Table 79. Preliminary federal obligations for basic research performed at universities and colleges, by selected agency and field of science and engineering: FY 2016
(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
16,141,280.4
1,231,855.5
1,518,132.7
1,035,575.9
9,223,706.2
1,666,606.9
683,749.4
274,972.4
506,681.3
Departments
Department of Agriculture
330,054.5
219.7
12,365.1
5,832.6
264,736.1
12,342.0
0.0
34,558.9
0.0
Agricultural Research Service
36,665.6
143.0
1,136.6
711.3
32,148.4
2,438.3
0.0
88.0
0.0
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
3,922.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
3,922.3
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
281,070.0
0.0
11,006.2
3,263.1
223,246.8
9,903.8
0.0
33,650.2
0.0
Department of Defense
1,095,051.6
222,995.3
343,294.7
84,212.4
118,595.1
253,183.2
20,138.9
19,912.7
32,719.1
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
158,459.5
37,600.2
21,615.0
2,934.7
46,619.7
39,775.6
434.9
0.0
9,479.5
Department of the Air Force
254,271.6
52,129.3
67,876.3
5,600.3
14,686.6
109,705.4
722.5
0.0
3,551.2
Department of the Army
215,446.3
84,280.5
95,615.4
972.6
3,614.3
18,488.1
4,432.9
2,234.5
5,808.0
Department of the Navy
326,182.0
36,013.0
135,277.3
70,298.1
33,921.4
25,316.7
3,787.2
7,744.2
13,824.2
Other defense agencies
140,692.2
12,972.3
22,910.7
4,406.7
19,753.1
59,897.5
10,761.4
9,934.0
56.3
Department of Energy
675,064.3
49,601.0
33,133.3
40,371.0
87,217.0
383,631.9
0.0
0.0
81,110.0
Bonneville Power Administration
803.3
125.0
478.3
0.0
200.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability
218.0
0.0
218.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Fossil Energy
4,113.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
4,113.9
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
666,754.0
49,476.0
32,387.0
40,371.0
87,017.0
376,393.0
0.0
0.0
81,110.0
Department of Health and Human Services
9,435,954.7
60,651.8
401,460.7
100,143.8
8,052,999.6
57,289.2
627,440.4
46,136.6
89,832.7
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
27,470.0
0.0
0.0
9,350.4
4,393.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
13,725.8
National Institutes of Health
9,408,484.7
60,651.8
401,460.7
90,793.4
8,048,605.7
57,289.2
627,440.4
46,136.6
76,106.9
Department of Homeland Security
13,126.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
13,126.6
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office
13,126.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
13,126.6
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
564,520.5
5,600.8
104,437.9
160,329.1
25,044.1
222,205.4
993.9
173.7
45,735.6
National Science Foundation
4,027,508.2
892,786.9
623,441.1
644,687.0
675,114.2
737,955.1
35,176.2
174,190.5
244,157.3
