Federal Research Funding Grows $3.7 Billion

Inside Higher Ed: According to newly released data, federal funding for research increased by 6 percent, gaining about $3.7 billion between the fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (the most recent year for which there are data). The federal government spent $62.9 billion overall on research — a figure that is projected to remain flat in 2015 but increase by 4 percent in 2016.

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