Federal research and development investments in Iowa in 2018, by sector
In Iowa, approximately 959 million U.S. dollars of federal funding went to research and development (R&D) expenditures in 2018. Of that funding, about 250 million U.S. dollars went to R&D for the defense sector while 304 million U.S. dollars went to the health sector. The federally funded R&D expenditures account for operations, plant, and equipment.