Federal research and development investments in Tennessee in 2018, by sector
In Tennessee, approximately 1.29 billion U.S. dollars of federal funding went to research and development (R&D) expenditures for the defense sector in 2018. This is a part of the total 3.31 billion U.S. dollars that went into R&D across all sectors in the state. The federally funded R&D expenditures account for operations, plant, and equipment.