This section is a guide to our publications, tables, and charts on federal
funding for R&D. It is also a guide (with links) to R&D funding data from other
sources. Most of the charts in this section are available only in Adobe Acrobat
PDF format, unless they are labeled as 'HTML'. You may download a free viewer
for your computer from the
Adobe Web site. Most of the documents on this page are tables or charts only.
Explanatory text and our in-depth analyses based on the tables and charts on this
page can be found in our publications and in our Web-based
analyses (the most current analyses can be found on the FY
2009 R&D page). Our information on this page is organized under the following
categories. Please go to the appropriate page: - The
President's Proposed FY 2009 Budget - R&D
in the FY 2009 Budget - Historical Trends in
Federal R&D (1949 - ) - Congressional Action
on R&D in the FY 2008 Budget - Outyear
Projections for Federal R&D (Present - 2013) - Total
U.S. R&D (Industry and Federal and Other, 1953- ) - International
Comparisons - Archives (Selected
past AAAS releases) 
Please note that some of the data from non-AAAS sources may contain inconsistencies
with our data because of differing time frames and methodology. Please see our
Methodology, Data Sources, and Important Notes page
for more information. Also, please be aware that these data are continually revised
as new data become available. Please note the dates on the charts and tables,
and check back later for more current data if they are marked "preliminary".
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