Table 84. Federal obligations for basic 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
1,721,300.3
246,591.0
459,930.9
818,437.9
196,340.6
Departments
Department of Agriculture
9,242.3
0.0
8,867.6
374.7
0.0
Agricultural Research Service
2,697.8
0.0
2,323.0
374.7
0.0
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
6,544.6
0.0
6,544.6
0.0
0.0
Department of Defense
257,502.3
995.1
69,805.8
148,627.1
38,074.2
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
35,419.2
0.0
0.0
35,419.2
0.0
Department of the Air Force
113,725.5
208.1
33,558.9
57,824.4
22,134.1
Department of the Army
21,494.3
0.0
3,094.4
18,072.2
327.7
Department of the Navy
30,095.7
0.0
20,612.9
5,385.8
4,096.9
Other defense agencies
56,767.6
787.0
12,539.6
31,925.5
11,515.5
Department of Energy
461,733.1
0.0
92,009.5
369,340.6
383.0
Bonneville Power Administration
8.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
8.0
Fossil Energy
4,255.9
0.0
4,255.9
0.0
0.0
National Nuclear Security Administration
7,622.5
0.0
0.0
7,247.5
375.0
Nuclear Nonproliferation
7,622.5
0.0
0.0
7,247.5
375.0
Office of Science
449,846.7
0.0
87,753.5
362,093.1
0.0
Department of Health and Human Services
55,557.1
0.0
54,148.6
0.0
1,408.5
National Institutes of Health
55,557.1
0.0
54,148.6
0.0
1,408.5
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
248,365.2
154,129.5
11,174.9
71,891.5
11,169.3
National Science Foundation
688,900.3
91,466.4
223,924.4
228,203.9
145,305.6