Table 79. Preliminary federal obligations for basic research performed at universities and colleges, by selected agency and field of science and engineering: FY 2017
(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
16,381,242.1
1,234,105.7
1,578,054.3
1,059,360.3
9,108,540.7
1,688,942.7
680,760.1
257,618.0
773,860.4
Departments
Department of Agriculture
314,037.3
166.4
15,607.4
3,340.2
260,436.0
7,718.4
0.0
26,768.9
0.0
Agricultural Research Service
31,978.4
41.6
287.8
140.7
29,378.6
2,053.0
0.0
76.7
0.0
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
3,848.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
3,848.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Foreign Agricultural Service
99.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
99.8
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
271,564.3
0.0
14,816.3
1,804.4
223,443.7
5,665.4
0.0
25,834.6
0.0
Department of Defense
1,064,013.2
204,994.6
244,934.9
60,415.0
118,296.9
194,878.9
22,535.1
11,452.3
206,505.5
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
153,975.1
58,942.0
46,674.0
0.0
41,005.3
3,564.0
0.0
0.0
3,789.9
Department of the Air Force
273,719.1
42,390.8
71,043.9
9,050.3
23,338.8
97,500.4
1,144.8
46.5
29,203.7
Department of the Army
170,999.6
60,301.6
52,453.6
5,160.9
14,270.4
25,599.2
8,335.9
4,553.0
325.0
Department of the Navy
349,503.1
32,424.6
54,628.1
42,224.0
21,152.1
18,677.3
3,742.3
3,467.8
173,186.9
Other defense agencies
115,816.3
10,935.6
20,135.3
3,979.9
18,530.3
49,538.1
9,312.0
3,385.0
0.0
Department of Energy
729,455.1
68,383.3
40,098.8
33,415.0
97,914.0
394,589.9
0.0
0.0
95,054.0
Bonneville Power Administration
377.0
77.0
300.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability
1,781.8
0.0
1,781.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Fossil Energy
5,519.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
5,519.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
National Nuclear Security Administration
3,679.3
2,429.3
1,250.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Nuclear Nonproliferation
3,679.3
2,429.3
1,250.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Office of Science
718,097.0
65,877.0
36,767.0
33,415.0
97,914.0
389,070.0
0.0
0.0
95,054.0
Department of Health and Human Services
9,299,605.1
44,705.5
430,366.8
108,068.0
7,915,586.5
45,226.1
621,429.2
44,428.7
89,794.3
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
26,203.7
0.0
0.0
7,769.9
4,456.0
0.0
0.0
300.0
13,677.8
National Institutes of Health
9,273,401.4
44,705.5
430,366.8
100,298.1
7,911,130.6
45,226.1
621,429.2
44,128.7
76,116.5
Department of Homeland Security
10,655.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
10,655.9
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office
10,655.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
10,655.9
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
686,753.8
6,813.5
127,051.3
195,044.4
30,466.9
270,318.7
1,209.1
211.3
55,638.5
National Science Foundation
4,276,721.8
909,042.4
719,995.1
659,077.6
685,840.4
776,210.7
35,586.7
174,756.7
316,212.1