Table C-102.  Federal obligations for basic 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 ...........................|2,387.7|2,588.4| 2,767.5| 3,258.6| 3,698.6| 4,192.7| 4,674.2| 5,041.3| 5,481.6| 6,260.1| 7,067.4

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Intramural 1/......................|  695.9|  733.5|   786.0|   914.1| 1,029.3| 1,089.1| 1,182.5| 1,301.8| 1,465.5| 1,689.8| 1,861.1

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Industrial firms excl FFRDCs ......|  124.0|  118.5|   131.1|   208.1|   247.7|   277.1|   325.3|   292.9|   270.9|   292.9|   377.9

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FFRDCs admin by industrial firms ..|   31.5|   47.9|    59.8|    53.1|    65.4|    66.6|    70.4|    73.3|    87.4|    83.0|    91.1

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Univs & colleges excl FFRDCs ......|1,144.7|1,260.6| 1,341.7| 1,555.1| 1,759.2| 2,079.9| 2,320.3| 2,503.2| 2,727.1| 3,112.3| 3,530.8

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FFRDCs admin by univs .............|  223.1|  257.5|   284.9|   324.1|   356.8|   393.6|   436.8|   490.6|   516.7|   604.0|   668.9

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Nonprofit inst excl FFRDCs ........|  127.1|  128.2|   126.5|   162.5|   192.8|   240.3|   279.5|   313.1|   355.6|   409.6|   473.6

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FFRDCs admin by nonprofit inst ....|    6.2|   13.8|     7.9|     5.6|     5.8|     6.7|     7.5|     8.6|     9.0|     8.0|     8.2

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State and local governments .......|   16.8|   14.0|    12.9|    15.6|    17.1|    19.8|    23.9|    26.5|    24.5|    32.1|    28.1

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Foreign ...........................|   18.3|   14.3|    16.6|    20.4|    24.6|    19.5|    28.1|    31.2|    24.9|    28.5|    27.7

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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