Dataset

The Statistical Abstract files are distributed by the US Census Department as Microsoft Excel files. These files have data mixed with notes and references, multiple tables per sheet, and, worst of all, the table headers are not easily matched to their rows and columns.

A few files had extraneous characters in the title. These were corrected to be consistent. A few files have a sheet of crufty gibberish in the first slot. The sheet order was shuffled but no data were changed.

The tables that were changed (this is table 1208):

0166 0257 0362 0429 0445 0446 0459 0461 0462 0464 0465 0466 0467
0469 0479 0480 0481 0482 0483 0484 0485 0486 0487 0559 0628 0629
1144 1227 1231

This dataset consists of a table of 66 rows and 17 columns.

In millions of dollars (170.8 represents $170,800,000), except as indicated. For fiscal year ending September 30

Footnotes

1. Includes other funds, not shown separately. Excludes administrative funds.
2. Includes obligations for new grants, supplemental awards on previous
   years’ grants, and program contracts.
3. Beginning with 1997 data, the grantmaking
   structure changed from discipline-based categories to thematic ones.
4. Represents federal funds obligated only upon receipt or
   certification by Endowment of matching nonfederal gifts.
5. Program designed to stimulate new sources and higher levels of giving
   to institutions for the purpose of guaranteeing long-term stability and
   financial independence. Program usually requires a match of at least 3 private
   dollars to each federal dollar. Funds for challenge grants are not
   allocated by program area because they are awarded on a grant-by-grant basis.