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Table 120. Federal obligations for research, by agency: FYs 2007–17

(Dollars in millions)

Agency 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Preliminary
2016 2017
All agencies 54,093.6 53,893.7 63,691.9 63,728.0 58,023.7 61,945.2 59,198.2 62,908.8 63,645.3 67,760.7 69,743.8
Departments
Department of Agriculture 2,067.7 2,019.5 2,075.5 2,141.0 2,125.4 1,964.0 1,867.9 2,059.7 2,128.4 2,264.6 2,326.5
Agricultural Marketing Service 6.4 2.5 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.5 2.9 3.4 3.3 3.4
Agricultural Research Service 1,027.8 1,010.3 1,027.1 1,060.5 1,019.7 980.8 912.9 1,009.6 1,018.4 1,029.5 1,046.7
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 17.7 19.0 19.5 19.6 19.8
Economic Research Service 92.0 77.8 78.9 86.4 81.1 77.2 71.0 77.6 85.1 85.4 91.3
Foreign Agricultural Service 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.2 0.6 0.6 0.6
Forest Service 279.8 255.7 297.6 283.4 281.9 272.1 301.2 276.5 260.2 260.2 260.2
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration 6.7 6.6 6.5 6.3 6.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.4 5.4
National Agricultural Statistics Service 6.8 6.9 7.2 7.5 7.4 7.4 7.5 5.4 5.4 5.2 5.2
National Institute of Food and Agriculturea 626.6 655.1 651.5 689.6 724.1 614.2 546.1 657.0 726.1 851.9 890.3
Rural Business-Cooperative Service 21.0 4.2 4.1 4.8 1.7 4.5 3.6 5.8 3.5 3.6 3.6
Department of Commerce 928.5 964.0 959.1 1,135.1 941.0 988.5 1,023.2 1,277.3 1,153.9 1,212.4 1,291.4
Economic Development Administration 0.8 2.2 2.9 6.8 0.6 NA NA NA NA NA NA
National Institute of Standards and Technology 415.3 406.8 479.3 653.3 473.0 507.5 526.0 599.4 631.2 648.6 678.3
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 500.1 542.7 463.8 458.0 448.8 396.1 374.9 441.8 470.0 478.7 522.6
National Telecommunications and Information Administration 7.0 7.0 6.9 7.6 7.8 7.6 7.3 9.6 12.3 13.1 16.2
U.S. Census Bureau 5.3 5.3 6.2 9.4 10.8 77.3 115.0 226.5 40.5 72.1 74.2
Department of Defense 6,393.9 6,580.8 6,792.0 7,065.5 6,595.7 6,662.5 5,955.3 6,704.4 6,691.5 7,331.8 6,938.9
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agencyb NA NA NA NA 1,384.0 1,496.3 1,267.9 1,536.5 1,484.9 1,674.9 1,691.3
Defense agencies and activitiesb 1,866.7 2,030.8 2,206.9 2,443.5 na na na na na na na
Department of the Air Force 1,540.1 1,591.8 1,604.2 1,678.3 1,673.9 1,726.0 1,502.3 1,573.5 1,609.2 1,759.6 1,759.3
Department of the Army 1,721.3 1,631.1 1,667.0 1,675.2 1,478.5 1,333.1 1,256.9 1,418.3 1,390.5 1,547.0 1,359.1
Department of the Navy 1,265.8 1,327.2 1,313.9 1,268.5 1,295.4 1,413.9 1,295.7 1,482.9 1,465.1 1,603.1 1,534.6
Other defense agenciesb NA NA NA NA 763.9 693.2 632.5 693.2 741.8 747.3 594.6
Department of Educationc 211.5 204.1 202.6 225.2 213.0 208.4 202.1 208.4 159.8 159.8 154.3
Department of Energy 5,856.5 6,099.6 7,188.1 7,598.3 7,350.1 7,361.3 7,333.3 8,091.7 8,641.5 9,492.9 10,096.6
Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy na 0.0 0.0 205.1 127.8 56.4 92.0 150.0 138.9 145.5 175.0
Bonneville Power Administration 8.7 11.2 7.3 11.8 5.3 5.3 12.5 7.3 6.8 6.8 6.8
Civilian Radioactive Waste Management 10.5 1.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability 57.3 27.3 61.7 73.5 61.8 64.0 53.5 65.2 63.1 73.5 79.6
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 342.9 429.1 653.4 911.7 467.5 441.2 529.8 540.1 472.6 640.4 996.2
Environmental Management 2.4 2.3 10.9 30.8 22.3 14.7 3.0 16.2 8.3 1.8 11.6
Fossil Energy 216.8 183.0 246.1 218.1 184.8 165.1 154.0 161.7 198.8 228.6 209.8
National Nuclear Security Administration 2,154.4 2,178.1 2,061.4 1,951.4 2,250.4 2,338.8 2,404.3 2,770.0 2,704.9 3,505.8 3,551.9
Defense Programs 2,028.4 1,967.1 1,795.8 1,710.3 1,974.7 2,143.4 2,148.2 2,519.4 2,526.7 3,317.0 3,363.1
Nuclear Nonproliferation 126.0 211.0 265.6 241.1 275.6 195.4 256.1 250.6 178.2 188.8 188.8
Nuclear Energy 71.0 130.1 116.0 300.9 326.8 336.4 236.1 295.9 639.3 375.4 328.4
Office of Science 2,992.5 3,137.3 4,031.2 3,895.1 3,903.5 3,939.5 3,848.2 4,085.1 4,409.0 4,515.1 4,737.3
Department of Health and Human Services 29,210.7 29,459.2 35,489.9 35,797.5 30,770.7 31,124.2 29,314.6 30,587.3 30,196.7 31,816.4 32,506.8
Administration for Children and Families 11.8 19.4 14.0 6.8 9.6 8.4 2.4 3.2 2.2 3.2 2.4
Administration for Community Livingc 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 72.5 72.5 72.5
