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Federally Funded R&D Centers

Master Government List
Information on this list is current as of April 2009. More recent updates are noted.
Grouped by:
by Location
Arizona
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National Optical Astronomy Observatories
Administrator: Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc.
Location: Tucson, AZ
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
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- Since February 1984, this center includes three former FFRDCs: Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, Kitt Peak National Observatory and the National Solar Observatory (formerly Sacramento Peak Observatory).
California
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Aerospace Federally Funded Research and Development Center
Administrator: The Aerospace Corporation
Location: El Segundo, CA
Sponsor: Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force
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Arroyo Center
Administrator: RAND Corp.
Location: Santa Monica, CA
Sponsor: Department of Defense, Department of the Army
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- The following portions of the RAND Corporation are FFRDCs: National Defense Research Institute (formerly Defense/Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff), Project Air Force, and the Arroyo Center.
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Administrator: California Institute of Technology
Location: Pasadena, CA
Sponsor: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Administrator: University of California
Location: Berkeley, CA
Sponsor: Department of Energy
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Administrator: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
Location: Livermore, CA
Sponsor: Department of Energy
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- On May 8, 2007, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory acquired a new industrial firm administrator (Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC). The previous administrator was the University of California.
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National Defense Research Institute
Administrator: RAND Corp.
Location: Santa Monica, CA
Sponsor: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense
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- The following portions of the RAND Corporation are FFRDCs: National Defense Research Institute (formerly Defense/Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff), Project Air Force, and the Arroyo Center.
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Project Air Force
Administrator: RAND Corp.
Location: Santa Monica, CA
Sponsor: Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force
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- The following portions of the RAND Corporation are FFRDCs: National Defense Research Institute (formerly Defense/Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff), Project Air Force, and the Arroyo Center.
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Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
Administrator: Leland Stanford, Jr., University
Location: Stanford, CA
Sponsor: Department of Energy
Colorado
District of Columbia
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Science and Technology Policy Institute
Administrator: Institute for Defense Analyses
Location: Washington, DC
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
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- On October 1, 1998, the Critical Technologies Institute was renamed the Science and Technology Policy Institute (STPI). As of December 1, 2003, RAND Corp. was replaced by the Institute for Defense Analyses as STPI's administrator.
Idaho
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Idaho National Laboratory
Administrator: Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC
Location: Idaho Falls, ID
Sponsor: Department of Energy
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- On February 1, 2005, the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory was renamed the Idaho National Laboratory (INL). Also, INL's administrator, Bechtel BWXT Idaho, LLC, was renamed Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC.
Illinois
Iowa
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
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Brookhaven National Laboratory
Administrator: Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC
Location: Upton, Long Island, NY
Sponsor: Department of Energy
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- On March 1, 1998 Brookhaven National Laboratory acquired a new nonprofit administrator (Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC.). The previous administrator was a university consortium.
Pennsylvania
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Software Engineering Institute
Administrator: Carnegie Mellon University
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Sponsor: Department of Defense, Department of the Army
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- On June 1, 1997, Office of the Secretary of Defense became the sponsor of the Software Engineering Institute (SEI). The previous sponsor was Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. In December 2004, Department of the Army became the sponsor of SEI.
Puerto Rico
South Carolina
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Savannah River National Laboratory
Administrator: Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC
Location: Aiken, SC
Sponsor: Department of Energy
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- On August 1, 2007 Savannah River National Laboratory acquired a new industrial firm administrator (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC).
- The Savannah River National Laboratory changed its name and operating contractor to Washington Savannah River Co. on December 8, 2005. Before that, its name was the Savannah River Technology Center and the operating contractor was Westinghouse Savannah River Co.
Tennessee
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Administrator: UT-Battelle, LLC
Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Sponsor: Department of Energy
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- On April 1, 2000, Oak Ridge National Laboratory acquired a new nonprofit administrator (UT-Battelle, LLC). The previous administrator was the industrial firm Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corp.
Texas
Virginia
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C3I Federally Funded Research & Development Center
Administrator: MITRE Corp.
Location: Bedford, MA, and McLean, VA
Sponsor: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense
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Center for Advanced Aviation System Development
Administrator: MITRE Corp.
Location: McLean, VA
Sponsor: Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration
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Center for Naval Analyses
Administrator: The CNA Corporation
Location: Alexandria, VA
Sponsor: Department of Defense, Department of the Navy
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Centers for Communications and Computing
Administrator: Institute for Defense Analyses
Location: Alexandria, VA
Sponsor: Department of Defense, National Security Agency
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- Although the Institute for Defense Analyses Communications and Computing FFRDC has been in existence since 1956, the Department of Defense added it to the Master Government List of FFRDCs for the first time in October 1995.
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Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute
Administrator: Analytic Services, Inc.
Location: Arlington, VA
Sponsor: Department of Homeland Security, Under Secretary for Science & Technology
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- On March 5, 2009, the Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute was created. This new FFRDC together with the Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute replaced the Homeland Security Institute in March 2009.
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Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute
Administrator: MITRE Corp.
Location: McLean, VA
Sponsor: Department of Homeland Security, Under Secretary for Science & Technology
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- On March 5, 2009, the Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute was created. This new FFRDC together with the Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute replaced the Homeland Security Institute in March 2009.
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Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of Veterans Affairs Federally Funded Research and Development Center
Administrator: Center for Enterprise Modernization, MITRE Corp.
Location: McLean, VA
Sponsor: Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service
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- In October 1998, the Tax Systems Modernization Institute (IIT Research Institute) Lanham, MD, contract expired. TSMI was replaced with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Federally Funded Research and Development Center administered by the MITRE Corp. in McLean, VA. On October 1, 2008 the Department of Veterans Affairs was designated a co-sponsor of the Center for Enterprise Modernization.
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National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Administrator: Associated Universities, Inc.
Location: Charlottesville, VA
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
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Studies and Analyses Center
Administrator: Institute for Defense Analyses
Location: Alexandria, VA
Sponsor: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense
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Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
(Updated: July 9, 2009)
Administrator: Jefferson Science Associates, LLC
Location: Newport News, VA
Sponsor: Department of Energy
Washington
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