Universities Report Increased Federal R&D Funding after 4-year Decline; R&D FieldsRevised for FY 2016

Universities Report Increased Federal R&D Funding after 4-year Decline; R&D Fields Revised for FY 2016 11/30/2017 12:10 PM EST Federal funding of higher education R&D increased in both current and constant dollars for the first time in 5 years. Between FY 2015 and FY 2016, funding increased 2.5% in current dollars to $38.8 billion (a 1.4% increase when adjusted for inflation). The share of higher education R&D supported by the federal government continues to decline, however. Universities report that since 2011 federally funded expenditures have dropped from 62.5% to 54.0% of total R&D expenditures. These data are from the 2016 Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) within the National Science Foundation (NSF). Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314 · 703-292-5111