New UMass Study Finds that Proposed Cuts to Federal Research & Development Funding in Massachusetts Puts More than $16 Billion in Economic Activity at Risk - Amherst Indy

New UMass Study Finds that Proposed Cuts to Federal Research & Development Funding in Massachusetts Puts More than $16 Billion in Economic Activity at Risk - Amherst Indy

Source: UMass Donahue Institute If proposed changes to federal funding and support for research and development are enacted, the economic future of the commonwealth faces significant uncertainty, according to the report, “Economic Contributions of R&D Funding in Massachusetts.” It examined the direct economic contributions and multiplier effects (“spin offs”) associated with federal research funding awarded to Massachusetts’ universities, hospit…