Table 122. Federal obligations for basic research, by agency: FYs 2006–16
(Dollars in millions)
Agency |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
Preliminary |
2015 |
2016 |
All agencies |
26,584.6 |
26,865.8 |
27,154.0 |
32,879.4 |
31,795.3 |
29,313.6 |
30,958.9 |
29,779.4 |
31,587.9 |
31,924.9 |
33,042.2 |
Departments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Department of Agriculture |
945.8 |
937.5 |
883.4 |
930.2 |
982.2 |
963.3 |
851.4 |
844.2 |
907.7 |
964.3 |
1,040.3 |
Agricultural Research Service |
556.1 |
559.6 |
550.1 |
570.6 |
589.1 |
566.5 |
544.9 |
507.2 |
560.9 |
572.2 |
595.7 |
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
17.7 |
19.0 |
19.3 |
19.3 |
Economic Research Service |
7.5 |
8.6 |
4.4 |
8.0 |
1.9 |
7.6 |
6.9 |
6.5 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
Foreign Agricultural Service |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
Forest Service |
125.9 |
87.9 |
82.7 |
105.4 |
99.2 |
89.9 |
84.9 |
96.5 |
89.7 |
92.1 |
91.0 |
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration |
0.0 |
6.7 |
6.6 |
6.5 |
6.3 |
6.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
National Agricultural Statistics Service |
1.9 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.5 |
National Institute of Food and Agriculturea |
254.2 |
272.5 |
237.0 |
236.6 |
282.4 |
289.1 |
211.0 |
212.7 |
231.0 |
273.6 |
324.6 |
Department of Commerce |
72.8 |
102.8 |
110.9 |
138.3 |
202.3 |
165.5 |
174.2 |
190.6 |
214.5 |
227.6 |
250.0 |
Economic Development Administration |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
5.5 |
0.4 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
National Institute of Standards and Technology |
72.8 |
102.8 |
110.0 |
136.7 |
196.7 |
165.1 |
174.2 |
190.6 |
214.5 |
227.6 |
250.0 |
Department of Defense |
1,304.2 |
1,527.2 |
1,616.4 |
1,730.3 |
1,853.5 |
1,885.4 |
2,035.8 |
1,862.8 |
2,073.5 |
2,236.0 |
2,144.0 |
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agencyb |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
254.2 |
345.0 |
284.7 |
347.3 |
401.1 |
390.0 |
Defense agencies and activitiesb |
160.5 |
235.9 |
311.3 |
343.0 |
414.7 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
Department of the Air Force |
350.6 |
422.3 |
399.9 |
432.1 |
475.7 |
470.7 |
502.7 |
447.6 |
501.3 |
534.8 |
477.1 |
Department of the Army |
348.8 |
384.6 |
392.1 |
431.2 |
414.3 |
415.0 |
418.1 |
397.9 |
435.8 |
480.6 |
455.6 |
Department of the Navy |
444.3 |
484.4 |
513.2 |
524.0 |
548.8 |
547.0 |
587.8 |
555.6 |
610.9 |
597.0 |
593.2 |
Other defense agenciesb |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
198.4 |
182.1 |
177.2 |
178.2 |
222.5 |
228.0 |
Department of Education |
2.6 |
4.2 |
4.5 |
4.2 |
7.1 |
7.5 |
6.8 |
24.4 |
25.0 |
19.8 |
22.5 |
Department of Energy |
2,834.6 |
3,007.6 |
3,180.4 |
4,061.0 |
3,969.5 |
3,961.7 |
3,957.4 |
3,851.1 |
4,075.1 |
4,087.8 |
4,245.2 |
Bonneville Power Administration |
0.0 |
* |
0.1 |
1.0 |
7.9 |
4.0 |
4.6 |
9.0 |
4.8 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
7.3 |
6.4 |
6.3 |
3.6 |
4.2 |
6.2 |
5.1 |
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy |
1.2 |
0.6 |
12.2 |
2.3 |
20.7 |
1.6 |
6.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Fossil Energy |
7.3 |
5.9 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
4.8 |
4.1 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.1 |
National Nuclear Security Administration |
7.8 |
8.6 |
26.8 |
22.1 |
33.7 |
42.1 |
45.6 |
49.3 |
55.8 |
64.6 |
64.6 |
Defense Programs |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
