Table 82. Federal obligations for basic research performed at universities and colleges in environmental sciences, by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2015

(Dollars in thousands)

Agency Total Atmospheric sciences Geological sciences Oceanography Other environmental sciences
All agencies surveyed 987,339.7 253,389.3 165,060.3 309,649.3 259,240.7
Departments
Department of Agriculture 3,163.6 2,245.5 4.3 0.0 913.8
Agricultural Research Service 187.6 183.3 4.3 0.0 0.0
Forest Service 1,395.2 481.4 0.0 0.0 913.8
National Institute of Food and Agriculture 1,580.8 1,580.8 0.0 0.0 0.0
Department of Defense 59,331.4 15,498.4 1,699.1 32,558.8 9,575.1
Department of the Air Force 8,826.0 1,497.9 0.0 0.0 7,328.0
Department of the Army 4,136.1 2,058.9 1,566.4 0.0 510.8
Department of the Navy 40,285.8 9,096.7 0.0 29,664.3 1,524.7
Other defense agencies 6,083.6 2,844.9 132.7 2,894.5 211.5
Department of Energy 33,894.2 30,195.9 0.0 0.0 3,698.3
Office of Science 33,894.2 30,195.9 0.0 0.0 3,698.3
Department of Health and Human Services 108,704.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 108,704.0
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 16,256.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 16,256.5
National Institutes of Health 92,447.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 92,447.6
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 158,728.0 97,244.5 39,456.6 9,390.1 12,636.8
National Science Foundation 623,518.5 108,205.0 123,900.4 267,700.4 123,712.7