Table 73. Federal obligations for research performed at universities and colleges in physical sciences, by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2014
(Dollars in thousands)
| Agency |
Total |
Astronomy |
Chemistry |
Physics |
Other physical sciences |
| All agencies surveyed |
1,852,069.5 |
256,656.9 |
532,686.4 |
842,003.1 |
220,723.1 |
| Departments |
|
|
|
|
|
| Department of Agriculture |
24,134.7 |
0.0 |
23,400.6 |
734.0 |
0.0 |
| Agricultural Research Service |
5,423.9 |
0.0 |
4,701.9 |
722.0 |
0.0 |
| Forest Service |
12.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
12.0 |
0.0 |
| National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
18,698.7 |
0.0 |
18,698.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Department of Defense |
284,131.6 |
995.1 |
71,099.6 |
164,077.0 |
47,959.9 |
| Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
39,985.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
37,816.9 |
2,168.8 |
| Department of the Air Force |
120,166.8 |
208.1 |
33,558.9 |
61,647.1 |
24,752.8 |
| Department of the Army |
30,927.3 |
0.0 |
3,493.6 |
25,583.0 |
1,850.7 |
| Department of the Navy |
30,849.5 |
0.0 |
20,612.9 |
5,385.8 |
4,850.8 |
| Other defense agencies |
62,202.2 |
787.0 |
13,434.2 |
33,644.3 |
14,336.8 |
| Department of Energy |
475,053.0 |
0.0 |
99,829.9 |
372,236.9 |
2,986.3 |
| Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy |
4,085.6 |
0.0 |
2,689.4 |
1,396.2 |
0.0 |
| Bonneville Power Administration |
8.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
8.0 |
| Fossil Energy |
9,387.0 |
0.0 |
9,387.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| National Nuclear Security Administration |
11,725.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
8,747.5 |
2,978.3 |
| Nuclear Nonproliferation |
11,725.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
8,747.5 |
2,978.3 |
| Office of Science |
449,846.7 |
0.0 |
87,753.5 |
362,093.1 |
0.0 |
| Department of Health and Human Services |
102,883.6 |
0.0 |
100,275.2 |
0.0 |
2,608.3 |
| National Institutes of Health |
102,883.6 |
0.0 |
100,275.2 |
0.0 |
2,608.3 |
| Other agencies |
|
|
|
|
|
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
262,240.8 |
163,490.7 |
11,647.8 |
75,293.3 |
11,809.0 |
| National Science Foundation |
703,625.8 |
92,171.1 |
226,433.3 |
229,661.9 |
155,359.6 |
