Information on this list is current as of July 2012. Changes from the previous edition are noted below; decertified, closed, or renamed FFRDCs are listed in "Historical Notes."

Grouped by:

• FFRDC
• Sponsoring agency
• Administrator type
• Location
• Activity type

Administrator Type

• Industrial Firms
• Nonprofit Institutions Other Than Universities and Colleges
• Universities and Colleges, Including University Consortia

Industrial Firms

• Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research  
  Administrator: SAIC-Frederick Inc., a subsidiary of the Science Applications International Corp.
  Location: Frederick, MD
  Sponsor: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
• • On 28 February 2012 the National Cancer Institute at Frederick (NCI-Frederick) changed its name to the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research. On 26 September 2008 NCI-Frederick acquired a single industrial firm administrator: SAIC-Frederick, Inc., a subsidiary of Science Applications International Corp. The previous administration was conducted under a system of four industrial firm contractors: SAIC-Frederick, Inc., a subsidiary of Science Applications International Corp.; Charles River Laboratories, Inc.; Data Management Services, Inc.; and Wilson Information Services, Inc. In 2001 the name of this FFRDC was changed from Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center to the National Cancer Institute at Frederick.
• Idaho National Laboratory  
  Administrator: Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC
  Location: Idaho Falls, ID
  Sponsor: Department of Energy
• • On 1 February 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.
• Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory  
  Administrator: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
  Location: Livermore, CA
  Sponsor: Department of Energy
• • On 1 October 2007 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory acquired a new industrial firm administrator (Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC). The previous administrator was the University of California.
• Los Alamos National Laboratory  
  Administrator: Los Alamos National Security, LLC
  Location: Los Alamos, NM
  Sponsor: Department of Energy
• • On 1 June 2006 Los Alamos National Laboratory acquired a new industrial firm administrator (Los Alamos National Security, LLC). The previous administrator was the University of California.
• Sandia National Laboratories  
  Administrator: Sandia Corporation, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corp.
  Location: Albuquerque, NM
  Sponsor: Department of Energy
• Savannah River National Laboratory  
  Administrator: Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC
  Location: Aiken, SC
  Sponsor: Department of Energy
• • On 1 August 2007 Savannah River National Laboratory acquired a new industrial firm administrator (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC).

Nonprofit Institutions Other Than Universities and Colleges

• Aerospace Federally Funded Research and Development Center  
  Administrator: The Aerospace Corporation
  Location: El Segundo, CA
  Sponsor: Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force
• Arroyo Center  
  Administrator: RAND Corp.
  Location: Santa Monica, CA
  Sponsor: Department of Defense, Department of the Army
• • 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.
• Brookhaven National Laboratory  
  Administrator: Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC
  Location: Upton, NY
  Sponsor: Department of Energy
• • On 1 March 1998 Brookhaven National Laboratory acquired a new nonprofit administrator (Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC). The previous administrator was a university consortium.
• Center for Advanced Aviation System Development  
  Administrator: MITRE Corp.
  Location: McLean, VA
  Sponsor: Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration
• Center for Communications and Computing  
  Administrator: Institute for Defense Analyses
  Location: Alexandria, VA
  Sponsor: Department of Defense, National Security Agency/Central Security Service
• Center for Enterprise Modernization  
  Administrator: MITRE Corporation
  Location: McLean, VA
  Sponsor: Department of the Treasury, Department of Veterans Affairs, Internal Revenue Service
• • In August 2001 the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Federally Funded Research and Development Center was renamed the Center for Enterprise Modernization. On 1 October 2008 the Department of Veterans Affairs was designated a co-sponsor of the Center for Enterprise Modernization.
• Center for Naval Analyses  
  Administrator: The CNA Corporation
  Location: Alexandria, VA
  Sponsor: Department of Defense, Department of the Navy
• Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses  
  Administrator: Southwest Research Institute
  Location: San Antonio, TX
  Sponsor: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
• Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute  
  Administrator: Analytic Services, Inc.
  Location: Arlington, VA
  Sponsor: Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate
• • On 5 March 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.
• Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute  
  Administrator: MITRE Corp.
  Location: McLean, VA
  Sponsor: Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate
• • On 5 March 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.
• Judiciary Engineering and Modernization Center  
  Administrator: MITRE Corp.
  Location: McLean, VA
  Sponsor: United States Courts, Administrative Office of the United States Courts
• • On 2 September 2010 the Judiciary Engineering and Modernization Center was created.
• National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center  
  Administrator: Battelle National Biodefense Institute
  Location: Frederick, MD
  Sponsor: Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate
• National Defense Research Institute  
  Administrator: RAND Corp.
  Location: Santa Monica, CA
  Sponsor: Department of Defense, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisitions, Technology and Logistics
• • On 25 April 2011 the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics became the sponsor of the National Defense Research Institute. The previous sponsor was the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
  • 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.
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory  
  Administrator: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
  Location: Golden, CO
  Sponsor: Department of Energy
• • On 29 July 2008 National Renewable Energy Laboratory acquired a new nonprofit administrator (Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC).
• National Security Engineering Center  
  Administrator: MITRE Corp.
  Location: Bedford, MA, and McLean, VA
  Sponsor: Department of Defense, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisitions, Technology and Logistics
• • On 25 April 2011 C3I Federally Funded Research and Development Center changed its name to the National Security Engineering Center, and it changed its sponsor from the Office of the Secretary of Defense to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisitions, Technology and Logistics.
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory  
  Administrator: UT-Battelle, LLC
  Location: Oak Ridge, TN
  Sponsor: Department of Energy
• • On 1 April 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.
• Pacific Northwest National Laboratory  
  Administrator: Battelle Memorial Institute
  Location: Richland, WA
  Sponsor: Department of Energy
• Project Air Force  
  Administrator: RAND Corp.
  Location: Santa Monica, CA
  Sponsor: Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force
• • 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.
• Science and Technology Policy Institute  
  Administrator: Institute for Defense Analyses
  Location: Washington, DC
  Sponsor: National Science Foundation
• • On 1 December 2003 RAND Corp. was replaced by the Institute for Defense Analyses as the administrator of the Science and Technology Policy Institute.
• Studies and Analyses Center  
  Administrator: Institute for Defense Analyses
  Location: Alexandria, VA
  Sponsor: Department of Defense, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisitions, Technology and Logistics
• • On 25 April 2011 the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics became the sponsor of the Studies and Analysis Center. The previous sponsor was the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Universities and Colleges, Including University Consortia

