The U.S. Census Bureau requests comments on the Survey of State Government Research and Development (SGRD) by May 1, 2026, following an earlier Federal Register Notice in November. The agency proposes to extend the survey without any changes.
“The Census Bureau conducts the Survey of State Government Research and Development (SGRD) to measure research and development performed and funded by state government agencies in the United States. The Census Bureau conducts the survey on behalf of the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) within the National Science Foundation.”
“The SGRD is the only comprehensive source of state government research and development expenditure data collected on a nationwide scale using uniform definitions, concepts, and procedures. The collection covers the expenditures of all agencies in the fifty state governments, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico that perform or fund R&D. The NCSES coordinates with the Census Bureau for the data collection. The NCSES uses this collection to satisfy, in part, its need to collect research and development expenditures data.”
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Survey of State Government Research and Development https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/01/2026-06322/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-omb-for
