Federal Government is Largest Source of University R&D Funding in S & E: Share Drops in FY 2008
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf09318/nsf09318.pdf
Reports that the federal government remains the largest funding source for academic research and development in science and engineering fields, but its share of funding dropped from 64% in FY 2005 to 60% in FY 2008. Data tables show R&D funding by federal agency and academic field of funding, and leading academic recipients of federal R&D funding. From the National Science Foundation.
