Table 78. Preliminary federal obligations for basic research performed at universities and colleges, by selected agency and field of science and engineering: FY 2015
(Dollars in thousands)
Agency
Total
Computer sciences and mathematics
Engineering
Environmental sciences
Life sciences
Physical sciences
Psychology
Social sciences
Other sciences nec
All agencies surveyed
15,690,255.7
1,225,241.3
1,423,396.6
1,006,852.6
8,954,453.7
1,650,541.0
666,735.5
276,709.7
486,325.4
Departments
Department of Agriculture
283,408.1
208.6
10,424.3
5,177.6
228,499.3
10,299.1
0.0
28,799.2
0.0
Agricultural Research Service
33,816.3
131.9
1,048.3
656.0
29,650.1
2,248.8
0.0
81.2
0.0
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
3,930.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
3,930.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Foreign Agricultural Service
52.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
52.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Forest Service
8,344.5
76.8
222.2
1,858.3
5,366.5
0.0
0.0
820.8
0.0
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
237,264.6
0.0
9,153.8
2,663.3
189,500.0
8,050.3
0.0
27,897.3
0.0
Department of Defense
1,167,936.4
305,288.0
293,468.5
93,254.0
116,738.3
267,860.3
21,688.5
36,490.8
33,148.0
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
162,962.4
38,668.7
22,229.2
3,018.1
47,944.5
40,905.9
447.3
0.0
9,748.8
Department of the Air Force
284,727.0
58,194.8
76,179.3
6,251.9
16,395.5
122,934.6
806.5
0.0
3,964.4
Department of the Army
249,888.0
159,451.9
36,328.8
8,240.7
1,792.5
15,018.3
4,348.4
19,207.4
5,500.0
Department of the Navy
328,232.3
36,239.4
136,127.6
70,740.0
34,134.6
25,475.8
3,811.0
7,792.9
13,911.0
Other defense agencies
142,126.8
12,733.3
22,603.6
5,003.4
16,471.3
63,525.7
12,275.2
9,490.5
23.8
Department of Energy
645,928.6
2,613.4
31,622.3
37,937.0
104,552.0
395,149.9
0.0
0.0
74,054.0
Bonneville Power Administration
803.3
120.5
382.8
100.0
200.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability
265.4
14.9
250.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Fossil Energy
4,269.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
4,269.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
National Nuclear Security Administration
3,175.0
0.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
3,125.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Nuclear Nonproliferation
3,175.0
0.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
3,125.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Office of Science
637,415.0
2,478.0
30,939.0
37,837.0
104,352.0
387,755.0
0.0
0.0
74,054.0
Department of Health and Human Services
9,182,397.5
59,012.5
390,610.5
98,414.0
7,835,471.5
55,740.9
610,482.7
44,889.6
87,775.7
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
28,194.1
0.0
0.0
10,074.4
4,393.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
13,725.8
National Institutes of Health
9,154,203.4
59,012.5
390,610.5
88,339.6
7,831,077.6
55,740.9
610,482.7
44,889.6
74,050.0
Department of Homeland Security
13,561.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
13,561.3
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office
13,561.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
13,561.3
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
550,550.0
5,462.2
101,853.3
156,361.3
24,424.4
216,706.4
969.3
169.4
44,603.8
National Science Foundation
3,846,473.7
852,656.6
595,417.7
615,708.7
644,768.2
704,784.4
33,595.0
166,360.7
233,182.5
