Table 124. Federal obligations for applied research, by agency: FYs 2007–17
(Dollars in millions)
Agency |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
Preliminary |
2016 |
2017 |
All agencies |
27,227.8 |
26,739.7 |
30,812.5 |
31,932.6 |
28,710.1 |
30,986.3 |
29,418.8 |
31,320.9 |
32,118.2 |
34,533.4 |
35,420.8 |
Departments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Department of Agriculture |
1,130.2 |
1,136.1 |
1,145.3 |
1,158.8 |
1,162.0 |
1,112.6 |
1,023.7 |
1,152.1 |
1,203.9 |
1,290.3 |
1,328.0 |
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 |
468.2 |
460.3 |
456.5 |
471.3 |
453.2 |
435.9 |
405.7 |
448.7 |
452.6 |
457.5 |
465.2 |
Economic Research Service |
83.4 |
73.4 |
70.9 |
84.5 |
73.5 |
70.2 |
64.5 |
70.6 |
85.1 |
85.4 |
91.3 |
Foreign Agricultural Service |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
Forest Service |
191.9 |
173.0 |
192.2 |
184.3 |
192.0 |
187.2 |
204.7 |
186.8 |
175.6 |
175.6 |
175.6 |
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
5.0 |
4.7 |
5.7 |
6.0 |
5.4 |
5.4 |
National Agricultural Statistics Service |
4.8 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
5.4 |
5.4 |
5.2 |
5.2 |
National Institute of Food and Agriculturea |
354.1 |
418.1 |
414.9 |
407.2 |
435.0 |
403.2 |
333.5 |
426.0 |
471.7 |
553.8 |
577.9 |
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 |
825.7 |
853.1 |
820.8 |
932.8 |
775.4 |
814.3 |
832.6 |
1,062.8 |
921.5 |
974.4 |
1,039.2 |
Economic Development Administration |
0.8 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
National Institute of Standards and Technology |
312.4 |
296.8 |
342.6 |
456.5 |
307.9 |
333.3 |
335.4 |
384.9 |
398.8 |
410.6 |
426.1 |
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 |
4,866.8 |
4,964.4 |
5,061.7 |
5,212.0 |
4,710.3 |
4,626.7 |
4,092.5 |
4,630.8 |
4,558.1 |
5,005.0 |
4,730.6 |
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agencyb |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
1,129.8 |
1,151.3 |
983.3 |
1,189.2 |
1,125.2 |
1,259.2 |
1,274.3 |
Defense agencies and activitiesb |
1,630.8 |
1,719.5 |
1,863.9 |
2,028.8 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
Department of the Air Force |
1,117.9 |
1,191.9 |
1,172.0 |
1,202.6 |
1,203.2 |
1,223.2 |
1,054.7 |
1,072.2 |
1,107.8 |
1,214.3 |
1,256.2 |
Department of the Army |
1,336.7 |
1,239.0 |
1,235.8 |
1,260.8 |
1,063.4 |
915.0 |
859.0 |
982.6 |
941.6 |
1,080.0 |
926.1 |
Department of the Navy |
781.4 |
814.0 |
789.9 |
719.7 |
748.4 |
826.1 |
740.1 |
871.9 |
844.7 |
924.6 |
884.3 |
Other defense agenciesb |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
565.5 |
511.1 |
455.4 |
515.0 |
538.9 |
526.9 |
389.7 |
Department of Educationc |
207.4 |
199.5 |
198.4 |
218.0 |
205.5 |
201.6 |
177.8 |
183.4 |
137.4 |
138.3 |
134.3 |
Department of Energy |
2,848.9 |
2,919.3 |
3,127.2 |
3,628.8 |
3,388.4 |
3,403.9 |
3,482.3 |
4,016.6 |
4,181.1 |
4,888.9 |
5,268.5 |
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 |
8.6 |
11.1 |
6.4 |
3.9 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
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 |
66.1 |
55.3 |
57.7 |
49.8 |
61.0 |
56.6 |
68.5 |
72.1 |
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy |
342.3 |
416.8 |
651.1 |
891.0 |
465.9 |
434.5 |
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 |
211.0 |
179.0 |
241.8 |
213.3 |
180.7 |
161.4 |
150.6 |
157.5 |
193.6 |
222.6 |
204.3 |
National Nuclear Security Administration |
2,145.8 |
2,151.3 |
2,039.3 |
1,917.7 |
2,208.3 |
2,293.2 |
2,355.0 |
2,714.3 |
2,637.2 |
3,432.2 |
3,478.3 |
Defense Programs |
