The Future of Science and Technology in Alaska
TABLE 2. FEDERAL R&D IN ALASKA BY AGENCY AND PERFORMER FISCAL YEAR 1994

(obligations in millions of dollars)


DOD NASA DOE DOC* NSF Interior Other Facils.** TOTAL
Performers
Federal Labs 4 0 0 30 0 24 7 0 65
FFRDCs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Industry 1 0 47 0 0 1 0 0 48
Universities and Colleges 11 13 0 2 11 2 4 0 43
Other 0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
Agency Total 16 13 47 32 11 26 12 0 157

(U.S.Total) 34,455 8,259 6,038 826 1,880 693 13,693 2,152 67,995

AK Share of U.S. 0.0% 0.2% 0.8% 3.9% 0.6% 3.8% 0.1% 0.0% 0.2%

Source: National Science Foundation, Federal Funds for Research and Development Fiscal Years 1994, 1995, and 1996, 1996. Agency totals are for conduct of R&D, R&D facilities listed separately (*).
* - Department of Commerce
** - Less than $500,000.
Table contains revised NASA data as of July, 1996.
Alaska and U.S. total figures are based on obligations of the 10 largest federal R&D funding agencies, (above six plus HHS, EPA, DOT, and USDA) which account for over 98 percent of all federally funded R&D.

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