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  • Data Tables | Data Tables (Individual)

    Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development 2020-2021 | Data Tables

    Federal obligations for COVID-19 related R&D and all other R&D, by agency: FY 2020

    This set of detailed tables present data on the research and development outlays and obligations of federal agencies. Outlays are provided by agency for total R&D and total R&D plant. Obligations are provided for R&D by agency for type of work (basic research, applied research, experimental devel...

  • Analysis | InfoBrief

    Driven by Stimulus Funding, Federal R&D Obligations Increased 18% in 2020; Largest Year-to-Year Change since 1963

    Driven by Stimulus Funding, Federal R&D Obligations Increased 18% in 2020; Largest Year-to-Year Change since 1963

    FY 2020 federal obligations for research and experimental development (R&D) totaled $167.4 billion, an increase of nearly 18% from FY 2019 obligations of $142.4 billion (figure 1). FY 2021 R&D obligations are estimated to increase an additional 7% to $179.5 billion. When adjusted for inflation, t...

  • Analysis | InfoBrief

    Driven by Stimulus Funding, Federal R&D Obligations Increased 18% in 2020; Largest Year-to-Year Change since 1963

    Federal Funding for COVID-19 R&D

    In FY 2020, federal obligations for COVID-19 R&D totaled $23.3 billion, or 14%, of total federal R&D obligations (table 5). With $21.5 billion in obligations for COVID-19 R&D, HHS accounted for nearly 93% of all COVID-19 R&D funding, which included $15.4 billion in obligations from BARDA, $6.0 bi...

  • Analysis | InfoBrief

    Driven by Stimulus Funding, Federal R&D Obligations Increased 18% in 2020; Largest Year-to-Year Change since 1963

    Federal Funding for Experimental Development

    In FY 2020, federal obligations for experimental development increased $20.8 billion (34%), nearly five times that of research obligations ($4.8 billion, 5%). Total FY 2020 obligations for experimental development totaled $82.1 billion, up from $61.3 billion in FY 2019 (figure 3). While DOD’s obl...

  • Data Tables | Data Tables (Individual)

    Driven by Stimulus Funding, Federal R&D Obligations Increased 18% in 2020; Largest Year-to-Year Change since 1963

    Federal obligations for COVID-19 R&D and all other R&D, by selected departments and agencies: FY 2020

    Federal obligations for research and experimental development rose nearly 18% from FY 2019 to FY 2020, reaching $167.4 billion. This is the largest annual increase in current dollars since 1963. Obligations for research and experimental development from stimulus funding totaled $19.5 billion. The...

  • Analysis | InfoBrief

    Sizable Growth in Federal Budget Authority for R&D Evident for the FYs 2017–21 Period; Further Increase Proposed for FY 2022

    Federal R&D Funding and the COVID-19 Pandemic

    There is widespread interest in information on the extent to which federal funding has been increased or redirected in support of R&D relevant to public health issues posed by the COVID-19 pandemic emerging in the United States and globally in early 2020. Some information on this topic is documen...

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    The State of U.S. Science and Engineering 2022 | U.S. and Global Research and Development

    Collaboration network on coronavirus-related articles, by country: 2020

    The United States has a key position in the global science and engineering (S&E) enterprise. As S&E capacity has increased globally, the U.S. position has changed despite increases in the absolute amount of S&E activity in the United States. Although the United States was key in the rapid develop...

  • Analysis | Reports

    The State of U.S. Science and Engineering 2022

    Conclusion

    The importance of a strong global S&E enterprise was epitomized during the COVID-19 pandemic, which had devastating consequences for the global and U.S. economy while requiring rapid, collaborative, and effective S&E innovation activity. Evidence presented in this report supports the view that th...

  • Analysis | Reports

    The State of U.S. Science and Engineering 2022 | U.S. and Global Research and Development

    Disruptions and Breakthroughs in S&E during the COVID-19 Pandemic

    The COVID-19 pandemic was a disruptive event for the entire world.* In the United States, unemployment rose sharply, and educational setbacks occurred across all levels of instruction. Populations historically underrepresented in S&E and low-income households suffered the most severe impacts, bot...

  • Analysis | Reports

    The State of U.S. Science and Engineering 2022

    Introduction

    The State of U.S. Science and Engineering summarizes key indicators that assess the status of the science and engineering (S&E) enterprise within the United States and that illustrate the U.S. global position in multiple aspects of the S&E enterprise. This includes information about the geographi...