Table 86. Federal obligations for basic research performed at universities and colleges in social sciences, by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2014
(Dollars in thousands)
Agency
Total
Anthropology
Economics
Political science
Sociology
Other social sciences
All agencies surveyed
244,203.7
17,016.3
37,525.6
11,569.3
15,176.2
162,916.4
Departments
Department of Agriculture
24,220.7
2.0
15,798.2
0.0
7,697.7
722.7
Agricultural Research Service
97.4
0.0
97.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
Forest Service
820.8
2.0
49.0
0.0
47.0
722.7
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
23,302.5
0.0
15,651.8
0.0
7,650.7
0.0
Department of Defense
12,435.9
209.2
276.9
2,076.3
861.3
9,012.3
Department of the Army
686.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
686.8
Department of the Navy
8,382.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
373.9
8,008.2
Other defense agencies
3,367.1
209.2
276.9
2,076.3
487.4
317.4
Department of Health and Human Services
44,741.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
44,741.7
National Institutes of Health
44,741.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
44,741.7
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
194.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
70.1
124.0
National Science Foundation
162,611.4
16,805.1
21,450.6
9,493.0
6,547.1
108,315.7