Table 84. Federal obligations for basic research performed at universities and colleges in physical sciences, by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2015
(Dollars in thousands)
Agency
Total
Astronomy
Chemistry
Physics
Other physical sciences
All agencies surveyed
1,642,136.8
218,242.9
411,629.5
799,923.1
212,341.4
Departments
Department of Agriculture
7,602.6
0.0
7,500.2
102.3
0.0
Agricultural Research Service
2,737.4
0.0
2,635.0
102.3
0.0
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
4,865.2
0.0
4,865.2
0.0
0.0
Department of Defense
192,635.1
73.1
33,722.2
118,581.8
40,257.9
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
3,074.5
0.0
0.0
3,074.5
0.0
Department of the Air Force
95,903.6
73.1
12,162.6
57,300.1
26,367.7
Department of the Army
19,031.0
0.0
7,816.7
9,187.5
2,026.8
Department of the Navy
17,819.9
0.0
3,220.4
14,531.3
68.2
Other defense agencies
56,806.1
0.0
10,522.4
34,488.5
11,795.2
Department of Energy
445,894.6
0.0
89,703.2
356,191.4
0.0
Fossil Energy
5,244.9
0.0
5,244.9
0.0
0.0
National Nuclear Security Administration
3,125.0
0.0
0.0
3,125.0
0.0
Nuclear Nonproliferation
3,125.0
0.0
0.0
3,125.0
0.0
Office of Science
437,524.7
0.0
84,458.3
353,066.4
0.0
Department of Health and Human Services
41,686.2
0.0
39,928.8
0.0
1,757.4
National Institutes of Health
41,686.2
0.0
39,928.8
0.0
1,757.4
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
219,986.4
136,518.3
9,898.1
63,677.0
9,893.1
National Science Foundation
734,331.9
81,651.5
230,876.9
261,370.5
160,433.0