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Figure 1: Federal research funding, 2022

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The bar chart presents federal research funding allocations across different academic fields in 2022. Life Sciences received the highest funding at $41.6 billion, significantly surpassing all other fields. Engineering followed with $15.5 billion, while Physical Sciences received $12.1 billion. Other fields, including Geosciences, Computer Information Sciences, and Psychology, received between $4.6 billion and $6.8 billion. Social Sciences and Mathematics & Statistics had the lowest funding, with $1.9 billion and $0.9 billion, respectively.