Table 122. Federal obligations for basic research, by agency: FYs 2007–17
(Dollars in millions)
Agency |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
Preliminary |
2016 |
2017 |
All agencies |
26,865.8 |
27,154.0 |
32,879.4 |
31,795.3 |
29,313.6 |
30,958.9 |
29,779.4 |
31,587.9 |
31,527.1 |
33,227.3 |
34,323.0 |
Departments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Department of Agriculture |
937.5 |
883.4 |
930.2 |
982.2 |
963.3 |
851.4 |
844.2 |
907.7 |
924.5 |
974.3 |
998.5 |
Agricultural Research Service |
559.6 |
550.1 |
570.6 |
589.1 |
566.5 |
544.9 |
507.2 |
560.9 |
565.8 |
571.9 |
581.5 |
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 |
8.6 |
4.4 |
8.0 |
1.9 |
7.6 |
6.9 |
6.5 |
7.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Foreign Agricultural Service |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
Forest Service |
87.9 |
82.7 |
105.4 |
99.2 |
89.9 |
84.9 |
96.5 |
89.7 |
84.6 |
84.6 |
84.6 |
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration |
6.7 |
6.6 |
6.5 |
6.3 |
6.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
National Agricultural Statistics Service |
2.0 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
National Institute of Food and Agriculturea |
272.5 |
237.0 |
236.6 |
282.4 |
289.1 |
211.0 |
212.7 |
231.0 |
254.5 |
298.1 |
312.4 |
Department of Commerce |
102.8 |
110.9 |
138.3 |
202.3 |
165.5 |
174.2 |
190.6 |
214.5 |
232.4 |
238.0 |
252.3 |
Economic Development Administration |
0.0 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
5.5 |
0.4 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
National Institute of Standards and Technology |
102.8 |
110.0 |
136.7 |
196.7 |
165.1 |
174.2 |
190.6 |
214.5 |
232.4 |
238.0 |
252.3 |
Department of Defense |
1,527.2 |
1,616.4 |
1,730.3 |
1,853.5 |
1,885.4 |
2,035.8 |
1,862.8 |
2,073.5 |
2,133.4 |
2,326.9 |
2,208.3 |
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agencyb |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
254.2 |
345.0 |
284.7 |
347.3 |
359.8 |
415.7 |
417.0 |
Defense agencies and activitiesb |
235.9 |
311.3 |
343.0 |
414.7 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
Department of the Air Force |
422.3 |
399.9 |
432.1 |
475.7 |
470.7 |
502.7 |
447.6 |
501.3 |
501.4 |
545.3 |
503.0 |
Department of the Army |
384.6 |
392.1 |
431.2 |
414.3 |
415.0 |
418.1 |
397.9 |
435.8 |
448.9 |
467.0 |
433.0 |
Department of the Navy |
484.4 |
513.2 |
524.0 |
548.8 |
547.0 |
587.8 |
555.6 |
610.9 |
620.4 |
678.5 |
650.3 |
Other defense agenciesb |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
198.4 |
182.1 |
177.2 |
178.2 |
202.9 |
220.4 |
205.0 |
Department of Educationc |
4.2 |
4.5 |
4.2 |
7.1 |
7.5 |
6.8 |
24.4 |
25.0 |
22.4 |
21.6 |
20.0 |
Department of Energy |
3,007.6 |
3,180.4 |
4,061.0 |
3,969.5 |
3,961.7 |
3,957.4 |
3,851.1 |
4,075.1 |
4,460.4 |
4,604.1 |
4,828.1 |
Bonneville Power Administration |
* |
0.1 |
1.0 |
7.9 |
4.0 |
4.6 |
9.0 |
4.8 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
7.3 |
6.4 |
6.3 |
3.6 |
4.2 |
6.5 |
5.1 |
7.5 |
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy |
0.6 |
12.2 |
2.3 |
20.7 |
1.6 |
6.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Fossil Energy |
5.9 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
4.8 |
4.1 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
4.3 |
5.2 |
6.0 |
5.5 |
National Nuclear Security Administration |
8.6 |
26.8 |
22.1 |
33.7 |
42.1 |
45.6 |
49.3 |
55.8 |
67.6 |
73.6 |
73.6 |
Defense Programs |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
6.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Nuclear Nonproliferation |
