Table 75. Federal obligations for research performed at universities and colleges in social sciences, by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2015

(Dollars in thousands)

Agency Total Anthropology Economics Political science Sociology Other social sciences
All agencies surveyed 418,095.8 20,987.7 70,384.2 11,621.0 26,010.1 289,092.8
Departments
Department of Agriculture 70,125.3 0.0 49,274.8 0.0 19,442.3 1,408.1
Agricultural Research Service 184.2 0.0 184.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
Economic Research Service 4,893.4 0.0 4,893.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
Forest Service 3,347.4 0.0 1,529.5 0.0 409.8 1,408.1
National Institute of Food and Agriculture 60,650.8 0.0 41,618.2 0.0 19,032.6 0.0
Rural Business-Cooperative Service 1,049.5 0.0 1,049.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Department of Defense 10,373.5 3,546.5 105.4 2,700.6 578.2 3,442.8
Department of the Air Force 39.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.5
Department of the Army 2,834.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,834.5
Department of the Navy 3,308.7 3,308.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other defense agencies 4,190.8 237.8 105.4 2,700.6 578.2 568.7
Department of Health and Human Services 165,702.6 42.0 3,667.8 0.0 0.0 161,992.8
Administration for Children and Families 800.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 800.0
Administration for Community Living 72,472.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 72,472.2
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 11,209.9 42.0 3,667.8 0.0 0.0 7,500.1
National Institutes of Health 78,220.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 78,220.5
Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services 3,000.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3,000.0
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation 3,000.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3,000.0
Department of Homeland Security 4,016.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4,016.7
Science and Technology Directorate 4,016.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4,016.7
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 172.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 62.1 109.9
National Science Foundation 167,705.7 17,399.2 17,336.2 8,920.3 5,927.5 118,122.5