Table 41. Federal obligations for basic research in physical sciences, by agency and detailed field: FY 2015
(Dollars in thousands)
| Agency |
Total |
Astronomy |
Chemistry |
Physics |
Other physical sciences |
| All agencies |
4,620,819.8 |
1,073,462.0 |
672,418.8 |
2,569,190.6 |
305,748.4 |
| Departments |
|
|
|
|
|
| Department of Agriculture |
44,429.4 |
0.0 |
43,071.5 |
1,357.9 |
0.0 |
| Agricultural Research Service |
36,324.1 |
0.0 |
34,966.2 |
1,357.9 |
0.0 |
| Forest Service |
2,797.5 |
0.0 |
2,797.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
5,307.8 |
0.0 |
5,307.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Department of Commerce |
164,394.5 |
0.0 |
23,265.8 |
140,851.1 |
277.6 |
| National Institute of Standards and Technology |
164,394.5 |
0.0 |
23,265.8 |
140,851.1 |
277.6 |
| Department of Defense |
288,645.2 |
354.3 |
51,822.4 |
171,326.2 |
65,142.4 |
| Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
5,248.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
5,248.9 |
0.0 |
| Department of the Air Force |
121,787.8 |
354.3 |
17,171.4 |
73,702.2 |
30,559.9 |
| Department of the Army |
51,052.0 |
0.0 |
17,587.6 |
23,083.4 |
10,381.0 |
| Department of the Navy |
26,224.2 |
0.0 |
4,191.8 |
21,713.2 |
319.3 |
| Other defense agencies |
84,332.3 |
0.0 |
12,871.6 |
47,578.5 |
23,882.3 |
| Department of Energy |
1,841,959.5 |
0.0 |
207,738.4 |
1,622,369.5 |
11,851.6 |
| Fossil Energy |
5,245.0 |
0.0 |
5,245.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| National Nuclear Security Administration |
52,741.9 |
0.0 |
2,416.1 |
38,474.1 |
11,851.6 |
| Nuclear Nonproliferation |
52,741.9 |
0.0 |
2,416.1 |
38,474.1 |
11,851.6 |
| Office of Science |
1,783,972.7 |
0.0 |
200,077.3 |
1,583,895.4 |
0.0 |
| Department of Health and Human Services |
56,676.6 |
0.0 |
54,018.5 |
0.0 |
2,658.0 |
| National Institutes of Health |
56,676.6 |
0.0 |
54,018.5 |
0.0 |
2,658.0 |
| Department of the Interior |
4,526.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
4,526.6 |
| U.S. Geological Survey |
4,526.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
4,526.6 |
| Department of the Treasury |
230.4 |
0.0 |
210.8 |
0.0 |
19.6 |
| Bureau of Engraving and Printing |
230.4 |
0.0 |
210.8 |
0.0 |
19.6 |
| Other agencies |
|
|
|
|
|
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
1,263,398.2 |
784,034.5 |
56,845.2 |
365,701.9 |
56,816.6 |
| National Science Foundation |
903,850.4 |
240,837.2 |
234,118.2 |
264,439.0 |
164,456.0 |
| Smithsonian Institution |
52,709.0 |
48,236.0 |
1,328.0 |
3,145.0 |
0.0 |