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 293.4 307.6 347.8 789.3 341.0 336.5 335.8 335.0 335.0 306.2 306.2
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 4.2 4.3 4.5 2.8 5.1 1.4 1.1 1.4 1.8 2.1 2.1
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 527.2 511.3 389.4 409.7 347.6 481.0 334.3 379.2 460.4 473.8 450.6
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 57.3 31.1 30.1 81.7 35.4 21.0 20.0 33.6 24.0 28.9 29.2
Food and Drug Administration 129.3 137.9 166.4 210.6 225.2 352.6 360.6 389.1 375.7 394.3 394.5
Health Resources and Services Administration 16.8 21.7 23.4 29.6 26.7 26.9 26.5 27.7 27.3 27.3 27.3
National Institutes of Health 28,146.3 28,404.4 34,494.3 34,212.6 29,760.2 29,876.8 28,215.3 29,399.6 28,880.0 30,490.0 31,204.0
Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services 24.5 21.5 20.0 54.4 19.9 19.5 18.6 18.6 18.0 18.0 18.0
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation 24.5 21.5 20.0 54.4 19.9 19.5 18.6 18.6 18.0 18.0 18.0
Department of Homeland Security 541.8 325.4 347.2 321.5 248.1 306.6 140.7 256.1 216.9 227.0 214.2
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 79.3 37.3 37.3 37.9
Science and Technology Directorate 535.8 318.1 340.5 313.9 241.0 294.4 133.7 168.4 173.1 182.0 170.0
U.S. Coast Guard 5.2 6.6 6.7 7.6 7.1 12.2 7.0 8.4 6.4 7.8 6.3
U.S. Secret Service 0.8 0.7 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.0 10.4 11.7 38.8 48.8 63.1 44.1 36.5 38.2 46.9 65.7
Department of the Interior 553.7 566.1 657.6 644.0 629.5 624.5 603.3 649.3 680.3 712.9 759.4
Bureau of Land Management NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 15.4 17.0 17.0
Bureau of Ocean Energy Managementd na na na na na 39.0 39.5 48.0 43.9 63.5 63.9
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcementd 25.0 32.4 35.7 43.4 45.4 na na na na na na
Bureau of Reclamation 3.0 3.1 3.0 7.3 8.6 7.5 7.5 9.0 7.3 13.9 17.1
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcementd na na na na na 7.7 15.2 32.6 16.6 20.1 17.8
National Park Service 7.0 6.6 11.3 6.4 8.3 5.4 6.4 14.1 7.5 0.0 0.0
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 29.8 32.2 32.8
U.S. Geological Survey 518.7 524.0 607.6 586.9 567.2 564.9 534.6 545.5 559.7 566.2 610.7
Department of Justice 62.5 77.5 80.9 87.5 84.5 75.4 77.7 142.2 128.4 129.5 131.7
Bureau of Prisons 4.2 3.0 2.8 2.8 3.5 1.7 2.5 2.2 2.5 2.1 2.0
Federal Bureau of Investigation 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.1 6.9 6.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Office of Justice Programs 58.3 74.5 78.1 84.6 72.9 66.8 68.6 140.0 125.8 127.4 129.7
Department of Labor 48.0 40.9 29.2 11.9 53.0 18.9 13.9 11.2 10.2 7.3 10.6
Bureau of Labor Statistics 23.7 24.2 0.0 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Employee Benefits Security Administration 1.8 2.2 2.2 5.8 48.5 12.8 9.6 7.5 6.5 3.5 6.5
Employment and Training Administration 18.8 10.7 22.4 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration 3.4 3.6 4.5 5.9 4.3 6.0 4.2 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.5
Office of the Secretary of Labor 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 NA NA NA NA NA NA
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.6
Department of Statee 3.8 3.7 3.7 2.9 3.3 2.2 1.5 NA 2.0 2.0 2.0
Department of Transportation 589.5 634.1 586.7 645.9 637.0 698.4 654.7 653.0 662.6 668.9 691.1
Federal Aviation Administration 128.2 140.4 162.9 236.6 210.1 216.4 196.9 197.5 207.2 221.7 214.3
Federal Highway Administration 348.3 347.3 316.8 295.9 299.8 348.9 327.3 338.8 273.2 253.8 259.2
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 9.4 8.4 6.9 6.6 5.7 6.9 7.2 7.2 7.6 9.7 9.8
Federal Railroad Administration 31.5 37.5 8.3 9.7 20.3 27.5 39.5 29.8 32.9 29.3 44.1
Federal Transit Administration 2.8 3.6 4.2 20.0 23.3 24.8 13.6 8.2 72.4 50.0 6.0
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 64.1 83.3 82.0 70.8 71.0 68.7 64.8 65.1 62.5 86.6 144.7
Office of the Secretary of Transportationf 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 1.9 3.4 3.2
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 3.6 2.8 2.1 2.1 3.4 2.0 2.0 2.4 4.8 14.5 9.8
Research and Innovative Technology Administrationf 1.7 10.7 3.7 4.2 3.4 3.3 3.4 na na na na
Department of the Treasury 59.3 64.5 67.0 68.4 77.0 75.3 73.3 73.4 72.5 75.3 71.8
Bureau of Engraving and Printing 4.4 4.9 2.1 1.0 5.2 4.7 8.6 8.8 8.9 8.9 8.6