6.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Nuclear Nonproliferation |
7.8 |
8.6 |
26.8 |
22.1 |
33.7 |
42.1 |
45.6 |
42.7 |
55.8 |
64.6 |
64.6 |
Office of Science |
2,818.3 |
2,992.5 |
3,137.3 |
4,031.2 |
3,895.1 |
3,903.5 |
3,890.5 |
3,785.7 |
4,006.0 |
4,007.9 |
4,166.6 |
Department of Health and Human Services |
15,539.6 |
15,772.2 |
16,030.8 |
18,772.2 |
18,649.7 |
16,066.3 |
15,977.4 |
15,288.3 |
16,005.2 |
16,060.8 |
16,504.5 |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
0.0 |
138.6 |
122.3 |
108.7 |
85.4 |
64.8 |
73.6 |
57.6 |
70.6 |
73.3 |
73.0 |
Food and Drug Administration |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
* |
* |
Health Resources and Services Administration |
2.6 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
National Institutes of Health |
15,537.0 |
15,631.2 |
15,906.0 |
18,661.0 |
18,561.9 |
15,998.9 |
15,901.2 |
15,228.4 |
15,932.4 |
15,985.1 |
16,429.1 |
Department of Homeland Security |
79.8 |
56.7 |
245.7 |
101.3 |
100.3 |
113.8 |
84.3 |
0.0 |
41.6 |
42.8 |
41.4 |
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
41.6 |
42.8 |
41.4 |
Science and Technology Directorate |
79.8 |
56.7 |
245.6 |
101.3 |
100.3 |
113.8 |
84.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
U.S. Secret Service |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Department of the Interior |
42.1 |
41.9 |
43.1 |
47.1 |
49.9 |
48.9 |
54.2 |
51.4 |
52.2 |
53.3 |
60.6 |
U.S. Geological Survey |
42.1 |
41.9 |
43.1 |
47.1 |
49.9 |
48.9 |
54.2 |
51.4 |
52.2 |
53.3 |
60.6 |
Department of Justice |
18.1 |
24.0 |
0.0 |
9.3 |
13.0 |
17.5 |
15.3 |
20.7 |
8.1 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
Federal Bureau of Investigation |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
4.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Office of Justice Programs |
18.1 |
24.0 |
0.0 |
9.3 |
13.0 |
17.5 |
15.3 |
16.5 |
8.1 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
Department of Labor |
13.6 |
14.2 |
14.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Bureau of Labor Statistics |
13.6 |
14.2 |
14.3 |
0.0 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Department of Transportation |
1.6 |
2.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
4.6 |
4.4 |
8.4 |
7.2 |
9.1 |
10.3 |
20.5 |
Federal Highway Administration |
1.6 |
2.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
4.6 |
4.4 |
8.4 |
7.2 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
Federal Transit Administration |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
8.2 |
9.3 |
19.5 |
Department of the Treasury |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
Bureau of Engraving and Printing |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
Department of Veterans Affairs |
181.1 |
196.2 |
211.0 |
203.3 |
232.0 |
250.6 |
251.3 |
249.0 |
232.0 |
242.9 |
245.0 |
Other agencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agency for International Development |
18.0 |
1.5 |
2.9 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
9.0 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
Environmental Protection Agency |
104.3 |
100.6 |
78.4 |
83.7 |
86.9 |
88.0 |
86.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
1,803.2 |
1,313.0 |
874.5 |
1,021.6 |
809.3 |
856.8 |
2,606.0 |
2,824.2 |
3,022.9 |
2,934.4 |
3,180.0 |
National Science Foundation |
3,504.0 |
3,618.4 |
3,715.5 |
5,623.9 |
4,667.2 |
4,690.6 |
4,652.4 |
4,361.5 |
4,725.2 |
4,834.2 |
5,061.7 |
Smithsonian Institution |
119.0 |
145.0 |
142.0 |
152.0 |
167.0 |
193.1 |
197.0 |
195.0 |
194.9 |
203.4 |
219.1 |