Key Concept:The Federal Science and Technology Budget

The FS&T budget reflects the real federal investment in the creation of new knowledge and technologies and excludes activities such as the testing and evaluation of new weapons systems.

For example, in FY2001:

Total Federal R&D Budget: $85.4 B

Total Federal FS&T Budget: $53.7 B

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