Table 106. Federal obligations for research and development to intramural performers for personnel costs, by agency: FYs 2015–17

(Dollars in thousands)

Agency Total intramural R&D (2015) Personnel costs (2015) Preliminary
Amount % of total Total intramural R&D (2016) Personnel costs (2016) Total intramural R&D (2017) Personnel costs (2017)
Amount % of total Amount % of total
All agencies 34,925,055.6 10,052,068.6 28.8 37,918,258.0 10,826,865.8 28.6 38,241,889.0 11,259,475.8 29.4
Departments
Department of Agriculture 1,506,718.3 949,078.7 63.0 1,511,926.2 1,371,438.0 90.7 1,563,536.6 1,393,773.8 89.1
Agricultural Marketing Service 6,751.5 5,063.6 75.0 6,666.5 4,999.9 75.0 6,710.5 5,032.9 75.0
Agricultural Research Service 1,028,045.4 644,539.0 62.7 1,063,540.9 1,063,540.9 100.0 1,082,689.9 1,082,689.9 100.0
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 32,224.1 15,467.6 48.0 32,426.0 15,564.5 48.0 32,746.5 15,718.3 48.0
Economic Research Service 62,396.5 47,404.8 76.0 62,373.0 50,196.0 80.5 63,278.0 50,954.0 80.5
Foreign Agricultural Service 137.5 137.5 100.0 137.5 137.5 100.0 137.5 137.5 100.0
Forest Service 296,000.0 200,000.0 67.6 270,459.7 200,000.0 73.9 278,200.6 200,000.0 71.9
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration 6,047.9 0.2 ** 5,415.8 0.2 ** 5,415.8 0.2 **
National Agricultural Statistics Service 7,606.0 7,466.0 98.2 7,800.0 7,520.0 96.4 7,800.0 7,550.0 96.8
National Institute of Food and Agriculture 67,509.4 29,000.0 43.0 63,106.8 29,479.0 46.7 86,557.7 31,691.0 36.6
Department of Commerce 994,587.1 604,497.4 60.8 1,170,700.6 674,653.8 57.6 1,153,074.7 686,136.0 59.5
National Institute of Standards and Technology 515,055.7 321,319.1 62.4 523,507.2 335,824.9 64.1 541,779.2 347,030.7 64.1
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 325,667.0 196,160.7 60.2 329,564.0 172,807.4 52.4 354,002.0 194,262.6 54.9
National Telecommunications and Information Administration 12,277.9 7,833.3 63.8 13,103.0 8,359.7 63.8 16,239.0 10,360.5 63.8
U.S. Census Bureau 141,586.5 79,184.3 55.9 304,526.3 157,661.7 51.8 241,054.5 134,482.2 55.8
Department of Defense 20,179,758.4 3,081,460.5 15.3 22,965,499.5 3,530,873.9 15.4 22,481,785.4 3,540,654.1 15.7
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 226,792.5 162,729.0 71.8 244,224.2 185,287.0 75.9 228,028.1 179,939.8 78.9
Department of the Air Force 2,666,178.1 909,237.3 34.1 3,059,373.0 897,142.4 29.3 3,419,136.3 933,705.6 27.3
Department of the Army 3,364,897.2 1,359,668.2 40.4 4,201,388.5 1,741,874.9 41.5 4,511,400.1 1,732,609.2 38.4
Department of the Navy 6,385,104.6 92,549.3 1.4 7,429,215.3 106,991.8 1.4 6,703,331.6 112,950.8 1.7
Other defense agencies 7,536,786.0 557,276.7 7.4 8,031,298.6 599,577.8 7.5 7,619,889.2 581,448.7 7.6
Department of Education 10,654.5 7,644.4 71.7 10,858.2 7,702.4 70.9 10,876.2 7,702.4 70.8
Department of Energy 1,071,668.9 267,993.3 25.0 963,147.2 280,033.9 29.1 1,132,839.9 282,524.2 24.9
Bonneville Power Administration 9,197.5 1,916.1 20.8 8,797.5 1,916.1 21.8 9,497.5 1,916.1 20.2
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability 3,191.0 95.7 3.0 4,015.0 120.5 3.0 4,617.5 138.5 3.0
