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News Release 13-169

Recent NSF study details post-stimulus decrease in federal research funding

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According to data from the National Science Foundation, current-dollar federal obligations for research decreased 9 percent, from $64 billion in fiscal year 2010 to $58 billion in fiscal year 2011.

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