| Table 4-17 |
| Federal obligations for R&D, by agency and character of work: FY 2009 |
| (Millions of current dollars) |
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Percent of total R&D |
| Agency |
Total R&D |
|
Basic research |
Applied research |
Development |
|
Basic research |
Applied research |
Development |
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| All agencies |
133,349.0 |
|
32,877.9 |
30,830.9 |
69,640.2 |
|
24.7 |
23.1 |
52.2 |
| Department of Defense |
68,113.0 |
|
1,735.0 |
5,071.4 |
61,306.5 |
|
2.5 |
7.4 |
90.0 |
| Department of Health and Human Services |
35,584.0 |
|
18,772.2 |
16,717.7 |
94.1 |
|
52.8 |
47.0 |
0.3 |
| Department of Energy |
9,889.9 |
|
4,061.0 |
3,127.2 |
2,701.8 |
|
41.1 |
31.6 |
27.3 |
| National Science Foundation |
6,095.2 |
|
5,623.9 |
471.3 |
0.0 |
|
92.3 |
7.7 |
0.0 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
5,937.0 |
|
1,021.6 |
681.8 |
4,233.5 |
|
17.2 |
11.5 |
71.3 |
| Department of Agriculture |
2,269.7 |
|
924.0 |
1,154.0 |
191.7 |
|
40.7 |
50.8 |
8.4 |
| Department of Commerce |
1,146.9 |
|
138.3 |
820.8 |
187.8 |
|
12.1 |
71.6 |
16.4 |
| Department of Transportation |
826.0 |
|
0.0 |
586.7 |
239.2 |
|
0.0 |
71.0 |
29.0 |
| Department of the Interior |
732.4 |
|
47.1 |
610.5 |
74.8 |
|
6.4 |
83.4 |
10.2 |
| Department of Homeland Security |
672.5 |
|
101.3 |
245.9 |
325.3 |
|
15.1 |
36.6 |
48.4 |
| Environmental Protection Agency |
552.8 |
|
83.7 |
384.4 |
84.7 |
|
15.1 |
69.5 |
15.3 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs |
510.0 |
|
203.3 |
274.0 |
32.7 |
|
39.9 |
53.7 |
6.4 |
| Department of Education |
322.4 |
|
4.2 |
198.4 |
119.7 |
|
1.3 |
61.5 |
37.1 |
| Agency for International Development |
160.1 |
|
0.6 |
159.6 |
0.0 |
|
0.4 |
99.7 |
0.0 |
| Smithsonian Institution |
152.0 |
|
152.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
100.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| All other agencies |
385.1 |
|
9.7 |
327.2 |
48.4 |
|
2.5 |
85.0 |
12.6 |
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NOTES: Table lists all agencies with R&D obligations greater than $100 million in FY 2009. Data include obligations from the additional federal R&D funding appropriated by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). ARRA funds obligated for R&D totaled $8,714.1 million in FY 2009: $5,115.9 million for basic research, $2,611.3 million for applied research, and $987 million for development. All other agencies includes Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, Department of State, Department of the Treasury, Appalachian Regional Commission, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Trade Commission, Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Commission, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and Social Security Administration.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Federal Funds for Research and Development (FY 2009–11). See appendix table 4-31.
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