Table C-103.  Federal obligations for applied 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 ...........................|3,787.6|4,141.3| 4,851.9| 5,255.5| 5,908.2| 6,342.3| 6,923.2| 7,171.5| 7,540.6| 7,993.4| 7,911.4

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Intramural 1/......................|1,574.3|1,730.3| 2,093.1| 2,043.6| 2,191.5| 2,392.1| 2,483.8| 2,732.4| 2,728.7| 3,020.4| 2,903.6

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Industrial firms excl FFRDCs ......|  750.7|  891.7|   971.9| 1,159.1| 1,403.7| 1,484.9| 1,752.3| 1,665.4| 1,885.7| 1,821.3| 1,759.5

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FFRDCs admin by industrial firms ..|   66.7|   87.8|   116.7|   139.1|   169.8|   178.3|   240.7|   278.1|   400.0|   439.7|   405.4

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Univs & colleges excl FFRDCs ......|  813.5|  818.2|   908.0| 1,028.4| 1,168.8| 1,253.5| 1,378.8| 1,416.9| 1,318.3| 1,355.6| 1,498.9

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FFRDCs admin by univs .............|  150.9|  168.0|   263.4|   346.2|   358.1|   407.0|   414.3|   450.0|   540.0|   646.1|   667.0

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Nonprofit inst excl FFRDCs ........|  287.1|  266.4|   308.9|   349.6|   398.1|   382.3|   398.9|   392.1|   387.9|   427.3|   449.0

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FFRDCs admin by nonprofit inst ....|   44.6|   51.0|    49.6|    49.9|    61.2|    66.7|    64.2|    59.1|    95.2|    77.1|    79.1

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State and local governments .......|   74.2|   97.9|   106.5|    99.6|   111.8|   119.7|   127.1|   102.8|   101.4|   104.7|    60.0

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Foreign ...........................|   25.7|   30.0|    33.8|    39.9|    45.3|    57.9|    63.0|    74.8|    83.4|   101.1|    88.8

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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