Table C-101.  Federal obligations for research, by performer:                                    

                                                        fiscal years 1974-84                                                        

                                                                                                                                    

                                                       [Dollars in millions]                                                        

                                                                                                                                    

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             Performer             | 1974  | 1975  |  1976  |  1977  |  1978  |  1979  |  1980  |  1981  |  1982  |  1983  |  1984  

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  Total ...........................|6,175.2|6,729.7| 7,619.3| 8,514.1| 9,606.8|10,535.0|11,597.4|12,212.8|13,022.2|14,253.5|14,978.8

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Intramural 1/......................|2,270.2|2,463.8| 2,879.2| 2,957.7| 3,220.8| 3,481.2| 3,666.3| 4,034.2| 4,194.2| 4,710.3| 4,764.7

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Industrial firms excl FFRDCs ......|  874.6|1,010.2| 1,103.0| 1,367.3| 1,651.4| 1,762.0| 2,077.6| 1,958.3| 2,156.6| 2,114.2| 2,137.4

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FFRDCs admin by industrial firms ..|   98.2|  135.7|   176.5|   192.2|   235.2|   245.0|   311.0|   351.3|   487.3|   522.6|   496.5

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Univs & colleges excl FFRDCs ......|1,958.3|2,078.8| 2,249.7| 2,583.5| 2,928.0| 3,333.4| 3,699.1| 3,920.1| 4,045.4| 4,467.9| 5,029.7

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FFRDCs admin by univs .............|  374.0|  425.5|   548.3|   670.3|   714.9|   800.6|   851.2|   940.6| 1,056.7| 1,250.1| 1,335.9

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Nonprofit inst excl FFRDCs ........|  414.2|  394.7|   435.4|   512.2|   590.9|   622.6|   678.4|   705.2|   743.5|   836.9|   922.6

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FFRDCs admin by nonprofit inst ....|   50.8|   64.8|    57.5|    55.6|    66.9|    73.4|    71.7|    67.7|   104.2|    85.2|    87.3

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State and local governments .......|   91.0|  111.9|   119.4|   115.2|   128.8|   139.5|   150.9|   129.3|   125.9|   136.7|    88.2

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Foreign ...........................|   44.0|   44.3|    50.4|    60.3|    69.9|    77.4|    91.1|   106.0|   108.3|   129.6|   116.5

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   1/  Intramural activities cover costs associated with the administration of intramural and                                       

       extramural programs by Federal personnel as well as actual intramural performance                                            

                                                                                                                                    

   NOTE:     Because of rounding, detail may not add to totals.                                                                     

                                                                                                                                    

   KEY:      FFRDCs  = Federally funded research and development centers                                                            

                                                                                                                                    

   SOURCE:   National Science Foundation/SRS, Survey of Federal Funds for                                                           

             Research and Development: Fiscal Years 1993, 1994, and 1995