Environmental Management * * 100.0 * * 100.0 4,000.0 * **
Fossil Energy 162,877.9 89,805.0 55.1 187,013.2 103,112.3 55.1 171,602.0 94,614.6 55.1
National Nuclear Security Administration 222,863.9 40,003.0 17.9 370,901.4 40,003.0 10.8 570,247.9 43,003.0 7.5
Defense Programs 169,528.0 * ** 310,803.0 * ** 505,119.0 * **
Naval Reactors 51,774.0 40,000.0 77.3 54,271.5 40,000.0 73.7 59,301.9 43,000.0 72.5
Nuclear Nonproliferation 1,562.0 3.0 0.2 5,827.0 3.0 0.1 5,827.0 3.0 0.1
Nuclear Energy 429,121.4 3.0 ** 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Office of Science 244,417.1 136,170.5 55.7 392,420.0 134,882.0 34.4 372,875.0 142,852.0 38.3
Department of Health and Human Services 6,644,162.2 2,221,178.4 33.4 6,990,084.9 2,326,364.4 33.3 7,139,333.1 2,353,350.2 33.0
Administration for Children and Families 355.0 31.3 8.8 990.0 31.3 3.2 355.0 31.3 8.8
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 82,549.0 44,008.0 53.3 76,531.0 46,975.0 61.4 74,769.1 48,446.1 64.8
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 1,798.8 1,798.8 100.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 185,976.4 116,514.4 62.7 186,133.8 122,261.9 65.7 185,501.6 121,747.7 65.6
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 20.0 5.0 25.0 40.0 10.0 25.0 40.0 10.0 25.0
Food and Drug Administration 214,625.9 715.2 0.3 225,266.0 750.7 0.3 225,413.0 751.2 0.3
Health Resources and Services Administration 3,993.3 3,790.9 94.9 3,779.2 3,576.7 94.6 3,775.6 3,573.2 94.6
National Institutes of Health 6,150,243.7 2,054,302.0 33.4 6,492,744.9 2,152,746.0 33.2 6,644,878.7 2,178,778.0 32.8
Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services 4,600.0 12.8 0.3 4,600.0 12.8 0.3 4,600.0 12.8 0.3
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation 4,600.0 12.8 0.3 4,600.0 12.8 0.3 4,600.0 12.8 0.3
Department of Homeland Security 344,893.9 76,553.1 22.2 349,920.9 76,513.0 21.9 327,197.3 76,950.5 23.5
Science and Technology Directorate 343,304.8 75,548.9 22.0 349,020.9 76,000.0 21.8 326,347.3 76,500.0 23.4
U.S. Coast Guard 1,589.1 1,004.1 63.2 900.0 513.0 57.0 850.0 450.5 53.0
Department of Housing and Urban Development 39,335.0 25,000.0 63.6 52,730.5 36,000.0 68.3 50,123.9 32,000.0 63.8
Department of the Interior 691,789.4 460,405.3 66.6 712,383.9 478,985.8 67.2 765,974.4 517,864.7 67.6
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 33,471.3 20,082.8 60.0 48,412.7 29,047.6 60.0 48,723.2 29,233.9 60.0
Bureau of Reclamation 6,861.0 741.0 10.8 3,592.0 2,396.0 66.7 3,339.0 3,108.0 93.1
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement 9,086.9 2,854.2 31.4 6,641.3 3,342.3 50.3 4,776.8 3,426.8 71.7
National Park Service 1,025.0 252.2 24.6 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 29,823.3 12,564.0 42.1 32,185.4 13,517.8 42.0 32,828.7 13,788.1 42.0
U.S. Geological Survey 611,521.8 423,911.0 69.3 621,552.5 430,682.0 69.3 676,306.7 468,307.9 69.2
Department of Justice 20,445.4 2,574.2 12.6 20,460.1 2,659.6 13.0 20,548.1 2,609.2 12.7
Bureau of Prisons 2,694.0 2,532.4 94.0 2,764.0 2,617.6 94.7 2,794.0 2,567.1 91.9
