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