Table 70. Federal obligations for research performed at universities and colleges in engineering, by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2015
(Dollars in thousands)
Agency |
Total |
Aeronautical engineering |
Astronautical engineering |
Chemical engineering |
Civil engineering |
Electrical engineering |
Mechanical engineering |
Metallurgy and materials engineering |
Other engineering |
All agencies surveyed |
2,456,693.5 |
195,446.4 |
53,048.4 |
75,149.9 |
61,465.8 |
229,845.9 |
128,884.2 |
399,264.3 |
1,313,588.6 |
Departments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Department of Agriculture |
33,474.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
33,474.6 |
Agricultural Research Service |
690.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
690.7 |
Forest Service |
849.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
849.4 |
National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
31,934.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
31,934.5 |
Department of Defense |
454,414.2 |
70,217.1 |
6,383.3 |
21,615.8 |
22,911.4 |
99,069.5 |
22,843.9 |
76,128.2 |
135,245.0 |
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
102,574.4 |
0.0 |
157.6 |
1,460.5 |
0.0 |
14,964.3 |
0.0 |
11,472.9 |
74,519.1 |
Department of the Air Force |
107,169.4 |
45,067.3 |
5,842.8 |
4,306.4 |
0.0 |
7,438.3 |
1,523.4 |
23,058.9 |
19,932.2 |
Department of the Army |
83,250.7 |
18,361.9 |
0.0 |
7,336.5 |
1,639.2 |
21,789.9 |
13,685.3 |
15,885.3 |
4,552.5 |
Department of the Navy |
129,756.2 |
5,405.0 |
0.0 |
4,182.4 |
16,762.3 |
44,505.7 |
2,054.9 |
22,490.4 |
34,355.4 |
Other defense agencies |
31,663.5 |
1,382.9 |
382.9 |
4,330.0 |
4,509.9 |
10,371.3 |
5,580.3 |
3,220.7 |
1,885.6 |
Department of Energy |
189,589.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
11,461.7 |
987.6 |
12,298.1 |
19,155.8 |
43,920.4 |
101,766.2 |
Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy |
41,992.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2,261.8 |
987.6 |
6,326.5 |
19,155.8 |
13,261.0 |
0.0 |
Bonneville Power Administration |
381.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
381.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability |
13,435.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1,483.6 |
0.0 |
5,589.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
6,362.4 |
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy |
47,799.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
47,799.8 |
Fossil Energy |
7,716.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
7,716.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Nuclear Energy |
47,604.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
47,604.0 |
Office of Science |
30,659.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
30,659.4 |
0.0 |
Department of Health and Human Services |
763,346.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
15,662.3 |
747,683.9 |
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
498.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
498.0 |
National Institutes of Health |
762,848.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
15,662.3 |
747,185.9 |
Department of Homeland Security |
2,791.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2,791.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Science and Technology Directorate |
2,791.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2,791.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Other agencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
197,640.5 |
125,229.3 |
46,665.1 |
746.7 |
65.8 |
3,992.5 |
2,764.1 |
3,852.5 |
14,324.5 |
National Science Foundation |
815,436.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
41,325.7 |
37,501.0 |
111,694.0 |
84,120.4 |
259,700.9 |
281,094.5 |