9 | 152.7 | 101.3 | 103.2 | 106.0 | 2.7 |
| Foreign | 64.0 | 96.8 | 146.1 | 232.3 | 214.6 | 211.2 | 228.4 | 231.5 | 232.8 | 0.6 |
| Fields of science | ||||||||||
| Life sciences | 12,835.5 | 14,024.1 | 14,765.3 | 14,490.0 | 15,247.6 | 14,934.4 | 15,643.5 | 15,978.5 | 15,951.3 | -0.2 |
| Psychology | 292.9 | 464.6 | 543.8 | 979.2 | 1,040.1 | 944.9 | 978.8 | 995.8 | 996.2 | # |
| Physical sciences | 3,327.1 | 3,405.9 | 3,454.0 | 3,662.6 | 3,738.7 | 3,515.5 | 3,544.5 | 3,603.7 | 4,007.0 | 11.2 |
| Environmental sciences | 1,663.0 | 1,833.3 | 1,899.5 | 2,022.9 | 1,966.1 | 1,849.5 | 1,727.8 | 1,764.5 | 1,929.8 | 9.4 |
| Mathematics and computer sciences | 957.8 | 998.7 | 1,120.2 | 1,239.1 | 1,228.4 | 1,208.2 | 1,293.5 | 1,389.5 | 1,569.1 | 12.9 |
| Engineering | 1,911.5 | 1,864.9 | 1,913.1 | 2,271.7 | 2,300.5 | 2,364.6 | 2,629.9 | 2,755.1 | 2,937.5 | 6.6 |
| Social sciences | 278.4 | 361.7 | 352.8 | 419.3 | 391.4 | 381.0 | 361.3 | 357.5 | 390.6 | 9.3 |
| Other sciences | 691.7 | 715.2 | 702.7 | 1,035.9 | 1,227.5 | 1,386.5 | 686.4 | 713.9 | 754.6 | 5.7 |
| Applied research obligations | 22,755.6 | 24,338.4 | 26,320.4 | 27,237.1 | 26,597.9 | 26,951.1 | 27,227.8 | 27,538.3 | 26,264.9 | -4.6 |
| Performers | ||||||||||
| Federal intramural1 | 6,937.2 | 7,397.4 | 7,757.5 | 7,413.6 | 7,577.2 | 7,498.0 | 7,244.2 | 7,480.5 | 7,248.6 | -3.1 |
| Industrial firms | 4,345.2 | 4,554.9 | 4,762.8 | 4,813.3 | 4,405.4 | 4,577.4 | 4,338.0 | 4,550.4 | 4,014.8 | -11.8 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by industrial firms | 647.2 | 697.7 | 790.7 | 839.3 | 811.9 | 727.5 | 1,521.6 | 2,109.6 | 2,017.8 | -4.3 |
| Universities and colleges | 6,864.9 | 7,617.2 | 8,524.7 | 9,300.6 | 9,166.1 | 9,151.8 | 9,746.6 | 9,959.0 | 9,607.0 | -3.5 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by universities and colleges |
1,334.2 | 1,414.1 | 1,444.8 | 1,681.6 | 1,722.2 | 1,686.2 | 959.6 | 233.9 | 248.4 | 6.2 |
| Other nonprofit institutions | 2,136.2 | 2,191.3 | 2,492.5 | 2,470.3 | 2,381.6 | 2,581.5 | 2,622.9 | 2,515.4 | 2,447.8 | -2.7 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by nonprofit institutions | 198.9 | 186.2 | 197.0 | 188.7 | 237.1 | 272.8 | 393.5 | 289.2 | 304.7 | 5.4 |
| State and local governments | 237.1 | 204.0 | 220.4 | 335.0 | 140.9 | 265.1 | 196.3 | 199.3 | 178.5 | -10.4 |
| Foreign | 54.9 | 75.6 | 130.0 | 194.7 | 155.6 | 190.9 | 205.0 | 201.1 | 197.3 | -1.9 |
| Fields of science | ||||||||||
| Life sciences | 10,221.8 | 11,452.7 | 13,007.0 | 13,238.5 | 12,880.2 | 12,993.3 | 13,820.1 | 13,696.2 | 13,347.6 | -2.5 |
| Psychology | 449.0 | 441.3 | 560.6 | 875.6 | 851.6 | 802.4 | 859.1 | 865.0 | 856.3 | -1.0 |
| Physical sciences | 1,273.6 | 1,577.4 | 1,567.6 | 1,548.6 | 1,755.0 | 1,835.6 | 1,591.6 | 1,645.6 | 1,586.2 | -3.6 |
| Environmental sciences | 1,588.6 | 1,585.0 | 1,841.4 | 1,718.7 | 1,536.5 | 1,581.1 | 1,442.7 | 1,550.5 | 1,422.5 | -8.3 |
| Mathematics and computer sciences | 1,652.8 | 1,632.0 | 1,552.2 | 1,710.3 | 1,754.9 | 1,606.7 | 1,652.1 | 1,895.8 | 1,764.0 | -7.0 |
