Table 4-14
Federal obligations for R&D, by selected agency, performer, and basic research component: FY 2001
 
Agency Federal
obligations
for R&D
Intramural
and FFRDCs
R&D
Intramural
and FFRDCs
basic
research
  Intramural
and FFRDCs
R&D share of
Federal R&D
obligations
Intramural and
FFRDCs basic
research
share of
Intramural and
FFRDCs R&D
  Millions of current dollars    Percent
All Federal agencies 79,933.2 27,293.2 6,671.6   34.1 24.4
Top five agencies 72,746.6 24,721.4 6,056.9   34.0 24.5
DOD 35,422.6 11,073.6 587.3   31.3 5.3
DOE 6,668.0 4,779.0 1,670.5   71.7 35.0
HHS 21,341.9 4,340.5 2,275.0   20.3 52.4
NASA 7,355.0 3,267.4 906.5   44.4 27.7
USDA 1,959.1 1,260.9 617.7   64.4 49.0
 
DOD Department of Defense; DOE Department of Energy; FFRDC federally funded research and development center; HHS Department of Health and Human Services; NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration; USDA Department of Agriculture

SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Federal Funds for Research and Development, Fiscal Years 2001, 2002, and 2003 (Arlington, VA, forthcoming).
 
Science & Engineering Indicators – 2004
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