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 |