| Engineering | 6,285.5 | 6,410.0 | 6,492.0 | 6,594.7 | 6,252.5 | 6,314.2 | 6,359.8 | 6,598.3 | 5,969.3 | -9.5 |
| Social sciences | 730.2 | 676.9 | 673.0 | 670.3 | 705.8 | 742.9 | 785.9 | 713.6 | 732.5 | 2.7 |
| Other sciences | 554.1 | 563.3 | 626.6 | 880.5 | 861.4 | 1,074.9 | 716.7 | 573.4 | 586.5 | 2.3 |
| Development obligations | 35,219.5 | 37,846.3 | 42,589.5 | 48,018.7 | 55,485.3 | 56,610.2 | 59,660.5 | 59,528.0 | 59,652.9 | 0.2 |
| Performers | ||||||||||
| Federal intramural1 | 9,088.9 | 9,187.4 | 10,442.0 | 10,338.0 | 11,775.5 | 13,301.6 | 13,718.8 | 14,665.4 | 14,194.1 | -3.2 |
| Industrial firms | 21,744.0 | 23,751.4 | 27,810.3 | 32,431.8 | 37,656.1 | 37,716.6 | 41,184.5 | 39,597.3 | 40,304.4 | 1.8 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by industrial firms | 364.3 | 413.7 | 404.1 | 411.6 | 530.1 | 474.0 | 779.3 | 1,415.9 | 1,521.6 | 7.5 |
| Universities and colleges | 930.8 | 1,004.7 | 1,017.0 | 1,470.6 | 1,685.6 | 1,526.9 | 1,285.3 | 1,262.8 | 1,083.3 | -14.2 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by universities and colleges | 1,521.4 | 1,421.8 | 1,481.6 | 1,713.5 | 1,942.8 | 1,656.1 | 1,099.9 | 1,034.8 | 1,073.1 | 3.7 |
| Other nonprofit institutions | 560.8 | 1,016.1 | 510.3 | 407.4 | 614.1 | 551.2 | 549.3 | 550.0 | 454.9 | -17.3 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by nonprofit institutions | 529.7 | 655.2 | 573.7 | 647.7 | 741.5 | 787.4 | 745.4 | 784.3 | 801.9 | 2.2 |
| State and local governments | 141.9 | 176.7 | 94.1 | 347.2 | 284.1 | 201.7 | 57.7 | 37.7 | 47.3 | 25.5 |
| Foreign | 337.6 | 219.2 | 256.3 | 250.9 | 255.6 | 394.6 | 240.4 | 179.8 | 172.4 | -4.1 |
| R&D plant obligations | 4,069.8 | 4,304.7 | 4,266.5 | 3,994.2 | 3,771.1 | 2,124.8 | 2,168.4 | 1,851.4 | 2,114.9 | 14.2 |
| Performers | ||||||||||
| Federal intramural1 | 520.4 | 414.8 | 609.7 | 961.3 | 859.3 | 662.8 | 593.4 | 484.3 | 428.9 | -11.4 |
| Industrial firms | 2,179.8 | 2,524.9 | 1,817.0 | 1,442.0 | 1,381.4 | 265.8 | 401.4 | 312.0 | 295.3 | -5.4 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by industrial firms | 41.8 | 109.1 | 145.7 | 188.3 | 125.7 | 82.7 | 27.6 | 66.0 | 66.9 | 1.5 |
| Universities and colleges | 284.7 | 241.1 | 686.9 | 354.3 | 423.0 | 262.5 | 265.6 | 304.1 | 300.8 | -1.1 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by universities and colleges | 615.9 | 583.3 | 578.4 | 603.9 | 558.3 | 519.3 | 498.4 | 357.9 | 432.8 | 20.9 |
| Other nonprofit institutions | 27.9 | 29.1 | 70.7 | 164.5 | 134.6 | 127.3 | 79.7 | 95.3 | 91.8 | -3.7 |
| FFRDCs2 administered by nonprofit institutions | 357.5 | 388.8 | 333.9 | 252.4 | 218.0 | 201.6 | 296.2 | 225.2 | 492.4 | 118.6 |
| State and local governments | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 15.8 | 55.2 | 2.6 | # | # | # | # |
| Foreign | 40.4 | 11.7 | 23.4 | 11.7 | 15.6 | 0.3 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.0 | -9.0 |
| #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, 2001 through 2009. (This table was prepared August 2010.) |
