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