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