[Last updated: February 2005]
For further information contact the following staff of the Division of Science Resources Statistics, Research and Development Statistics Program, National Science Foundation: Ronald L. Meeks, 703-292-7787, rmeeks@nsf.gov. Federal Funds for Research and Development: Fiscal Years 2001, 2002 and 2003 contains NSF-collected data on Federal obligations for R&D and R&D plant for the FFRDCs.
The FFRDC is in bold; the administrator of each FFRDC appears in parentheses.
Department of Defense 
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Administered by other nonprofit institutions [1]:
- Institute for Defense Analyses Studies and Analyses Federally Funded Research and Development Center
(Institute for Defense Analyses), Alexandria, VA- National Defense Research Institute
(RAND Corp. [2]), Santa Monica, CA- C3I Federally Funded Research & Development Center
(MITRE Corp.), Bedford, MA and McLean, VAAdministered by other nonprofit institutions [1]:
- Institute for Defense Analyses Communications and Computing Federally Funded Research and Development Center [3]
(Institute for Defense Analyses), Alexandria, VAAdministered by other nonprofit institutions [1]:
- Center for Naval Analyses
(The CNA Corporation), Alexandria, VAAdministered by universities and colleges [4]:
- Lincoln Laboratory
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Lexington, MAAdministered by other nonprofit institutions [1]:
- Aerospace Federally Funded Research and Development Center
(The Aerospace Corporation), El Segundo, CA- Project Air Force
(RAND Corp. [2]), Santa Monica, CAAdministered by universities and colleges: [4]:
- Software Engineering Institute [5]
(Carnegie Mellon University), Pittsburgh, PAAdministered by other nonprofit institutions [1]:
- Arroyo Center
(RAND Corp. [2]), Santa Monica, CA
Department of Energy [6]
Administered by industrial firms:
- Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory
(Bechtel BWXT Idaho, LLC [7]), Idaho Falls, ID- Sandia National Laboratories
(Sandia Corporation, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corp.), Albuquerque, NM- Savannah River Technology Center
(Westinghouse Savannah River Co.), Aiken, SCAdministered by universities and colleges [4]:
- Ames Laboratory
(Iowa State University of Science and Technology), Ames, IA- Argonne National Laboratory
(University of Chicago), Argonne, IL- Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
(University of California), Berkeley, CA- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
(Universities Research Association, Inc.), Batavia, IL- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
(University of California), Livermore, CA- Los Alamos National Laboratory
(University of California), Los Alamos, NM- Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
(Princeton University), Princeton, NJ- Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
(Leland Stanford, Jr., University), Stanford, CA- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility [8]
(Southeastern Universities Research Association, Inc.), Newport News, VAAdministered by other nonprofit institutions [1]:
- Brookhaven National Laboratory [9]
(Brookhaven Science Associates, Inc.), Upton, Long Island, NY- National Renewable Energy Laboratory [10]
(Midwest Research Institute; Battelle Memorial Institute; Bechtel National, Inc.), Golden, CO- Oak Ridge National Laboratory [11]
(UT-Battelle, LLC), Oak Ridge, TN- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
(Battelle Memorial Institute), Richland, WA
Department of Health and Human Services
Administered by industrial firms:
- National Cancer Institute at Frederick[12]
(Science Applications International Corp.; Charles River Laboratories, Inc.; Data Management Services, Inc.; Wilson Information Services, Inc.), Frederick, MD
Department of Homeland Security
Under Secretary for Science & Technology
Administered by other nonprofit institutions [1]:
- Homeland Security Institute [13]
(Analytic Services, Inc.), Arlington, VA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Administered by universities and colleges [4]:
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
(California Institute of Technology), Pasadena, CA
National Science Foundation
Administered by universities and colleges [4]:
- National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center
(Cornell University), Arecibo, PR- National Center for Atmospheric Research
(University Corporation for Atmospheric Research), Boulder, CO- National Optical Astronomy Observatories [14]
(Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc.), Tucson, AZ- National Radio Astronomy Observatory
(Associated Universities, Inc.), Green Bank, WVAdministered by other nonprofit institutions [1]:
- Science and Technology Policy Institute [15]
(Institute for Defense Analyses), Alexandria, VA
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Administered by other nonprofit institutions [1]:
- Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses
(Southwest Research Institute), San Antonio, TX
Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
Administered by other nonprofit institutions [1]:
- Center for Advanced Aviation System Development
(MITRE Corp.), McLean, VA
Department of the Treasury
Administered by other nonprofit institutions [1]:
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Federally Funded Research and Development Center[16]
(MITRE Corp., Center for Enterprise Modernization), McLean, VA
Notes
1. That is, other than universities and colleges.
2. The following portions of the RAND Corporation are FFRDCs: National Defense Research Institute (formerly Defense/Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff), Project Air Force, and the Arroyo Center.
3. Although the Institute for Defense Analyses Communications and Computing FFRDC has been in existence since 1956, the Department of Defense added it to the Master Government List of FFRDCs for the first time in October 1995.
4. Includes university consortia.
5. In June 1997, Office of the Secretary of Defense became the sponsor of the Software Engineering Institute (SEI). The previous sponsor was Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. In December 2004, Department of the Army became the sponsor of SEI.
6. The Department of Energy removed Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education from the Master Government List of FFRDCs on Feb. 22, 1999.
7. On February 1, 2005, the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory was renamed the Idaho National Laboratory (INL). Also, INL’s administrator, Bechtel BWXT Idaho, LLC, was renamed Bechtel Energy Alliance, LLC.
8. In May 1996, the name was changed from Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility.
9. On March 1, 1998 Brookhaven National Laboratory acquired a new nonprofit administrator (Brookhaven Science Associates, Inc.). The previous administrator was a university consortium.
10. In September 1991, the name was changed from Solar Energy Research Institute.
11. On April 1, 2000, Oak Ridge National Laboratory acquired a new nonprofit administrator (UT-Battelle, LLC). The previous administrator was the industrial firm Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corp.
12. In 2000, the name was changed from NCI Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center. It continues to be an FFRDC.
13. On April 26, 2004, the Homeland Security Institute was created.
14. Since February 1984, this center includes three former FFRDCs: Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, Kitt Peak National Observatory and the National Solar Observatory (formerly Sacramento Peak Observatory).
15. On October 1, 1998, the Critical Technologies Institute was renamed the Science and Technology Policy Institute (STPI). As of December 1, 2003, RAND Corp. was replaced by the Institute for Defense Analyses as STPI’s administrator.
16. In October 1998, the Tax Systems Modernization Institute (IIT Research Institute) Lanham, MD, contract expired. TSMI was replaced with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Federally Funded Research and Development Center administered by the MITRE Corp. in McLean, VA.
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