2,028.4 |
1,967.1 |
1,795.8 |
1,710.3 |
1,974.7 |
2,143.4 |
2,141.6 |
2,519.4 |
2,526.7 |
3,317.0 |
3,363.1 |
Nuclear Nonproliferation |
117.4 |
184.2 |
243.5 |
207.4 |
233.6 |
149.8 |
213.4 |
194.9 |
110.5 |
115.2 |
115.2 |
Nuclear Energy |
71.0 |
130.1 |
116.0 |
300.9 |
326.8 |
336.4 |
236.1 |
295.9 |
596.7 |
375.4 |
328.4 |
Office of Science |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
49.1 |
62.5 |
79.1 |
74.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Department of Health and Human Services |
13,438.5 |
13,428.5 |
16,717.7 |
17,147.7 |
14,704.4 |
15,146.8 |
14,026.3 |
14,582.0 |
15,119.9 |
15,825.5 |
16,166.6 |
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 |
388.6 |
389.0 |
280.7 |
324.3 |
282.8 |
407.4 |
276.8 |
308.6 |
365.1 |
385.5 |
363.9 |
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 |
14.4 |
19.2 |
21.0 |
27.2 |
24.1 |
24.2 |
24.1 |
25.5 |
24.6 |
24.8 |
24.8 |
National Institutes of Health |
12,515.1 |
12,498.4 |
15,833.3 |
15,650.7 |
13,761.3 |
13,975.6 |
12,986.9 |
13,467.2 |
13,901.0 |
14,590.0 |
14,953.0 |
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 |
485.2 |
79.7 |
245.9 |
221.2 |
134.3 |
222.3 |
140.7 |
214.5 |
205.1 |
215.5 |
202.4 |
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
37.7 |
25.6 |
25.7 |
26.1 |
Science and Technology Directorate |
479.2 |
72.5 |
239.1 |
213.6 |
127.3 |
210.1 |
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 |
0.6 |
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 |
511.8 |
522.9 |
610.5 |
594.1 |
580.6 |
570.3 |
551.9 |
597.1 |
627.0 |
659.1 |
699.8 |
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 |
476.8 |
480.8 |
560.5 |
537.0 |
518.3 |
510.7 |
483.2 |
493.4 |
506.4 |
512.4 |
551.1 |
Department of Justice |
38.5 |
77.5 |
71.5 |
74.4 |
66.9 |
60.1 |
57.1 |
134.1 |
123.0 |
124.5 |
126.7 |
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 |
2.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Office of Justice Programs |
34.3 |
74.5 |
68.8 |
71.6 |
55.4 |
51.5 |
52.2 |
131.9 |
120.5 |
122.4 |
124.7 |
Department of Labor |
33.8 |
26.6 |
29.2 |
11.9 |
53.0 |
18.9 |
13.9 |
11.2 |
10.2 |
7.3 |
10.6 |
Bureau of Labor Statistics |
9.5 |
9.9 |
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 |
587.0 |
634.1 |
586.7 |
641.2 |
632.6 |
690.0 |
647.5 |
643.8 |
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 |
345.8 |
347.3 |
316.8 |
291.2 |
295.4 |
340.5 |
320.1 |
337.9 |
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 |
0.0 |
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 |
58.9 |
64.4 |
66.8 |
68.3 |
76.7 |
75.2 |
73.2 |
73.2 |
72.3 |
75.1 |
71.6 |
Bureau of Engraving and Printing |
4.1 |
4.8 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
4.9 |
4.6 |
8.4 |
8.6 |
8.7 |
8.7 |
8.4 |
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 |
228.4 |
245.6 |
274.0 |
297.0 |
324.9 |
325.9 |
355.0 |
321.5 |
416.3 |
443.6 |
463.4 |
Other agencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agency for International Development |
232.9 |
121.0 |
159.6 |
83.5 |
119.2 |
77.4 |
116.5 |
59.2 |
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 |
391.5 |
371.8 |
384.4 |
397.9 |
403.4 |
403.7 |
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 |
818.8 |
531.2 |
681.8 |
693.6 |
717.8 |
2,494.3 |
2,598.2 |
2,312.7 |
2,329.7 |
2,534.5 |
2,816.4 |
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 |
351.7 |
419.7 |
471.3 |
348.5 |
455.0 |
517.4 |
594.4 |
678.1 |
695.8 |
751.5 |
813.2 |
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 |
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 |