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Nonprofit Research Activities Survey
The Nonprofit Research Activities (NPRA) module of the Annual Business Survey measures research and experimental development (R&D) performance and funding at U.S. 501(c) nonprofit organizations. The data is collected by the Census Bureau in partnership with the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the National Science Foundation.
Complete Metadata
| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| accrualPeriodicity | R/P1Y |
| bureauCode |
[
"422:00:00"
]
|
| contactPoint |
{
"fn": "NCSES",
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"hasEmail": "mailto:NCSESweb@nsf.gov"
}
|
| dataQuality |
true
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| description | The Nonprofit Research Activities (NPRA) module of the Annual Business Survey measures research and experimental development (R&D) performance and funding at U.S. 501(c) nonprofit organizations. The data is collected by the Census Bureau in partnership with the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the National Science Foundation. |
| identifier | NCSES-NPRA |
| issued | 2025-09-24 |
| keyword |
[
"NPRA",
"R&D expenditures by field of R&D",
"R&D expenditures by type of R&D",
"R&D personnel",
"applied research",
"basic research",
"contract employees and volunteers",
"development",
"non-profit",
"source of funds",
"type of funding"
]
|
| landingPage | https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvynpra/#tabs-1 |
| language |
[
"English"
]
|
| modified | 2025-09-24 |
| programCode |
[
"422:006"
]
|
| publisher |
{
"name": "National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics",
"@type": "org:Organization"
}
|
| spatial | United States |
| theme |
[
"Research and Development"
]
|
| title | Nonprofit Research Activities Survey |
