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Table 7. Federal obligations for research and development, by agency and performer: FY 2016

(Dollars in millions)

Agency Total R&D Intramurala Extramural
United States and U.S. territories Foreign
Industry Industry-administered FFRDCs Universities and colleges University-administered FFRDCs Other nonprofits Nonprofit-administered FFRDCs State, local governments
All agencies 115,040.4 32,019.6 35,591.0 4,119.4 28,193.3 4,034.1 6,465.8 3,250.4 542.5 824.3
Departments
Department of Agriculture 2,357.8 1,538.3 28.8 0.0 751.6 0.0 24.4 0.0 11.9 2.9
Agricultural Marketing Service 6.7 6.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Agricultural Research Service 1,144.4 1,050.4 0.0 0.0 83.0 0.0 8.2 0.0 0.4 2.5
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 40.3 23.9 0.0 0.0 16.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Economic Research Service 85.1 75.9 5.5 0.0 2.6 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.1
Foreign Agricultural Service 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Forest Service 341.0 291.0 0.6 0.0 32.7 0.0 6.8 0.0 9.6 0.2
Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration 6.0 6.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
National Agricultural Statistics Service 9.3 8.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
National Institute of Food and Agriculture 721.3 75.8 22.6 0.0 615.2 0.0 5.8 0.0 1.9 0.0
Rural Business-Cooperative Service 3.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.0 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Department of Commerce 1,350.9 1,055.2 41.0 0.0 212.5 6.6 16.8 6.8 10.5 1.5
National Institute of Standards and Technology 629.4 539.6 39.2 0.0 32.6 0.0 6.2 6.8 3.5 1.5
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 511.4 305.5 1.7 0.0 180.0 6.6 10.6 0.0 6.9 0.0
National Telecommunications and Information Administration 10.6 10.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
U.S. Census Bureau 199.6 199.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Department of Defense 44,748.6 16,864.1 22,776.2 352.9 2,448.1 342.9 439.7 1,007.5 42.6 474.6
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 2,933.4 230.7 2,056.9 16.4 417.5 56.1 108.7 20.9 0.0 26.1
Department of the Air Force 7,321.5 2,000.0 3,996.1 112.2 360.8 31.4 114.1 650.1 25.5 31.4
Department of the Army 6,372.2 3,265.1 2,584.5 4.5 344.1 11.0 36.7 60.8 8.1 57.3
Department of the Navy 16,644.4 6,552.2 8,867.4 75.8 793.3 45.5 124.1 83.7 2.3 99.9
Other defense agencies 11,477.1 4,816.0 5,271.2 143.9 532.4 198.8 56.1 192.1 6.6 260.0
Department of Education 244.4 11.0 6.4 0.0 164.3 0.0 62.8 0.0 0.0 0.0
Department of Energy 11,600.5 939.3 2,331.5 3,264.7 1,056.1 1,949.4 51.4 1,998.9 7.9 1.3
Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy 299.3 0.0 136.1 1.6 117.2 7.0 8.0 29.5 0.0 0.0
Bonneville Power Administration 15.6 8.8 2.7 0.4 1.2 0.0 0.0 2.5 0.0 0.0
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability 112.4 3.7 7.4 17.6 26.9 15.1 15.7 25.6 0.3 0.0
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 1,287.7 0.0 375.1 113.1 132.3 176.6 0.0 484.7 5.9 0.0
Environmental Management 29.7 0.0 6.7 7.7 11.7 0.1 0.0 3.5 0.0 0.0
Fossil Energy 0.6 0.3 0.2 * * * 0.1 * 0.0 0.0
National Nuclear Security Administration 4,568.0 218.3 1,472.8 2,799.4 11.7 16.5 0.4 48.9 0.0 0.0
Defense Programs 3,107.1 160.2 341.3 2,595.9 0.5 6.1 0.0 3.2 0.0 0.0
Naval Reactors 1,215.7 54.4 1,079.6 81.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
Nuclear Nonproliferation 245.2 3.8 51.9 122.1 11.1 10.3 0.4 45.6 0.0 0.0
Nuclear Energy 762.8 446.9 21.7 146.9 44.2 30.6 0.0 72.0 0.0 0.6
Office of Science 4,524.5 261.3 308.8 178.1 710.8 1,703.6 27.1 1,332.3 1.6 0.7
Department of Health and Human Services 32,215.7 7,122.5 1,588.6 469.6 17,724.9 17.5 4,827.7 32.8 214.4 217.7
Administration for Children and Families 3.1 0.9 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Administration for Community Living 83.1 0.0 3.3 0.0 79.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 334.0 76.0 126.9 0.0 101.3 0.0 29.8 0.0 0.1 0.0
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2 0.0
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 521.2 170.9 38.6 0.0 176.8 0.8 41.2 3.7 62.4 26.9
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 29.5 * 18.1 0.0 1.8 0.0 * 9.6 0.0 0.0
Food and Drug Administration 485.9 278.2 27.7 0.0 71.5 0.0 26.5 0.0 76.2 5.8
Health Resources and Services Administration 40.8 3.6 0.0 0.0 22.1 0.0 14.4 0.0 0.6 0.0
National Institutes of Health 30,698.0 6,588.2 1,369.7 469.6 17,267.5 16.8 4,708.7 19.6 72.9 185.1
Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services 18.0 4.6 4.3 0.0 3.0 0.0 6.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation 18.0 4.6 4.3 0.0 3.0 0.0 6.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Department of Homeland Security 532.2 186.3 137.2 14.4 41.4 6.6 73.3 68.2 0.0 4.7
