Table 61. Federal obligations and outlays for R&D plant, by agency: FYs 2015–17

(Dollars in thousands)

Agency Obligations Outlays
2015 Preliminary 2015 Preliminary
2016 2017 2016 2017
All agencies 2,825,055.2 2,485,190.1 2,799,409.0 2,405,064.9 2,356,602.0 2,838,545.1
Departments
Department of Agriculture 10,938.6 30,342.3 230,805.3 18,430.7 25,742.3 41,005.3
Agricultural Research Service 1,039.3 17,000.0 222,000.0 8,531.5 12,400.0 32,200.0
Forest Service 7,883.3 11,537.0 7,000.0 7,883.3 11,537.0 7,000.0
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration 2,016.0 1,805.3 1,805.3 2,015.9 1,805.3 1,805.3
Department of Commerce 188,057.6 390,171.0 297,467.0 196,447.7 254,134.0 225,738.0
National Institute of Standards and Technology 39,706.4 143,827.0 94,995.0 64,447.7 35,134.0 46,738.0
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 148,351.2 246,344.0 202,472.0 132,000.0 219,000.0 179,000.0
Department of Defense 169,478.7 164,176.5 241,992.1 150,322.8 152,214.6 198,760.3
Department of the Air Force 123,011.7 114,662.5 200,892.3 118,784.1 114,595.4 163,510.4
Department of the Navy 35,744.0 39,583.0 31,734.0 23,796.0 26,352.0 21,126.0
Other defense agencies 10,723.0 9,931.1 9,365.8 7,742.7 11,267.2 14,123.9
Department of Energy 952,028.9 1,082,808.3 1,131,893.6 992,045.5 1,106,370.8 1,121,294.4
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 3,600.0 3,600.0 3,600.0 4,208.0 3,240.0 3,240.0
Fossil Energy 15,780.0 15,782.0 39,437.0 17,990.0 11,679.0 30,105.0
National Nuclear Security Administration 256,255.0 263,178.3 293,552.6 292,731.4 265,303.8 292,645.4
Defense Programs 101,153.0 103,378.3 105,652.6 137,629.4 105,503.8 104,745.4
Naval Reactors 155,102.0 159,800.0 187,900.0 155,102.0 159,800.0 187,900.0
Office of Science 676,393.9 800,248.0 795,304.0 677,116.1 826,148.0 795,304.0
Department of Health and Human Services 153,415.2 160,757.3 195,767.4 127,241.8 160,368.6 201,389.5
Food and Drug Administration 6,745.6 7,080.1 7,084.7 22,572.2 23,691.4 23,706.8
Health Resources and Services Administration 669.6 677.2 682.7 669.6 677.2 682.7
National Institutes of Health 146,000.0 153,000.0 188,000.0 104,000.0 136,000.0 177,000.0
Department of Homeland Security 902,924.3 126,277.0 131,286.0 228,266.1 185,277.0 505,286.0
Science and Technology Directorate 901,656.3 125,000.0 130,000.0 226,998.1 184,000.0 504,000.0
U.S. Coast Guard 1,268.0 1,277.0 1,286.0 1,268.0 1,277.0 1,286.0
Department of the Interior 8,621.8 5,661.2 7,952.0 7,217.6 7,113.1 8,331.9
Bureau of Reclamation 2,903.0 3,455.0 5,803.0 2,903.0 3,455.0 5,803.0
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement 5,718.8 2,206.2 2,149.0 4,314.6 3,658.1 2,528.9
Department of Transportation 28,889.7 29,903.7 30,606.3 21,569.1 29,020.7 30,000.0
Federal Aviation Administration 26,320.6 29,903.7 30,606.3 19,000.0 27,000.0 27,000.0
Federal Railroad Administration 2,569.1 0.0 0.0 2,569.1 2,020.7 3,000.0
Other agencies
Environmental Protection Agency 5,109.0 5,291.0 4,767.0 5,109.0 5,291.0 4,767.0
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 52,376.4 36,139.7 37,187.2 210,238.5 77,723.0 80,084.7
National Science Foundation 320,010.0 424,210.0 458,900.0 415,000.0 323,000.0 390,000.0
Smithsonian Institution 33,205.0 29,452.0 30,785.0 33,176.0 30,347.0 31,888.0