July 29, 2005
Top Institutions in Federal Research-and-Development Expenditures, 2003
Federal funds for academic research rose by 13.1 percent in 2003, the second straight year of double-digit increases, the National Science Foundation reported last week. The growth, coupled with a continuing drop in funds from industry, fueled an increase in the federal share of academic research to nearly 62 percent, its highest level since 1985.
The federal total in 2003, $24.73-billion, reflects the final year of a Congressional drive to double spending at the National Institutes of
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