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News Release 16-106
U.S. sees sizable increase in R&D spending
Totals rose by $20 billion in 2014; similar increase estimated for 2015
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![The business sector was the largest funder of R&D. The federal government was the second-largest.](/news/mmg/media/images/sandia lab lockhead martin_1342094746198_f_7561da82-8c7f-41b4-ab72-daacbee2c42e.jpg)
The business sector was the largest funder of R&D. The federal government was the second-largest.
Credit: Sandia National Laboratories
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