Table 40. Federal obligations for basic research in life sciences, by agency and detailed field: FY 2015
(Dollars in thousands)
Agency |
Total |
Agricultural sciences |
Biological sciences (excluding environmental biology) |
Environmental biology |
Medical sciences |
Other life sciences |
All agencies |
15,209,749.8 |
554,188.9 |
7,758,441.5 |
398,635.6 |
5,270,484.6 |
1,227,999.2 |
Departments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Department of Agriculture |
815,320.4 |
546,384.5 |
90,982.4 |
167,086.8 |
10,836.8 |
30.0 |
Agricultural Research Service |
519,796.7 |
403,808.5 |
36,210.9 |
70,554.7 |
9,222.5 |
0.0 |
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service |
19,544.3 |
19,544.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Foreign Agricultural Service |
175.0 |
175.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Forest Service |
64,453.0 |
18,019.2 |
6,611.9 |
39,791.9 |
0.0 |
30.0 |
National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
211,351.5 |
104,837.6 |
48,159.5 |
56,740.1 |
1,614.3 |
0.0 |
Department of Commerce |
10,975.9 |
0.0 |
10,975.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
National Institute of Standards and Technology |
10,975.9 |
0.0 |
10,975.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Department of Defense |
231,711.7 |
6,927.9 |
96,373.0 |
3,424.7 |
105,902.7 |
19,083.5 |
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
78,932.2 |
0.0 |
23,511.6 |
0.0 |
55,420.6 |
0.0 |
Department of the Air Force |
33,824.4 |
4,083.0 |
10,585.3 |
3,424.7 |
0.0 |
15,731.5 |
Department of the Army |
61,238.6 |
0.0 |
28,770.7 |
0.0 |
31,767.9 |
700.0 |
Department of the Navy |
25,966.7 |
0.0 |
21,504.3 |
0.0 |
3,146.2 |
1,316.2 |
Other defense agencies |
31,749.9 |
2,844.9 |
12,001.1 |
0.0 |
15,568.0 |
1,335.8 |
Department of Energy |
371,797.4 |
0.0 |
362,913.7 |
8,883.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
National Nuclear Security Administration |
80.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
80.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Nuclear Nonproliferation |
80.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
80.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Office of Science |
371,717.4 |
0.0 |
362,913.7 |
8,803.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Department of Health and Human Services |
12,627,207.4 |
0.0 |
6,512,098.3 |
0.0 |
4,929,914.7 |
1,185,194.4 |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
32,752.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
31,986.0 |
766.0 |
Health Resources and Services Administration |
2,620.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2,620.3 |
0.0 |
National Institutes of Health |
12,591,835.0 |
0.0 |
6,512,098.3 |
0.0 |
4,895,308.3 |
1,184,428.4 |
Department of the Interior |
13,857.9 |
0.0 |
8,180.0 |
5,494.9 |
0.0 |
183.0 |
U.S. Geological Survey |
13,857.9 |
0.0 |
8,180.0 |
5,494.9 |
0.0 |
183.0 |
Department of Veterans Affairs |
204,454.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
204,454.1 |
0.0 |
Other agencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
142,394.0 |
876.5 |
91,555.0 |
7,077.9 |
19,376.3 |
23,508.3 |
National Science Foundation |
699,353.9 |
0.0 |
537,905.2 |
161,448.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Smithsonian Institution |
92,677.0 |
0.0 |
47,458.0 |
45,219.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |