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