Table 27. Federal obligations for research in physical sciences, by agency and detailed field: FY 2015

(Dollars in thousands)

Agency Total Astronomy Chemistry Physics Other physical sciences
All agencies 6,510,295.6 1,230,155.9 967,745.5 3,040,197.6 1,272,196.6
Departments
Department of Agriculture 83,327.0 0.0 80,882.8 2,444.2 0.0
Agricultural Research Service 65,383.4 0.0 62,939.1 2,444.2 0.0
Forest Service 2,797.5 0.0 2,797.5 0.0 0.0
National Institute of Food and Agriculture 15,146.1 0.0 15,146.1 0.0 0.0
Department of Commerce 241,382.7 0.0 51,208.4 189,112.6 1,061.7
National Institute of Standards and Technology 222,781.7 0.0 49,777.4 171,942.6 1,061.7
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 18,601.0 0.0 1,431.0 17,170.0 0.0
Department of Defense 788,304.2 3,986.7 105,265.4 421,596.4 257,455.7
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 29,121.7 0.0 0.0 11,764.5 17,357.2
Department of the Air Force 217,447.5 354.3 17,171.4 164,673.6 35,248.2
Department of the Army 162,519.8 0.0 26,594.6 59,258.5 76,666.7
Department of the Navy 148,450.2 0.0 8,907.8 75,635.4 63,907.0
Other defense agencies 230,765.1 3,632.4 52,591.6 110,264.4 64,276.6
Department of Energy 2,741,026.5 0.0 273,481.0 1,732,567.0 734,978.6
Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy 36,700.4 0.0 22,699.2 14,001.2 0.0
Fossil Energy 35,949.7 0.0 35,949.7 0.0 0.0
National Nuclear Security Administration 866,858.6 0.0 11,355.9 120,524.1 734,978.6
Defense Programs 721,400.0 0.0 0.0 43,098.9 678,301.1
Nuclear Nonproliferation 145,458.6 0.0 11,355.9 77,425.2 56,677.4
Office of Science 1,801,517.8 0.0 203,476.2 1,598,041.7 0.0
Department of Health and Human Services 109,274.2 0.0 104,149.5 0.0 5,124.7
National Institutes of Health 109,274.2 0.0 104,149.5 0.0 5,124.7
Department of Homeland Security 24,059.9 0.0 20,762.6 3,160.4 137.0
Science and Technology Directorate 24,059.9 0.0 20,762.6 3,160.4 137.0
Department of the Interior 34,819.1 0.0 176.8 0.0 34,642.3
National Park Service 434.3 0.0 176.8 0.0 257.5
U.S. Geological Survey 34,384.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 34,384.8
Department of Justice 587.3 0.0 315.6 188.2 83.5
Office of Justice Programs 587.3 0.0 315.6 188.2 83.5
Department of Transportation 12,451.7 0.0 10,451.7 0.0 2,000.0
Federal Aviation Administration 8,147.6 0.0 8,147.6 0.0 0.0
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 4,304.1 0.0 2,304.1 0.0 2,000.0
Department of the Treasury 8,890.3 0.0 8,841.3 0.0 49.0
Bureau of Engraving and Printing 8,890.3 0.0 8,841.3 0.0 49.0
Other agencies
Consumer Product Safety Commission 499.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 499.2
Environmental Protection Agency 10,516.9 0.0 9,273.8 0.0 1,243.1
Federal Communications Commission 750.0 0.0 0.0 750.0 0.0
Library of Congress 772.0 0.0 772.0 0.0 0.0
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 1,490,172.1 937,028.2 64,573.2 421,299.0 67,271.8
National Science Foundation 910,753.5 240,905.1 236,263.4 265,934.8 167,650.2
Smithsonian Institution 52,709.0 48,236.0 1,328.0 3,145.0 0.0