Table 94. Federal obligations for applied 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 7,494,253.8 203,287.6 3,666,221.8 99,851.6 2,731,113.1 793,779.7
Departments
Department of Agriculture 380,020.1 191,030.8 85,654.8 99,506.9 3,289.3 538.3
Agricultural Research Service 31,337.2 24,344.6 2,183.1 4,253.6 556.0 0.0
Foreign Agricultural Service 256.4 256.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Forest Service 9,124.5 594.7 4,534.9 3,456.6 0.0 538.3
National Institute of Food and Agriculture 339,302.1 165,835.1 78,936.8 91,796.8 2,733.3 0.0
Department of Defense 120,981.6 0.0 10,283.7 0.0 110,622.9 75.0
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 92,389.3 0.0 4,543.4 0.0 87,846.0 0.0
Department of the Army 11,350.3 0.0 163.2 0.0 11,112.1 75.0
Department of the Navy 7,710.5 0.0 4,069.9 0.0 3,640.5 0.0
Other defense agencies 9,531.5 0.0 1,507.2 0.0 8,024.3 0.0
Department of Energy 12,677.3 12,211.4 465.9 0.0 0.0 0.0
Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy 12,607.3 12,211.4 395.9 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bonneville Power Administration 70.0 0.0 70.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Department of Health and Human Services 6,956,383.1 0.0 3,553,205.3 0.0 2,610,563.5 792,614.3
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 81,588.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 80,252.9 1,336.0
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 65,909.4 0.0 5,797.6 0.0 6,368.3 53,743.4
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 1,143.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,143.6
Food and Drug Administration 65,067.2 0.0 65,067.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
Health Resources and Services Administration 11,680.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 11,680.5 0.0
National Institutes of Health 6,730,993.6 0.0 3,482,340.4 0.0 2,512,261.8 736,391.3
Department of Homeland Security 9,992.9 0.0 9,992.9 0.0 0.0 0.0
Science and Technology Directorate 9,992.9 0.0 9,992.9 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 11,231.2 45.3 3,652.8 343.6 6,637.4 552.1
National Science Foundation 2,967.6 0.0 2,966.5 1.1 0.0 0.0