Internal Revenue Service 54.8 59.6 64.9 66.3 70.8 69.0 64.5 64.0 63.6 63.2 63.2
U.S. Mint 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.0 1.6 0.2 0.6 * 3.3 0.0
Department of Veterans Affairs 424.7 456.6 477.3 529.0 575.4 577.2 604.0 553.5 643.4 656.2 685.4
Other agencies
Agency for International Development 234.5 123.8 160.1 84.3 119.2 77.4 125.5 59.9 212.2 212.2 212.2
Appalachian Regional Commission 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.6 0.4 * 0.0
Consumer Product Safety Commission NA NA NA NA NA 2.0 1.3 1.8 2.0 2.0 4.0
Environmental Protection Agency 492.2 450.2 468.1 484.8 491.4 490.6 446.2 453.5 440.4 430.0 429.9
Federal Communications Commission 6.4 6.7 6.9 3.7 3.7 4.0 5.2 6.7 4.8 4.8 4.2
Federal Trade Commission 1.5 2.6 2.4 3.0 2.7 2.9 2.7 2.5 1.9 1.7 2.0
Library of Congress 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.9 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.0 0.8
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 2,131.8 1,405.7 1,703.5 1,502.8 1,574.6 5,100.3 5,422.4 5,335.6 5,539.4 6,179.0 6,714.8
National Archives and Records Administration 0.1 4.6 4.6 4.6 3.1 2.0 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.7
National Science Foundation 3,970.1 4,135.2 6,095.2 5,015.7 5,145.6 5,169.8 4,955.9 5,403.3 5,669.7 5,692.5 6,070.8
Nuclear Regulatory Commission 76.5 61.0 61.2 85.4 83.8 82.6 75.9 85.0 91.9 74.3 68.7
Smithsonian Institution 145.0 142.0 152.0 167.0 193.1 197.0 195.0 194.9 195.7 203.1 221.1
Social Security Administration 68.2 54.1 67.9 63.0 53.0 64.9 56.7 59.6 58.9 155.4 68.3
* = amount greater than $0 but less than $50,000. na = not applicable; agency or subagency did not exist as such or in that organization in that year. NA = not available; data were not collected at that level for that fiscal year.
a The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service changed its name to the National Institute of Food and Agriculture in FY 2008.
b In FY 2011, excepting the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Office of the Secretary of Defense began reporting for the agencies that had been presented under Department of Defense (DOD) agencies and activities and Operational Test and Evaluation, Director. These are now reported under Other defense agencies.
c Prior to FY 2012, data reported for the Administration for Community Living (ACL) was for the Administration on Aging, which was transferred to ACL when ACL was established on April 18, 2012. Several programs that serve older adults and people with disabilities were transferred from other agencies to ACL, including a number of programs from the Department of Education due to the 2014 Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act.
d The Minerals Management Service changed its name to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) in FY 2010. BOEMRE was split into the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement in FY 2012.
e Department of State data for FY 2014 were excluded due to their poor quality.
f In January 2014, all Research and Innovative Technology Administration programs were transferred into the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology in the Office of the Secretary of Transportation.
NOTES: Because of rounding, detail may not add to total. Only those agencies and subdivisions that had obligations in variables represented by this table appear in the table. Between FY 2006 and FY 2007, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) R&D obligations decreased for two reasons: (1) in FY 2007, NASA excluded projects that were operational in nature that were not excluded in FY 2006, which accounts for $850 million of the decrease; and (2) there was an overall decrease in obligations between FY 2006 and FY 2007, which accounts for the remainder of the decrease. In FY 2010, NASA resumed reporting International Space Station (ISS) obligations as R&D plant. In FY 2012, NASA began reporting ISS obligations as research rather than R&D plant. In FY 2013, NASA revamped its reporting process so that the data for FY 2012 forward are not directly comparable with totals reported in previous years. See technical table A-2 for additional notes associated with the agencies listed in this table. FYs 2009 and 2010 obligations include additional funding provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development.