Table 72. Federal obligations for research performed at universities and colleges in life sciences, by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2015

(Dollars in thousands)

Agency Total Agricultural sciences Biological sciences (excluding environmental biology) Environmental biology Medical sciences Other life sciences
All agencies surveyed 15,914,238.8 334,188.8 8,165,367.1 310,484.0 5,497,949.9 1,606,249.1
Departments
Department of Agriculture 609,500.6 314,851.9 132,202.9 156,421.4 5,456.1 568.3
Agricultural Research Service 70,508.6 54,775.2 4,911.9 9,570.5 1,251.0 0.0
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 3,842.6 3,842.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Foreign Agricultural Service 356.2 356.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Forest Service 12,790.1 747.0 5,849.8 5,625.0 0.0 568.3
National Institute of Food and Agriculture 522,003.2 255,131.0 121,441.2 141,225.8 4,205.1 0.0
Department of Defense 235,141.2 6,927.5 68,575.7 3,128.1 145,846.1 10,663.8
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 127,569.9 0.0 17,898.0 0.0 109,671.9 0.0
Department of the Air Force 23,263.7 4,082.6 8,116.1 3,128.1 0.0 7,936.9
Department of the Army 29,090.7 0.0 11,869.6 0.0 17,146.2 75.0
Department of the Navy 27,891.6 0.0 21,325.2 0.0 5,250.2 1,316.2
Other defense agencies 27,325.3 2,844.9 9,366.9 0.0 13,777.7 1,335.8
Department of Energy 119,025.1 12,211.4 106,813.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy 12,607.3 12,211.4 395.9 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bonneville Power Administration 70.0 0.0 70.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Office of Science 106,347.8 0.0 106,347.8 0.0 0.0 0.0
Department of Health and Human Services 14,252,748.8 0.0 7,325,740.8 0.0 5,336,636.4 1,590,371.6
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 81,588.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 80,252.9 1,336.0
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 70,365.3 0.0 5,797.6 0.0 10,824.3 53,743.4
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 1,143.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,143.6
Food and Drug Administration 65,067.2 0.0 65,067.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
Health Resources and Services Administration 11,680.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 11,680.5 0.0
National Institutes of Health 14,022,903.3 0.0 7,254,875.9 0.0 5,233,878.8 1,534,148.6
Department of Homeland Security 9,992.9 0.0 9,992.9 0.0 0.0 0.0
Science and Technology Directorate 9,992.9 0.0 9,992.9 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 36,025.2 197.9 19,594.6 1,576.0 10,011.3 4,645.4
National Science Foundation 651,805.0 0.0 502,446.5 149,358.4 0.0 0.0