Table 71. Federal obligations for research performed at universities and colleges in environmental sciences, by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2015
(Dollars in thousands)
Agency
Total
Atmospheric sciences
Geological sciences
Oceanography
Other environmental sciences
All agencies surveyed
1,170,231.8
276,101.7
167,165.1
326,094.0
400,871.0
Departments
Department of Agriculture
11,910.2
5,673.5
7.7
0.0
6,229.0
Agricultural Research Service
337.7
330.0
7.7
0.0
0.0
Forest Service
7,056.0
827.0
0.0
0.0
6,229.0
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
4,516.5
4,516.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
Department of Defense
73,797.0
17,656.6
1,699.1
43,148.2
11,293.2
Department of the Air Force
9,208.1
1,880.1
0.0
0.0
7,328.0
Department of the Army
5,330.5
2,655.7
1,566.4
0.0
1,108.4
Department of the Navy
53,174.8
10,275.9
0.0
40,253.7
2,645.2
Other defense agencies
6,083.6
2,844.9
132.7
2,894.5
211.5
Department of Energy
44,603.0
30,195.9
0.0
0.0
14,407.1
Environmental Management
3,131.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
3,131.8
Fossil Energy
7,577.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
7,577.0
Office of Science
33,894.2
30,195.9
0.0
0.0
3,698.3
Department of Health and Human Services
224,301.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
224,301.5
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
46,517.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
46,517.8
National Institutes of Health
177,783.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
177,783.8
Department of Homeland Security
1,387.9
0.0
0.0
1,387.9
0.0
Science and Technology Directorate
1,387.9
0.0
0.0
1,387.9
0.0
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
181,666.9
113,067.6
41,011.6
13,626.1
13,961.7
National Science Foundation
632,565.2
109,508.2
124,446.8
267,931.8
130,678.4