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

                                                        fiscal years 1985-95                                                        

                                                                                                                                    

                                                       [Dollars in millions]                                                        

                                                                                                                                    

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            Performer             |  1985  |  1986  |  1987  |  1988  |  1989  |  1990  |  1991  |  1992  |  1993  |                 

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                                  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |  1994  |  1995  

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  Total ..........................|16,133.4|16,502.2|17,940.5|18,650.1|20,765.5|21,622.4|23,968.4|24,490.6|26,890.5|28,033.5|28,161.2

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Intramural 1/.....................| 5,056.1| 5,160.3| 5,437.7| 5,338.4| 5,897.0| 5,809.8| 6,454.4| 6,523.3| 7,360.1| 7,645.9| 7,600.2

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Industrial firms excl FFRDCs .....| 2,074.4| 2,280.5| 2,448.6| 2,642.5| 2,875.0| 3,191.6| 3,406.5| 3,451.2| 4,018.9| 4,189.8| 4,129.2

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FFRDCs admin by industrial firms .|   485.9|   482.1|   433.5|   455.2|   604.3|   614.3|   709.6|   684.9|   795.8|   693.7|   635.2

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Univs & colleges excl FFRDCs .....| 5,726.3| 5,883.4| 6,640.2| 7,022.9| 7,793.1| 8,136.5| 8,867.5| 9,060.7| 9,844.1|10,610.1|10,839.5

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FFRDCs admin by univs 2/..........| 1,421.3| 1,291.7| 1,471.0| 1,564.8| 1,703.4| 1,791.5| 2,160.9| 2,351.8| 2,347.6| 2,187.0| 2,226.6

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Nonprofit inst excl FFRDCs .......| 1,045.1| 1,062.9| 1,207.5| 1,300.0| 1,519.8| 1,660.0| 1,925.9| 2,049.6| 2,041.3| 2,038.8| 2,046.2

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FFRDCs admin by nonprofit inst 2/.|    97.0|    87.9|    89.8|    82.9|   109.5|   137.6|   170.9|   139.9|   173.4|   199.6|   219.1

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State and local governments ......|    89.5|    91.0|    90.2|   103.1|   121.2|   126.4|   129.3|   109.3|   211.8|   376.2|   367.5

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Foreign ..........................|   137.9|   162.4|   121.9|   140.4|   142.1|   154.5|   143.4|   120.0|    97.4|    92.3|    97.6

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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                                            

                                                                                                                                    

   2/  In 1984 the Center for Naval Analyses was reclassified from an FFRDC administered by a university                            

       to an FFRDC administered by a nonprofit institution.                                                                         

                                                                                                                                    

   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