Table 63. Federal obligations for intramural R&D performance, by agency, 

 fiscal years 1961-72 



[Dollars in millions] 



Agency 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 



Total $1,874 $2,098 $2,279 $2,838 $3,093 $3,222 $3,396 $3,493 $3 



Department of Defense 1,331 1,468 1,435 1,615 1,647 1,720 1.890 1.951 1, 



National Aeronautics and 



Space Administration 179 213 381 706 863 872 813 791 



Department of Health. Education, 



and Welfare 97 121 132 150 161 182 204 222 



Department of Agriculture ... . 104 109 118 130 153 164 175 182 

 Department of tfie 



Interior 62 68 72 73 82 94 109 116 



Department of Commerce .... 29 32 39 43 46 42 49 55 

 Department of 



Transportation 41 45 52 



National Science 



Foundation 5 7 12 13 14 13 12 12 



Atomic Energy 



Commission 19 19 14 22 31 20 15 17 



All other 48 62 77 87 97 74 84 96 



7972 

 (est.) 



498 $3,876 $4,166 $4,500 



Source National Science Foundation. Federal Funds lor Research. Developmeni. and Other Scientific Activities. Vol. XXI (NSF 72-317). 



Table 64. Federal obligations for intramural performance, by character of work, fiscal years 1961-72 



[Dollars in millions] 



Year 



1961 



1962 



1963 



1964 



1965 



1966 



1967 



1968 



1969 



1970 



1971 



1972 (est.) .. 



' GNP price deflator was used to convert current to constant dollars 



Source: National Science Foundation, Federal Funds for Research. Development, and Other Scientific Activities. Vol XXI (NSF 72-317), 



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