Table 83. Federal obligations for basic research performed at universities and colleges in life sciences, by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2015

(Dollars in thousands)

Agency Total Agricultural sciences Biological sciences (excluding environmental biology) Environmental biology Medical sciences Other life sciences
All agencies surveyed 8,419,985.0 130,901.2 4,499,145.3 210,632.3 2,766,836.7 812,469.4
Departments
Department of Agriculture 229,480.5 123,821.1 46,548.1 56,914.5 2,166.8 30.0
Agricultural Research Service 39,171.5 30,430.7 2,728.8 5,317.0 695.0 0.0
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 3,842.6 3,842.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Foreign Agricultural Service 99.7 99.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Forest Service 3,665.6 152.3 1,314.9 2,168.5 0.0 30.0
National Institute of Food and Agriculture 182,701.1 89,295.8 42,504.4 49,429.0 1,471.8 0.0
Department of Defense 114,159.6 6,927.5 58,292.0 3,128.1 35,223.1 10,588.8
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 35,180.5 0.0 13,354.6 0.0 21,825.9 0.0
Department of the Air Force 23,263.7 4,082.6 8,116.1 3,128.1 0.0 7,936.9
Department of the Army 17,740.4 0.0 11,706.3 0.0 6,034.1 0.0
Department of the Navy 20,181.2 0.0 17,255.3 0.0 1,609.7 1,316.2
Other defense agencies 17,793.8 2,844.9 7,859.7 0.0 5,753.4 1,335.8
Department of Energy 106,347.8 0.0 106,347.8 0.0 0.0 0.0
Office of Science 106,347.8 0.0 106,347.8 0.0 0.0 0.0
Department of Health and Human Services 7,296,365.7 0.0 3,772,535.5 0.0 2,726,072.9 797,757.3
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 4,456.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4,456.0 0.0
National Institutes of Health 7,291,909.7 0.0 3,772,535.5 0.0 2,721,617.0 797,757.3
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 24,794.0 152.6 15,941.8 1,232.4 3,373.9 4,093.3
National Science Foundation 648,837.4 0.0 499,480.1 149,357.3 0.0 0.0