Table 43. Federal obligations for basic research in social sciences, by agency and detailed field: FY 2015

(Dollars in thousands)

Agency Total Anthropology Economics Political science Sociology Other social sciences
All agencies 344,703.7 28,174.1 47,310.2 12,396.4 26,705.5 230,117.6
Departments
Department of Agriculture 35,712.0 0.0 23,915.2 0.0 11,119.0 677.8
Agricultural Research Service 1,357.9 0.0 1,357.9 0.0 0.0 0.0
Forest Service 10,956.4 0.0 6,479.2 0.0 3,799.4 677.8
National Institute of Food and Agriculture 23,397.7 0.0 16,078.1 0.0 7,319.5 0.0
Department of Defense 15,342.2 4,498.5 178.8 3,359.9 578.2 6,726.7
Department of the Army 6,158.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6,158.0
Department of the Navy 3,947.9 3,947.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other defense agencies 5,236.3 550.6 178.8 3,359.9 578.2 568.7
Department of Education 2,832.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,832.4
Department of Energy 75.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 75.0
National Nuclear Security Administration 75.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 75.0
Nuclear Nonproliferation 75.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 75.0
Department of Health and Human Services 59,428.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 59,428.9
National Institutes of Health 59,428.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 59,428.9
Department of the Interior 487.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 487.5
U.S. Geological Survey 487.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 487.5
Department of Justice 5,315.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5,315.0 0.0
Office of Justice Programs 5,315.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5,315.0 0.0
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 987.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 356.7 630.9
National Science Foundation 184,771.3 17,974.6 23,216.2 9,036.5 8,540.7 126,003.3
Smithsonian Institution 39,752.0 5,701.0 0.0 0.0 796.0 33,255.0