Table 24. Federal obligations for research in physical sciences, by agency and detailed field: FY 2016
(Dollars in thousands)
| Agency |
Total |
Astronomy |
Chemistry |
Physics |
Other physical sciences |
| All agencies |
6,669,798.6 |
1,246,699.2 |
963,089.4 |
3,731,913.8 |
728,096.2 |
| Departments |
|
|
|
|
|
| Department of Agriculture |
94,520.7 |
0.0 |
92,048.7 |
2,472.0 |
0.0 |
| Agricultural Research Service |
66,126.3 |
0.0 |
63,654.3 |
2,472.0 |
0.0 |
| Forest Service |
6,561.4 |
0.0 |
6,561.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
21,833.0 |
0.0 |
21,833.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Department of Commerce |
244,492.8 |
94.3 |
54,681.9 |
187,184.7 |
2,531.9 |
| National Institute of Standards and Technology |
228,894.8 |
94.3 |
53,481.9 |
172,786.7 |
2,531.9 |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
15,598.0 |
0.0 |
1,200.0 |
14,398.0 |
0.0 |
| Department of Defense |
897,905.0 |
123.7 |
144,336.9 |
505,375.4 |
248,069.0 |
| Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
61,800.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
57,261.2 |
4,539.5 |
| Department of the Air Force |
328,511.2 |
123.7 |
11,011.2 |
272,177.6 |
45,198.8 |
| Department of the Army |
172,907.9 |
0.0 |
20,863.9 |
65,995.3 |
86,048.8 |
| Department of the Navy |
166,651.6 |
0.0 |
7,481.6 |
68,671.5 |
90,498.5 |
| Other defense agencies |
168,033.5 |
0.0 |
104,980.2 |
41,269.9 |
21,783.4 |
| Department of Energy |
2,681,857.1 |
0.0 |
224,143.3 |
2,330,486.3 |
127,227.5 |
| Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy |
22,839.8 |
0.0 |
5,262.2 |
17,577.6 |
0.0 |
| Fossil Energy |
35.8 |
0.0 |
35.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| National Nuclear Security Administration |
881,123.9 |
0.0 |
11,242.6 |
742,653.8 |
127,227.5 |
| Defense Programs |
716,239.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
672,878.1 |
43,361.1 |
| Nuclear Nonproliferation |
164,884.6 |
0.0 |
11,242.6 |
69,775.7 |
83,866.4 |
| Office of Science |
1,777,857.6 |
0.0 |
207,602.7 |
1,570,255.0 |
0.0 |
| Department of Health and Human Services |
107,102.3 |
0.0 |
102,341.3 |
0.0 |
4,761.0 |
| National Institutes of Health |
107,102.3 |
0.0 |
102,341.3 |
0.0 |
4,761.0 |
| Department of Homeland Security |
13,442.8 |
0.0 |
12,953.5 |
0.0 |
489.3 |
| Science and Technology Directorate |
13,442.8 |
0.0 |
12,953.5 |
0.0 |
489.3 |
| Department of the Interior |
104,708.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
104,708.1 |
| National Park Service |
207.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
207.4 |
| U.S. Geological Survey |
104,500.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
104,500.8 |
| Department of Justice |
1,359.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1,359.9 |
| Office of Justice Programs |
1,359.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1,359.9 |
| Department of Transportation |
4,057.1 |
0.0 |
2,057.1 |
0.0 |
2,000.0 |
| Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration |
4,057.1 |
0.0 |
2,057.1 |
0.0 |
2,000.0 |
| Department of the Treasury |
16,012.1 |
0.0 |
13,929.5 |
0.0 |
2,082.6 |
| Bureau of Engraving and Printing |
16,012.1 |
0.0 |
13,929.5 |
0.0 |
2,082.6 |
| Other agencies |
|
|
|
|
|
| Consumer Product Safety Commission |
409.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
409.2 |
| Environmental Protection Agency |
10,268.6 |
0.0 |
9,054.8 |
0.0 |
1,213.7 |
| Federal Communications Commission |
750.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
750.0 |
0.0 |
| Library of Congress |
1,034.1 |
0.0 |
1,034.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
1,518,428.7 |
954,577.3 |
65,841.8 |
429,466.8 |
68,542.8 |
| National Science Foundation |
915,499.3 |
238,745.0 |
239,340.5 |
272,712.5 |
164,701.3 |
| Smithsonian Institution |
57,951.0 |
53,159.0 |
1,326.0 |
3,466.0 |
0.0 |
