Current-dollar federal obligations for research increased 6% to $62.9 billion from FY 2013 to FY 2014. Research is estimated to remain relatively flat at $63.4 billion in FY 2015 and is projected to increase by $2.7 billion (4%) to $66.2 billion in FY 2016. Total federal R&D obligations increased 4% to $130.3 billion in FY 2014, are estimated to decrease 1% in FY 2015, and are projected to increase 6% in FY 2016. Data are from the Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development: FYs 2014-16, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics.
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