Table 92. Federal obligations for applied research performed at universities and colleges in engineering, by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2015

(Dollars in thousands)

Agency Total Aeronautical engineering Astronautical engineering Chemical engineering Civil engineering Electrical engineering Mechanical engineering Metallurgy and materials engineering Other engineering
All agencies surveyed 976,583.7 85,304.1 32,732.4 28,091.7 17,467.4 91,373.5 40,509.8 59,766.0 621,338.9
Departments
Department of Agriculture 21,410.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 21,410.4
Agricultural Research Service 307.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 307.0
Forest Service 346.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 346.0
National Institute of Food and Agriculture 20,757.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 20,757.4
Department of Defense 205,040.2 25,575.4 1,740.8 9,259.6 8,591.3 56,288.6 4,039.3 15,952.9 83,592.3
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 62,311.0 0.0 157.6 1,460.5 0.0 14,422.6 0.0 1,330.1 44,940.2
Department of the Air Force 36,809.7 20,137.5 1,583.2 578.1 0.0 4,289.7 3.2 6,619.4 3,598.7
Department of the Army 24,125.5 2,495.6 0.0 3,038.7 1,376.6 9,294.6 1,981.2 2,911.7 3,027.1
Department of the Navy 77,635.7 1,942.3 0.0 4,182.4 7,214.7 26,295.5 2,054.9 5,091.6 30,854.3
Other defense agencies 4,158.2 1,000.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,986.2 0.0 0.0 1,172.0
Department of Energy 152,143.5 0.0 0.0 11,461.7 987.6 10,728.4 19,155.8 13,261.0 96,549.1
Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy 41,992.6 0.0 0.0 2,261.8 987.6 6,326.5 19,155.8 13,261.0 0.0
Bonneville Power Administration 49.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 49.9 0.0 0.0 0.0
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability 11,974.3 0.0 0.0 1,483.6 0.0 4,352.0 0.0 0.0 6,138.6
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 47,799.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 47,799.8
Fossil Energy 7,716.3 0.0 0.0 7,716.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nuclear Energy 42,610.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 42,610.7
Department of Health and Human Services 366,665.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7,517.9 359,147.2
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 498.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 498.0
National Institutes of Health 366,167.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7,517.9 358,649.2
Department of Homeland Security 2,791.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,791.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
Science and Technology Directorate 2,791.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,791.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 94,245.6 59,728.7 30,991.6 25.8 1.6 825.8 552.1 192.5 1,927.6
National Science Foundation 134,287.1 0.0 0.0 7,344.7 7,886.9 20,739.0 16,762.6 22,841.8 58,712.3