A diverse funding portfolio supports Sandia’s multimission work.
Sandia’s budget includes operations, equipment, construction
| Budget | FY23 |
|---|---|
| Operating | $4,608.7 million |
| Capital equipment | $102.4 million |
| Construction | $72.8 million |
| Total labs funding | $4,783.9 million |
| Note: Sandia's fiscal year (FY) runs from October 1 through September 30 of following year. | |
DOE and non-DOE funding was $4,783.9 million in FY 2023
| Funding by source | FY23 |
|---|---|
| NNSA | |
| Weapons activities | $2,669.6 million |
| Defense nuclear nonproliferation | $338 million |
| Other NSNA | $0.5 million |
| Total NNSA | $3,008.1 million |
| Non-NNSA DOE | |
| Electricity delivery & energy reliability | $30.9 million |
| Cybersecurity for energy delivery systems | $33.5 million |
| Energy efficiency & renewable energy | $112.6 million |
| Energy & threat | $33.8 million |
| Environmental management | $26.8 million |
| Fossil energy | $10.5 million |
| Nuclear energy | $39.1 million |
| Science | $82.1 million |
| Other DOE | $9.7 million |
| Total non-NNSA DOE | $379 million |
| Total DOE funding | $3,387.1 million |
| Strategic Partnership Projects (work for others) | |
| DoD | $1,102.1 million |
| DHS | $86.5 million |
| Other federal agencies | $124.7 million |
| Non-federal entities | $27.4 million |
| CRADAs & licences/royalties | $9.8 million |
| Inter-Entity Work | $46.4 million |
| Total SPP | $1,396.9 million |
| Total Sandia revenue | $4,784 million |
| Funding by program portfolio | |
| Nuclear Deterrence (ND) | $2,88.5 million (60.38%) |
| Global Security (GS) | $773.5 million (16.17%) |
| National Security Programs (NSP) | $639.5 million (13.37%) |
| Energy and Homeland Security (E&HS) | $385.4 million (8.06%) |
| Advanced Science & Technology (AS&T) | $97.1 million (2.03%) |
| Total lab funding | $4,784 million |
Sandia employs more than 16,800*
| Workforce | FY23 |
|---|---|
| Regular employees | 14,368 |
| Limited term | 944 |
| Students | 1,090 |
| Post-docs | 315 |
|
Faculty/recurrents |
Under 20 |
| Total employees* | 16,736 |
| Total workforce** | 16,825 |
| * This figure shows full-time equivalents (FTEs) for regular and limited-term employees, students, post-doctoral fellows and faculty for all sites on Sept. 30, 2023; figure does not include staff augmentation contractors. | |
| ** Totals may vary slightly due to rounding. A full-time equivalent is defined as one regular employee on roll for a full fiscal year. | |
Regular employees have earned more than 14,300 degrees
| Associate | BA/BS | MA/MS | PhD | Other degree | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of regular employees | 965 | 3,259 | 5,308 | 2,305 | 2,531 |
| Total degrees | 14,368 |
Sandia acreage, structures and site populations
Sandia operates in Albuquerque, N.M.; Livermore, Calif.; Tonopah Test Range, Nev.; and Kauai Test Facility and Maui, Hawaii; and has leased space at other locations, including a Washington, D.C., office.
| Acres of land mass | Number of buildings & trailers | Number other structures & facilities | Gross square footage | Site population* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque, NM Site | 13,724 | 707 | 89 | 6,247,973 | 13,361 |
| Livermore, CA Site | 410 | 78 | 43 | 940,740 | 1,809 |
| Tonopah Test Range, NV | 3,520 | 81 | 49 | 117,818 | 39 |
| Kauai Test Facility, Hawaii | 133 | 46 | 45 | 45,599 | 8 |
| Leased space at all other locations | 2,713 | 17 | 2 | 369,659 | 1,519 |
| Permits (primarily KAFB) | - | 101 | 2 | 233,834 | - |
| Totals | 20,500 | 1,030 | 230 | 7,955,623 | 16,736 |
| *In full-time equivalents (FTEs), including limited-term employees, students, and post-docs | |||||
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