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 |