| 1 | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | federal science and engineering obligations to hbcus, 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 | 458 | 265 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 23 | 139 |
| 6 | 2010a | 497 | 282 | 31 | 0 | 40 | 19 | 125 |
| 7 | 2011 | 448 | 258 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 22 | 135 |
| 8 | 2012 | 400 | 232 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 123 |
| 9 | 2013 | 380 | 218 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 119 |
| 10 | 2014 | 408 | 242 | 10 | 0 | 66 | 16 | 74 |
| 11 | 2015 | 397 | 257 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 15 | 51 |
| 12 | 2016 | 373 | 258 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 5 | 51 |
| 13 | 2017 | 308 | 234 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 | constant fy 2012 $millions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 15 | 2009a | 480 | 278 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 24 | 146 |
| 16 | 2010a | 516 | 293 | 32 | 0 | 42 | 20 | 130 |
| 17 | 2011 | 456 | 263 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 22 | 137 |
| 18 | 2012 | 400 | 232 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 123 |
| 19 | 2013 | 374 | 214 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 117 |
| 20 | 2014 | 394 | 234 | 10 | 0 | 64 | 15 | 71 |
| 21 | 2015 | 379 | 245 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 14 | 49 |
| 22 | 2016 | 352 | 243 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 5 | 48 |
| 23 | 2017 | 285 | 217 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 13 |

Question: how many billion dollars did total s&e support to historically black colleges and universities (hbcus) decline for the third year in a row?
Answer: 308

Question: how many percentage points did total s&e support to historically black colleges and universities (hbcus) decline for the third year in a row down from fy 2016?
Answer: -0.174263