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 |