Most U.S. research funding in Wisconsin goes to academia, not industry

Federal research dollars coming into Wisconsin flow overwhelmingly into academia rather than industry, a National Science Foundation report shows.Just 8% of the $882.6 million of federal research funding that came into Wisconsin in fiscal 2009 went to industry, the report says. A whopping 79% – or $700.8 million – of Wisconsin?s federal research funding went to academic institutions, the report says.