Table 77. Federal obligations for basic research performed at universities and colleges, by selected agency and field of science and engineering: FY 2015
(Dollars in thousands)
Agency
Total
Computer sciences and mathematics
Engineering
Environmental sciences
Life sciences
Physical sciences
Psychology
Social sciences
Other sciences nec
All agencies surveyed
15,246,776.4
1,147,490.6
1,480,109.8
987,339.7
8,419,985.0
1,642,136.8
627,686.1
238,696.3
703,332.0
Departments
Department of Agriculture
274,678.6
180.2
12,064.2
3,163.6
229,480.5
7,602.6
0.0
22,187.6
0.0
Agricultural Research Service
42,637.9
55.4
383.7
187.6
39,171.5
2,737.4
0.0
102.3
0.0
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
3,842.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
3,842.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Foreign Agricultural Service
99.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
99.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Forest Service
6,546.4
124.8
503.3
1,395.2
3,665.6
0.0
0.0
857.5
0.0
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
221,552.0
0.0
11,177.1
1,580.8
182,701.1
4,865.2
0.0
21,227.8
0.0
Department of Defense
1,055,830.0
210,403.7
249,374.1
59,331.4
114,159.6
192,635.1
20,246.9
10,334.0
199,345.3
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
132,827.0
50,846.4
40,263.4
0.0
35,180.5
3,074.5
0.0
0.0
3,462.2
Department of the Air Force
272,048.5
42,238.6
70,359.7
8,826.0
23,263.7
95,903.6
1,141.1
0.0
30,315.9
Department of the Army
178,534.5
66,204.5
59,125.1
4,136.1
17,740.4
19,031.0
9,132.8
2,834.5
330.0
Department of the Navy
333,460.1
30,936.3
52,120.5
40,285.8
20,181.2
17,819.9
3,570.5
3,308.7
165,237.2
Other defense agencies
138,959.9
20,177.9
27,505.3
6,083.6
17,793.8
56,806.1
6,402.4
4,190.8
0.0
Department of Energy
723,309.2
30,158.4
37,446.2
33,894.2
106,347.8
445,894.6
0.0
0.0
69,567.8
Bonneville Power Administration
377.0
45.0
332.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability
1,548.4
86.9
1,461.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Fossil Energy
5,244.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
5,244.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
National Nuclear Security Administration
3,125.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3,125.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Nuclear Nonproliferation
3,125.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3,125.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Nuclear Energy
4,993.3
0.0
4,993.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Office of Science
708,020.5
30,026.5
30,659.4
33,894.2
106,347.8
437,524.7
0.0
0.0
69,567.8
Department of Health and Human Services
8,582,243.0
41,206.3
396,681.0
108,704.0
7,296,365.7
41,686.2
572,788.6
40,674.7
84,136.5
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
34,690.2
0.0
0.0
16,256.5
4,456.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
13,977.8
National Institutes of Health
8,547,552.8
41,206.3
396,681.0
92,447.6
7,291,909.7
41,686.2
572,788.6
40,674.7
70,158.7
Department of Homeland Security
10,591.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
10,591.8
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office
10,591.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
10,591.8
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
558,883.0
5,544.9
103,394.9
158,728.0
24,794.0
219,986.4
984.0
172.0
45,278.9
National Science Foundation
4,041,240.7
859,997.0
681,149.4
623,518.5
648,837.4
734,331.9
33,666.7
165,328.1
294,411.6