Federal research and development investments in Massachusetts in 2018, by sector
In Massachusetts, approximately 2.64 billion U.S. dollars of federal funding went to research and development (R&D) expenditures in the defense sector in 2018. In total, around 7.06 billion U.S. dollars went to R&D across all sectors in the state. The federally funded R&D expenditures account for operations, plant, and equipment.