• Ames Laboratory  
  Administrator: Iowa State University of Science and Technology
  Location: Ames, IA
  Sponsor: Department of Energy
• Argonne National Laboratory  
  Administrator: UChicago Argonne, LLC
  Location: Argonne, IL
  Sponsor: Department of Energy
• • On 1 January 2007 the Argonne National Laboratory acquired a new university administrator (UChicago Argonne, LLC). The previous administrator was the University of Chicago.
• Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory  
  Administrator: Fermi Research Alliance, LLC
  Location: Batavia, IL
  Sponsor: Department of Energy
• • On 1 October 2006 the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory acquired a new university administrator (Fermi Research Alliance, LLC). The previous administrator was Universities Research Association, Inc.
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory  
  Administrator: California Institute of Technology
  Location: Pasadena, CA
  Sponsor: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  
  Administrator: University of California
  Location: Berkeley, CA
  Sponsor: Department of Energy
• Lincoln Laboratory  
  Administrator: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  Location: Lexington, MA
  Sponsor: Department of Defense, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
• • On 25 April 2011 the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering became the sponsor of the Lincoln Laboratory. The previous sponsor was the Department of the Air Force.
• National Center for Atmospheric Research  
  Administrator: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
  Location: Boulder, CO
  Sponsor: National Science Foundation
• National Optical Astronomy Observatories  
  Administrator: Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc.
  Location: Tucson, AZ
  Sponsor: National Science Foundation
• • 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).
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory  
  Administrator: Associated Universities, Inc.
  Location: Charlottesville, VA
  Sponsor: National Science Foundation
• Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory  
  Administrator: Princeton University
  Location: Princeton, NJ
  Sponsor: Department of Energy
• SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory  
  Administrator: Leland Stanford, Jr., University
  Location: Stanford, CA
  Sponsor: Department of Energy
• • On 15 October 2008 the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center was renamed the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.
• Software Engineering Institute  
  Administrator: Carnegie Mellon University
  Location: Pittsburgh, PA
  Sponsor: Department of Defense, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
• • On 25 April 2011 the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering became the sponsor of the Software Engineering Institute (SEI). The Office of the Secretary of Defense was the sponsor between 28 April 2010 and 24 April 2011. The Department of the Army was the sponsor between December 2004 and 27 April 2010. The Office of the Secretary of Defense was the sponsor between June 1997 and December 2004. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency was the sponsor from 1984 to June 1997.
• Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility  
  Administrator: Jefferson Science Associates, LLC
  Location: Newport News, VA
  Sponsor: Department of Energy