Federal research and development investments in District of Columbia 2018, by sector
In 2018, approximately 4.64 billion U.S. dollars of federal funding went to research and development (R&D) expenditures in the District of Columbia. Of that funding, 2.59 billion U.S. dollars went to R&D for the defense sector. The federally funded R&D expenditures account for operations, plant, and equipment.