Table 73. Federal obligations for research performed at universities and colleges in physical sciences, by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2015
(Dollars in thousands)
| Agency |
Total |
Astronomy |
Chemistry |
Physics |
Other physical sciences |
| All agencies surveyed |
1,765,362.1 |
228,091.2 |
474,506.5 |
833,091.6 |
229,672.8 |
| Departments |
|
|
|
|
|
| Department of Agriculture |
18,827.9 |
0.0 |
18,643.7 |
184.2 |
0.0 |
| Agricultural Research Service |
4,927.2 |
0.0 |
4,743.0 |
184.2 |
0.0 |
| National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
13,900.6 |
0.0 |
13,900.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Department of Defense |
229,105.2 |
73.1 |
35,284.9 |
141,597.6 |
52,149.6 |
| Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
7,972.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
6,785.2 |
1,187.3 |
| Department of the Air Force |
104,858.6 |
73.1 |
12,162.6 |
64,644.2 |
27,978.6 |
| Department of the Army |
25,600.6 |
0.0 |
8,498.1 |
11,839.2 |
5,263.3 |
| Department of the Navy |
29,898.5 |
0.0 |
3,230.4 |
23,491.0 |
3,177.2 |
| Other defense agencies |
60,775.0 |
0.0 |
11,393.8 |
34,838.0 |
14,543.2 |
| Department of Energy |
461,698.7 |
0.0 |
100,377.6 |
361,321.1 |
0.0 |
| Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy |
8,372.7 |
0.0 |
4,368.0 |
4,004.6 |
0.0 |
| Fossil Energy |
11,551.3 |
0.0 |
11,551.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| National Nuclear Security Administration |
4,250.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
4,250.0 |
0.0 |
| Nuclear Nonproliferation |
4,250.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
4,250.0 |
0.0 |
| Office of Science |
437,524.7 |
0.0 |
84,458.3 |
353,066.4 |
0.0 |
| Department of Health and Human Services |
80,165.8 |
0.0 |
76,786.2 |
0.0 |
3,379.6 |
| National Institutes of Health |
80,165.8 |
0.0 |
76,786.2 |
0.0 |
3,379.6 |
| Other agencies |
|
|
|
|
|
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
234,483.5 |
146,298.8 |
10,392.1 |
67,231.2 |
10,561.4 |
| National Science Foundation |
741,081.1 |
81,719.3 |
233,022.0 |
262,757.6 |
163,582.2 |
