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News Release 17-001

Federal budget authority for research and development continues upward trend

Adjusted for inflation, R&D budget authority remains below FY 2010 levels

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Health, space flight and basic research were among the largest non-defense categories of the total budget authority.

Health, space flight and basic research were among the largest non-defense categories of the total budget authority.

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Adjusted for inflation, budget authority remains below FY 2010 levels (click for more detail).

In current dollars, federal budget authority for R&D spending has returned to Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 levels. But, when adjusted for inflation, R&D budget authority is about $14 billion below FY 2010.

Credit: NSF


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