The following is the master list of federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) provided to respondents at the time of the volume 62 data collection (FYs 2012–14). The list is arranged by sponsoring agency and administering organization. Respondents used the FFRDC category to report funds obligated to centers identified on this list. FFRDC administrators are listed in parentheses.
| Department of Defense |
| Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering |
| Administered by universities and colleges, including university consortia |
| Lincoln Laboratory (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Lexington, MA |
| Software Engineering Institute (Carnegie Mellon University), Pittsburgh, PA |
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| Department of the Air Force |
| Administered by nonprofit institutions other than universities and colleges |
| Aerospace FFRDC (The Aerospace Corp.), El Segundo, CA |
| Project Air Force (RAND Corp.), Santa Monica, CA |
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| Department of the Army |
| Administered by nonprofit institutions other than universities and colleges |
| Arroyo Center (RAND Corp.), Santa Monica, CA |
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| Department of the Navy |
| Administered by nonprofit institutions other than universities and colleges |
| Center for Naval Analyses (The CNA Corporation), Alexandria, VA |
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| National Security Agency |
| Administered by nonprofit institutions other than universities and colleges |
| Center for Communications and Computing (Institute for Defense Analyses), Alexandria, VA |
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| Office of the Secretary of Defense |
| Administered by nonprofit institutions other than universities and colleges |
| National Defense Research Institute (RAND Corp.), Santa Monica, CA |
| National Security Engineering Center (MITRE Corp.), Bedford, MA, and McLean, VA |
| Studies and Analyses Center (Institute for Defense Analyses), Alexandria, VA |
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| Department of Energy |
| Administered by industrial firms |
| Idaho National Laboratory (Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC), Idaho Falls, ID |
| Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC), Livermore, CA |
| Los Alamos National Laboratory (Los Alamos National Security, LLC), Los Alamos, NM |
| Sandia National Laboratories (Sandia Corp., a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corp.), Albuquerque, NM |
| Savannah River Technology Center (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC), Aiken, SC |
| Administered by universities and colleges, including university consortia |
| Ames Laboratory (Iowa State University of Science and Technology), Ames, IA |
| Argonne National Laboratory (UChicago Argonne, LLC), Argonne, IL |
| Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Universities Research Association, Inc.), Batavia, IL |
| Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (University of California, Berkeley), Berkeley, CA |
| Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (Princeton University), Princeton, NJ |
| SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (Leland Stanford, Jr., University), Stanford, CA |
| Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Southwestern Universities Research Association, Inc.), Newport News, VA |
| Administered by nonprofit institutions other than universities and colleges |
| Brookhaven National Laboratory (Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC), Upton, NY |
| National Renewable Energy Laboratory (Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC), Golden, CO |
| Oak Ridge National Laboratory (UT-Battelle LLC), Oak Ridge, TN |
| Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Battelle Memorial Institute), Richland, WA |
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| Department of Health and Human Services |
| National Institutes of Health |
| Administered by industrial firms |
Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research (SAIC-Frederick Inc., a subsidiary of Science Applications International Corp.), Frederick, MD |
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| Department of Homeland Security |
| Under Secretary for Science and Technology |
| Administered by nonprofit institutions other than universities and colleges |
| Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute (Analytic Services, Inc.), Arlington, VA |
| Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute (MITRE Corp.), McLean, VA |
| National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center (Battelle National Biodefense Institute), Frederick, MD |
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| Department of Transportation |
| Federal Aviation Administration |
| Administered by nonprofit institutions other than universities and colleges |
| Center for Advanced Aviation System Development (MITRE Corp.), McLean, VA |
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| Department of the Treasury |
| Internal Revenue Service (IRS) |
| Administered by nonprofit institutions other than universities and colleges |
| Center for Enterprise Modernization (MITRE Corp.), McLean, VA |
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| National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| Administered by universities and colleges, including university consortia |
| Jet Propulsion Laboratory (California Institute of Technology), Pasadena, CA |
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| National Science Foundation |
| Administered by universities and colleges, including university consortia |
| National Center for Atmospheric Research (University Corp. for Atmospheric Research), Boulder, CO |
National Optical Astronomy Observatories (Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc.), Tucson, AZ |
| National Radio Astronomy Observatory (Associated Universities, Inc.), Charlottesville, VA and Green Bank, WV |
| Administered by nonprofit institutions other than universities and colleges |
| Science and Technology Policy Institute (Institute for Defense Analyses), Washington, DC |
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| Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
| Administered by nonprofit institutions other than universities and colleges |
| Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses (Southwest Research Institute), San Antonio, TX |
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| United States Courts |
| Administered by nonprofit institutions other than universities and colleges |
| Judiciary Engineering and Modernization Center (MITRE Corp.), McLean, VA |
