Table 95. Federal obligations for applied 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 123,225.3 9,848.3 62,877.0 33,168.5 17,331.5
Departments
Department of Agriculture 11,225.3 0.0 11,143.4 81.9 0.0
Agricultural Research Service 2,189.9 0.0 2,108.0 81.9 0.0
National Institute of Food and Agriculture 9,035.4 0.0 9,035.4 0.0 0.0
Department of Defense 36,470.2 0.0 1,562.7 23,015.7 11,891.7
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 4,898.1 0.0 0.0 3,710.7 1,187.3
Department of the Air Force 8,955.1 0.0 0.0 7,344.1 1,611.0
Department of the Army 6,569.6 0.0 681.4 2,651.7 3,236.5
Department of the Navy 12,078.6 0.0 10.0 8,959.7 3,109.0
Other defense agencies 3,968.9 0.0 871.3 349.6 2,748.0
Department of Energy 15,804.0 0.0 10,674.4 5,129.6 0.0
Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy 8,372.7 0.0 4,368.0 4,004.6 0.0
Fossil Energy 6,306.4 0.0 6,306.4 0.0 0.0
National Nuclear Security Administration 1,125.0 0.0 0.0 1,125.0 0.0
Nuclear Nonproliferation 1,125.0 0.0 0.0 1,125.0 0.0
Department of Health and Human Services 38,479.6 0.0 36,857.4 0.0 1,622.2
National Institutes of Health 38,479.6 0.0 36,857.4 0.0 1,622.2
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 14,497.1 9,780.5 494.0 3,554.2 668.4
National Science Foundation 6,749.2 67.8 2,145.0 1,387.1 3,149.2