The Department of Defense was the United States' (U.S.) federal agency with the highest PFAS research and development (R&D) expenditures in 2021, with 48.12 million U.S. dollars. These expenditures were estimated to have risen further to 96.57 million U.S. dollars in 2022. The National Institutes of Health accounted for the second-largest R&D spending of PFAS, having allocated significant resources showing continued investment in PFAS research by multiple governmental agencies.
Research and development expenditure on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the United States from 2019 to 2022, by federal agency
(in million U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
FY 2019
FY 2020
FY 2021
FY 2022*
Department of Defense
15.49
27.31
48.12
96.57
National Institutes of Health
25.82
34.76
40.69
35.02
Environmental Protection Agency
15.7
34.9
32.5
33.7
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
8.17
8.99
12.55
14.8
National Science Foundation
2.55
3.52
8.11
4.51
Food and Drug Administration
2.72
3.87
3.16
4.38
U.S. Department of Agriculture
1.59
1.85
3.85
3.25
Department of Homeland Security
2.86
4.29
2.36
3
Department of the Interior (U.S. Geological Survey)
1.5
1.8
2.7
2.7
Department of Transportation
0.98
2.01
1.48
2.06
Department of Commerce
0
0
0
1
Department of Veterans Affairs
0
0
0
0.38
National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health
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