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office 63.0 1.1 27.8 14.4 11.8 5.0 0.0 2.1 0.0 0.9
Science and Technology Directorate 445.7 171.1 100.1 * 29.6 1.6 73.3 66.2 0.0 3.8
U.S. Coast Guard 23.5 14.1 9.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Department of Housing and Urban Development 66.8 56.7 6.7 0.0 0.5 0.0 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.0
Department of the Interior 856.5 748.9 20.5 0.0 52.9 1.2 4.3 0.0 28.5 0.1
Bureau of Land Management 18.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.0 0.0
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 72.2 48.5 12.2 0.0 8.7 0.0 1.4 0.0 1.3 0.1
Bureau of Reclamation 20.9 16.2 1.0 0.0 1.5 1.2 0.4 0.0 0.5 0.0
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement 27.3 19.5 6.4 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0
National Park Service 8.7 1.1 * 0.0 7.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 32.5 32.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
U.S. Geological Survey 676.9 631.1 0.9 0.0 34.5 0.0 1.7 0.0 8.7 0.0
Department of Justice 208.0 31.8 27.8 0.0 79.5 0.0 46.1 0.0 22.8 0.0
Bureau of Prisons 11.0 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.3 0.0
Federal Bureau of Investigation 13.0 13.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Office of Justice Programs 184.0 16.1 27.8 0.0 79.5 0.0 46.1 0.0 14.6 0.0
Department of Labor 9.6 3.1 6.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Employee Benefits Security Administration 4.6 1.6 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Occupational Safety and Health Administration 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. 4.3 0.8 3.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Department of State 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Department of Transportation 936.8 253.2 314.0 0.0 65.5 0.0 49.2 77.3 177.6 *
Federal Aviation Administration 403.3 98.9 176.4 0.0 32.0 0.0 19.6 76.4 0.0 0.0
Federal Highway Administration 332.2 79.1 45.7 0.0 14.1 0.0 14.8 0.9 177.6 0.0
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 10.6 3.2 2.2 0.0 4.0 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Federal Railroad Administration 41.4 10.8 24.4 0.0 2.5 0.0 3.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
Federal Transit Administration 35.3 4.2 16.4 0.0 5.1 0.0 9.6 0.0 0.0 0.0
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 86.6 34.6 45.8 0.0 6.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Office of the Secretary of Transportation 17.9 16.7 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 *
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 9.6 5.7 1.9 0.0 1.8 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
Department of the Treasury 85.2 81.6 2.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0
Bureau of Engraving and Printing 18.8 18.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Internal Revenue Service 64.6 61.0 2.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0
U.S. Mint 1.8 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Department of Veterans Affairs 695.2 695.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other agencies
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts 6.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.8 0.0 0.0
Agency for International Development 192.8 12.1 16.2 0.0 51.7 0.0 36.3 0.0 0.0 76.5
Appalachian Regional Commission 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Consumer Product Safety Commission 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Environmental Protection Agency 508.0 255.3 194.8 0.7 55.0 1.6 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.4
Federal Communications Commission 5.1 5.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Federal Trade Commission 3.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Library of Congress 1.7 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 12,403.8 1,785.1 7,606.3 1.7 1,021.0 1,496.2 438.1 30.6 5.0 19.8
National Archives and Records Administration 0.7 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
National Science Foundation 5,589.4 99.4 389.6 0.0 4,457.5 207.8 385.5 4.9 21.4 23.3
Nuclear Regulatory Commission 80.6 31.0 8.0 15.3 3.7 4.3 1.4 15.6 0.0 1.3
Smithsonian Institution 206.2 206.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Social Security Administration 129.0 28.8 88.1 0.0 6.6 0.0 5.4 0.0 0.0 0.1
* = amount greater than $0 but less than $50,000.
FFRDC = federally funded research and development center.
a Intramural activities cover costs associated with the administration of intramural R&D programs and extramural R&D procurements by federal personnel as well as actual intramural performance.
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. See technical table A-2 for additional notes associated with the agencies listed in this table.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development, FYs 2016–17.