Federally funded research and development center

From Conservapedia
This is the current revision of Federally funded research and development center as edited by Quidam65 (Talk | contribs) at 00:43, May 2, 2026. This URL is a permanent link to this version of this page.

(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to: navigation, search

A Federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) is a research facility, operated by a university or corporation, which works in partnership with the Federal government to meet certain research needs that "cannot be met as effectively by existing in-house or contractor resources".

The first FFRDC, the RAND Corporation, was formed in 1947. As of 2026, there are 42 FFRDCs.

An FFRDC is similar to a University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) except that FFRDCs are prohibited from competing for Federal work, whereas a UARC may do so.

Retrieved from "https://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Federally_funded_research_and_development_center&oldid=2193035"