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Table 97. Federal obligations for applied 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 179,399.5 44.2 38,173.9 0.0 12,720.9 128,460.4
Departments
Department of Agriculture 47,937.7 0.0 34,486.5 0.0 12,720.9 730.3
Agricultural Research Service 81.9 0.0 81.9 0.0 0.0 0.0
Economic Research Service 4,893.4 0.0 4,893.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
Forest Service 2,489.9 0.0 1,409.8 0.0 349.8 730.3
National Institute of Food and Agriculture 39,423.0 0.0 27,051.9 0.0 12,371.2 0.0
Rural Business-Cooperative Service 1,049.5 0.0 1,049.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Department of Defense 39.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.5
Department of the Air Force 39.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.5
Department of Health and Human Services 125,028.0 42.0 3,667.8 0.0 0.0 121,318.1
Administration for Children and Families 800.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 800.0
Administration for Community Living 72,472.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 72,472.2
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 11,209.9 42.0 3,667.8 0.0 0.0 7,500.1
National Institutes of Health 37,545.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 37,545.8
Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services 3,000.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3,000.0
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation 3,000.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3,000.0
Department of Homeland Security 4,016.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4,016.7
Science and Technology Directorate 4,016.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4,016.7
Other agencies
National Science Foundation 2,377.6 2.2 19.6 0.0 0.0 2,355.8
NOTES: Because of rounding, detail may not add to total. Seven agencies are required to report data for this section of the survey: the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Energy, Health and Human Services, and Homeland Security; the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and the National Science Foundation. Applied research obligations of these seven agencies represented over 94% of total federal applied research obligations to universities and colleges in FY 2015. Only those agencies and subdivisions that had obligations in variables represented by this table appear in the table. See technical table A-2 for additional notes associated with the agencies listed in this table.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development, FYs 2015–17.