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  2. List of United States federal research and development agencies

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    Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) Army Medical Research and Material Command (USAMRMC)

  3. National Science Foundation - Wikipedia

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    In 1983, NSF budget topped $1 billion for the first time. Major increases in the nation's research budget were proposed as "the country recognizes the importance of research in science and technology, and education". The U.S. Antarctic Program was taken out of the NSF appropriation now requiring a separate appropriation. The NSF received more ...

  4. Federally funded research and development centers - Wikipedia

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    Federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) are public-private partnerships that conduct research and development for the United States Government.Under Federal Acquisition Regulation § 35.017, FFRDCs are operated by universities and corporations to fulfill certain long-term needs of the government that "...cannot be met as effectively by existing in-house or contractor resources."

  5. National Center for Engineering and Technology Education

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    The National Center for Engineering and Technology Education is a partnership of four land-grant research universities (Utah State University, the University of Minnesota, the University of Illinois and the University of Georgia), five technology teacher education universities (Brigham Young University, California State University at Los Angeles, University of Wisconsin–Stout, Illinois State ...

  6. Science policy of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Department of Defense divides development further, based on the character of the work performed, giving each category a funding code in its budget justification which is used by Congressional appropriation reports: [14] 6.1 is Basic Research, 6.2 is Applied Research, 6.3 is Advanced Technology Development, 6.4 is Advanced Component ...

  7. List of sovereign states by research and development spending

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    According to World Bank, ″Gross domestic expenditures on research and development (R&D) include both capital and current expenditures in the four main sectors: Business enterprise, Government, Higher education and Private non-profit. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development.″ [3]

  8. Funding of science - Wikipedia

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    Research funding is a term generally covering any funding for scientific research, in the areas of natural science, technology, and social science.Different methods can be used to disburse funding, but the term often connotes funding obtained through a competitive process, in which potential research projects are evaluated and only the most promising receive funding.

  9. List of emerging technologies - Wikipedia

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    Research, development, some prototypes [119] Laser Weapon System, Iron Beam: Electrolaser: Research and development Electrothermal-chemical technology: Research and development Tank, artillery, and close-in weapon systems Force field: Hypothetical, experiments [120] Military and law enforcement, space travel Plasma window: Green bullet: Development