Table 86. Federal obligations for basic research performed at universities and colleges in social sciences, by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2015
(Dollars in thousands)
Agency
Total
Anthropology
Economics
Political science
Sociology
Other social sciences
All agencies surveyed
238,696.3
20,943.5
32,210.4
11,621.0
13,289.2
160,632.4
Departments
Department of Agriculture
22,187.6
0.0
14,788.4
0.0
6,721.4
677.8
Agricultural Research Service
102.3
0.0
102.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
Forest Service
857.5
0.0
119.7
0.0
60.0
677.8
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
21,227.8
0.0
14,566.4
0.0
6,661.4
0.0
Department of Defense
10,334.0
3,546.5
105.4
2,700.6
578.2
3,403.3
Department of the Army
2,834.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2,834.5
Department of the Navy
3,308.7
3,308.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Other defense agencies
4,190.8
237.8
105.4
2,700.6
578.2
568.7
Department of Health and Human Services
40,674.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
40,674.7
National Institutes of Health
40,674.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
40,674.7
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
172.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
62.1
109.9
National Science Foundation
165,328.1
17,397.0
17,316.6
8,920.3
5,927.5
115,766.7
