Table 95. Federal obligations for applied 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
130,769.2
10,065.9
72,755.6
23,565.3
24,382.4
Departments
Department of Agriculture
14,892.3
0.0
14,533.0
359.3
0.0
Agricultural Research Service
2,726.2
0.0
2,378.8
347.3
0.0
Forest Service
12.0
0.0
0.0
12.0
0.0
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
12,154.2
0.0
12,154.2
0.0
0.0
Department of Defense
26,629.3
0.0
1,293.8
15,449.9
9,885.6
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
4,566.5
0.0
0.0
2,397.7
2,168.8
Department of the Air Force
6,441.4
0.0
0.0
3,822.7
2,618.7
Department of the Army
9,433.0
0.0
399.2
7,510.8
1,523.0
Department of the Navy
753.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
753.8
Other defense agencies
5,434.7
0.0
894.6
1,718.8
2,821.3
Department of Energy
13,319.9
0.0
7,820.4
2,896.2
2,603.3
Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy
4,085.6
0.0
2,689.4
1,396.2
0.0
Fossil Energy
5,131.0
0.0
5,131.0
0.0
0.0
National Nuclear Security Administration
4,103.3
0.0
0.0
1,500.0
2,603.3
Nuclear Nonproliferation
4,103.3
0.0
0.0
1,500.0
2,603.3
Department of Health and Human Services
47,326.4
0.0
46,126.6
0.0
1,199.8
National Institutes of Health
47,326.4
0.0
46,126.6
0.0
1,199.8
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
13,875.6
9,361.2
472.9
3,401.8
639.7
National Science Foundation
14,725.6
704.7
2,508.9
1,458.0
10,054.0