CSTC - The Future of Science and Technology in the Gulf States

The Future of Science and Technology in the States

TABLE 1. FEDERAL R&D IN THE GULF STATES BY PERFORMER

Fiscal Year 1997 (obligations in millions of dollars)

	Industry	Gov't. Labs	Univs./ Colleges	FFRDCs*	Other	TOTAL

Alabama (9)	1,356	661	220	0	20	2,257
Louisiana (36)	45	50	126	0	8	230
Mississippi (28)	99	176	45	0	8	329

Gulf States Total	1,500	888	391	0	36	2,815
(U.S. Total)	31,742	16,721	12,642	5,889	3,397	70,392
Gulf States Share of U.S.	4.7%	5.3%	3.1%	0.0%	1.0%	4.0%

Source: National Science Foundation, Federal Funds for Research and Development Fiscal Years 1997, 1998, and 1999, 1999. Includes conduct of R&D and R&D facilities support. Numbers in parentheses are rankings among the 50 states and the District of Columbia of states receiving the most federal R&D obligations. Above figures are based on obligations of the 10 largest federal R&D funding agencies which account for over 98 percent of total federally funded R&D.