Federal Bureau of Investigation 12,919.9 1.8 ** 13,000.0 2.1 ** 13,000.0 2.1 **
Office of Justice Programs 4,831.5 40.0 0.8 4,696.1 40.0 0.9 4,754.1 40.0 0.8
Department of Labor 5,607.8 5,597.8 99.8 5,773.6 5,763.6 99.8 6,138.0 6,128.0 99.8
Employee Benefits Security Administration 1,467.8 1,457.8 99.3 1,480.6 1,470.6 99.3 1,513.0 1,503.0 99.3
Occupational Safety and Health Administration 3,368.0 3,368.0 100.0 3,412.0 3,412.0 100.0 3,456.0 3,456.0 100.0
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. 772.0 772.0 100.0 881.0 881.0 100.0 1,169.0 1,169.0 100.0
Department of State 2,000.0 1,000.0 50.0 2,000.0 1,000.0 50.0 2,000.0 1,000.0 50.0
Department of Transportation 231,053.7 79,577.9 34.4 303,865.7 89,018.6 29.3 301,040.1 80,308.6 26.7
Federal Aviation Administration 91,026.1 47,375.0 52.0 146,524.3 50,452.1 34.4 113,042.3 49,362.8 43.7
Federal Highway Administration 87,236.6 16,807.7 19.3 86,415.5 14,936.5 17.3 93,911.7 15,170.7 16.2
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 2,582.0 2,582.0 100.0 3,185.0 2,685.0 84.3 2,785.0 2,685.0 96.4
Federal Railroad Administration 9,144.8 3,677.0 40.2 8,211.0 3,677.0 44.8 11,235.0 4,028.0 35.9
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 25,008.0 1,020.0 4.1 34,630.0 7,158.0 20.7 57,884.0 66.1 0.1
Office of the Secretary of Transportation 9,946.7 6,458.3 64.9 18,491.0 8,201.0 44.4 15,553.1 6,867.0 44.2
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 6,109.5 1,657.9 27.1 6,409.0 1,909.0 29.8 6,629.0 2,129.0 32.1
Department of the Treasury 70,033.0 46,227.2 66.0 69,043.1 46,305.1 67.1 68,640.5 46,181.6 67.3
Bureau of Engraving and Printing 9,466.2 1,029.3 10.9 9,466.2 1,029.3 10.9 9,198.3 1,029.3 11.2
Internal Revenue Service 60,566.8 45,197.9 74.6 59,442.2 45,152.2 76.0 59,442.2 45,152.2 76.0
U.S. Mint 0.0 0.0 - 134.7 123.5 91.7 0.0 0.0 -
Department of Veterans Affairs 661,590.0 336,034.0 50.8 673,374.0 350,570.0 52.1 703,366.0 348,483.0 49.5
Other agencies
Agency for International Development 10,911.3 545.6 5.0 10,911.3 545.6 5.0 10,911.3 545.6 5.0
Consumer Product Safety Commission 1,999.1 46.8 2.3 2,000.0 141.0 7.1 4,000.0 143.0 3.6
Environmental Protection Agency 260,682.0 256,406.0 98.4 255,831.0 250,560.0 97.9 266,111.0 260,853.0 98.0
Federal Communications Commission 4,835.2 4,835.2 100.0 4,810.8 4,810.8 100.0 4,203.4 4,203.4 100.0
Federal Trade Commission 1,946.8 1,200.0 61.6 1,717.3 1,058.5 61.6 2,002.7 1,234.5 61.6
Library of Congress 1,338.3 813.0 60.7 2,050.7 892.8 43.5 1,734.0 534.8 30.8
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 1,818,345.7 1,453,445.0 79.9 1,482,109.0 1,109,596.4 74.9 1,840,231.5 1,418,242.0 77.1
National Archives and Records Administration 547.8 524.0 95.7 569.3 546.6 96.0 569.3 546.6 96.0
National Science Foundation 89,809.1 * ** 89,252.9 * ** 94,981.5 * **
Nuclear Regulatory Commission 38,292.5 15,892.8 41.5 31,032.2 15,712.8 50.6 28,960.1 13,186.9 45.5
Smithsonian Institution 195,749.0 127,237.0 65.0 203,102.0 132,016.3 65.0 221,115.0 143,724.8 65.0
Social Security Administration 26,301.0 26,301.0 100.0 33,103.0 33,103.0 100.0 40,595.0 40,595.0 100.0