| 1 | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | federal science and engineering obligations, by type of activity: fys 2009-17 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | fiscal year | all federal obligations | r&d | r&d plant | facilities and equipment for instruction in s&e | fellowships, traineeships, and training grants | general support for s&e | other s&e activities |
| 4 | current $millions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 5 | 2009a | 35874 | 32081 | 806 | 5 | 968 | 245 | 1769 |
| 6 | 2010a | 35942 | 30999 | 1831 | 6 | 1137 | 361 | 1609 |
| 7 | 2011 | 31760 | 28202 | 330 | 4 | 1016 | 208 | 2000 |
| 8 | 2012 | 31216 | 27700 | 437 | 4 | 914 | 142 | 2019 |
| 9 | 2013 | 29407 | 26156 | 273 | 4 | 894 | 132 | 1948 |
| 10 | 2014 | 31157 | 27652 | 400 | 11 | 1341 | 138 | 1615 |
| 11 | 2015 | 30561 | 27105 | 371 | 4 | 1347 | 138 | 1596 |
| 12 | 2016 | 31647 | 28531 | 370 | 4 | 1374 | 128 | 1239 |
| 13 | 2017 | 32431 | 29796 | 432 | 3 | 1371 | 96 | 732 |
| 14 | constant fy 2012 $millions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 15 | 2009a | 37600 | 33624 | 845 | 5 | 1015 | 257 | 1854 |
| 16 | 2010a | 37342 | 32207 | 1902 | 6 | 1181 | 375 | 1672 |
| 17 | 2011 | 32339 | 28716 | 336 | 4 | 1035 | 212 | 2036 |
| 18 | 2012 | 31216 | 27700 | 437 | 4 | 914 | 142 | 2019 |
| 19 | 2013 | 28918 | 25721 | 268 | 4 | 879 | 130 | 1916 |
| 20 | 2014 | 30092 | 26707 | 386 | 11 | 1295 | 133 | 1560 |
| 21 | 2015 | 29164 | 25866 | 354 | 4 | 1285 | 132 | 1523 |
| 22 | 2016 | 29881 | 26939 | 349 | 4 | 1297 | 121 | 1170 |
| 23 | 2017 | 30079 | 27635 | 401 | 3 | 1272 | 89 | 679 |

Question: in fy 2017, how many million dollars did federal agencies obligate to institutions of higher education in support of science and engineering (s&e)?
Answer: 32431

Question: in fy 2016, how many million dollars did federal agencies obligate to institutions of higher education in support of science and engineering (s&e)?
Answer: 31647

Question: how many million dollars did funding for research and development to universities and colleges increase in 2017?
Answer: 29796