8.6 |
26.8 |
22.1 |
33.7 |
42.1 |
45.6 |
42.7 |
55.8 |
67.6 |
73.6 |
73.6 |
Nuclear Energy |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
42.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Office of Science |
2,992.5 |
3,137.3 |
4,031.2 |
3,895.1 |
3,903.5 |
3,890.5 |
3,785.7 |
4,006.0 |
4,334.2 |
4,515.1 |
4,737.3 |
Department of Health and Human Services |
15,772.2 |
16,030.8 |
18,772.2 |
18,649.7 |
16,066.3 |
15,977.4 |
15,288.3 |
16,005.2 |
15,076.9 |
15,990.9 |
16,340.2 |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
138.6 |
122.3 |
108.7 |
85.4 |
64.8 |
73.6 |
57.6 |
70.6 |
95.2 |
88.4 |
86.7 |
Health Resources and Services Administration |
2.4 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
National Institutes of Health |
15,631.2 |
15,906.0 |
18,661.0 |
18,561.9 |
15,998.9 |
15,901.2 |
15,228.4 |
15,932.4 |
14,979.0 |
15,900.0 |
16,251.0 |
Department of Homeland Security |
56.7 |
245.7 |
101.3 |
100.3 |
113.8 |
84.3 |
0.0 |
41.6 |
11.7 |
11.5 |
11.8 |
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
41.6 |
11.7 |
11.5 |
11.8 |
Science and Technology Directorate |
56.7 |
245.6 |
101.3 |
100.3 |
113.8 |
84.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
U.S. Secret Service |
0.0 |
0.1 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Department of the Interior |
41.9 |
43.1 |
47.1 |
49.9 |
48.9 |
54.2 |
51.4 |
52.2 |
53.3 |
53.8 |
59.6 |
U.S. Geological Survey |
41.9 |
43.1 |
47.1 |
49.9 |
48.9 |
54.2 |
51.4 |
52.2 |
53.3 |
53.8 |
59.6 |
Department of Justice |
24.0 |
0.0 |
9.3 |
13.0 |
17.5 |
15.3 |
20.7 |
8.1 |
5.3 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
Federal Bureau of Investigation |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
4.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Office of Justice Programs |
24.0 |
0.0 |
9.3 |
13.0 |
17.5 |
15.3 |
16.5 |
8.1 |
5.3 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
Department of Labor |
14.2 |
14.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Bureau of Labor Statistics |
14.2 |
14.3 |
0.0 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Department of Transportation |
2.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
4.6 |
4.4 |
8.4 |
7.2 |
9.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Federal Highway Administration |
2.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
4.6 |
4.4 |
8.4 |
7.2 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Federal Transit Administration |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
8.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Department of the Treasury |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
Bureau of Engraving and Printing |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
Department of Veterans Affairs |
196.2 |
211.0 |
203.3 |
232.0 |
250.6 |
251.3 |
249.0 |
232.0 |
227.2 |
212.5 |
222.0 |
Other agencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agency for International Development |
1.5 |
2.9 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
9.0 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Environmental Protection Agency |
100.6 |
78.4 |
83.7 |
86.9 |
88.0 |
86.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
1,313.0 |
874.5 |
1,021.6 |
809.3 |
856.8 |
2,606.0 |
2,824.2 |
3,022.9 |
3,209.7 |
3,644.4 |
3,898.4 |
National Science Foundation |
3,618.4 |
3,715.5 |
5,623.9 |
4,667.2 |
4,690.6 |
4,652.4 |
4,361.5 |
4,725.2 |
4,973.9 |
4,940.9 |
5,257.6 |
Smithsonian Institution |
145.0 |
142.0 |
152.0 |
167.0 |
193.1 |
197.0 |
195.0 |
194.9 |
195.7 |
203.1 |
221.1 |