Table 35. Federal obligations for basic research in life sciences, by agency and detailed field: FY 2016
(Dollars in thousands)
| Agency |
Total |
Agricultural sciences |
Biological sciences (excluding environmental biology) |
Environmental biology |
Medical sciences |
Other life sciences |
| All agencies |
15,577,001.2 |
566,108.5 |
8,026,057.5 |
380,548.6 |
5,337,235.8 |
1,267,050.7 |
| Departments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Department of Agriculture |
821,419.1 |
554,397.0 |
97,357.8 |
157,823.5 |
11,633.3 |
207.5 |
| Agricultural Research Service |
525,703.1 |
408,396.9 |
36,622.4 |
71,356.5 |
9,327.3 |
0.0 |
| Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service |
19,616.6 |
19,616.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Foreign Agricultural Service |
38.3 |
38.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Forest Service |
69,917.4 |
19,398.6 |
6,522.6 |
43,788.7 |
0.0 |
207.5 |
| National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
206,143.7 |
106,946.6 |
54,212.8 |
42,678.3 |
2,306.1 |
0.0 |
| Department of Commerce |
9,572.6 |
0.0 |
9,572.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| National Institute of Standards and Technology |
9,572.6 |
0.0 |
9,572.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Department of Defense |
216,981.0 |
10,815.6 |
99,149.9 |
2,814.2 |
83,555.5 |
20,645.8 |
| Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
78,385.7 |
0.0 |
24,418.6 |
0.0 |
53,967.1 |
0.0 |
| Department of the Air Force |
31,959.7 |
9,216.3 |
8,259.6 |
848.9 |
111.2 |
13,523.7 |
| Department of the Army |
51,280.5 |
0.0 |
24,057.1 |
0.0 |
26,573.4 |
650.0 |
| Department of the Navy |
22,203.5 |
0.0 |
11,900.5 |
1,965.3 |
2,903.8 |
5,433.9 |
| Other defense agencies |
33,151.6 |
1,599.3 |
30,514.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1,038.2 |
| Department of Energy |
357,322.7 |
0.0 |
353,277.9 |
4,044.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Bonneville Power Administration |
100.0 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| National Nuclear Security Administration |
70.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
70.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Nuclear Nonproliferation |
70.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
70.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Office of Science |
357,152.7 |
0.0 |
353,177.9 |
3,974.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Department of Health and Human Services |
13,062,471.4 |
0.0 |
6,815,720.5 |
0.0 |
5,024,765.8 |
1,221,985.1 |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
25,459.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
24,947.1 |
511.9 |
| Health Resources and Services Administration |
2,545.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2,545.9 |
0.0 |
| National Institutes of Health |
13,034,466.4 |
0.0 |
6,815,720.5 |
0.0 |
4,997,272.8 |
1,221,473.1 |
| Department of the Interior |
14,080.9 |
0.0 |
8,298.2 |
5,599.7 |
0.0 |
183.0 |
| U.S. Geological Survey |
14,080.9 |
0.0 |
8,298.2 |
5,599.7 |
0.0 |
183.0 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs |
197,475.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
197,475.5 |
0.0 |
| Other agencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
145,550.1 |
896.0 |
93,584.2 |
7,234.8 |
19,805.8 |
24,029.3 |
| National Science Foundation |
658,017.1 |
0.0 |
501,768.3 |
156,248.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Smithsonian Institution |
94,111.0 |
0.0 |
47,328.0 |
46,783.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
