Table 36. Federal obligations for basic research in physical sciences, by agency and detailed field: FY 2016
(Dollars in thousands)
| Agency |
Total |
Astronomy |
Chemistry |
Physics |
Other physical sciences |
| All agencies |
4,706,858.7 |
1,093,000.0 |
688,021.2 |
2,593,183.9 |
332,653.7 |
| Departments |
|
|
|
|
|
| Department of Agriculture |
48,027.4 |
0.0 |
46,654.1 |
1,373.3 |
0.0 |
| Agricultural Research Service |
36,736.8 |
0.0 |
35,363.5 |
1,373.3 |
0.0 |
| Forest Service |
3,649.0 |
0.0 |
3,649.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
7,641.5 |
0.0 |
7,641.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Department of Commerce |
171,290.1 |
0.0 |
28,854.0 |
142,178.4 |
257.7 |
| National Institute of Standards and Technology |
171,290.1 |
0.0 |
28,854.0 |
142,178.4 |
257.7 |
| Department of Defense |
338,287.6 |
123.7 |
56,900.8 |
209,326.1 |
71,937.1 |
| Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
15,740.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
15,740.7 |
0.0 |
| Department of the Air Force |
160,654.2 |
123.7 |
11,011.2 |
137,191.5 |
12,327.9 |
| Department of the Army |
52,733.2 |
0.0 |
16,774.4 |
25,104.3 |
10,854.6 |
| Department of the Navy |
62,677.9 |
0.0 |
2,591.8 |
17,331.5 |
42,754.7 |
| Other defense agencies |
46,481.7 |
0.0 |
26,523.5 |
13,958.2 |
6,000.0 |
| Department of Energy |
1,829,909.2 |
0.0 |
207,311.7 |
1,592,279.0 |
30,318.5 |
| National Nuclear Security Administration |
66,132.4 |
0.0 |
4,407.0 |
31,406.8 |
30,318.5 |
| Nuclear Nonproliferation |
66,132.4 |
0.0 |
4,407.0 |
31,406.8 |
30,318.5 |
| Office of Science |
1,763,776.9 |
0.0 |
202,904.6 |
1,560,872.2 |
0.0 |
| Department of Health and Human Services |
54,280.3 |
0.0 |
51,867.4 |
0.0 |
2,412.9 |
| National Institutes of Health |
54,280.3 |
0.0 |
51,867.4 |
0.0 |
2,412.9 |
| Department of the Interior |
8,853.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
8,853.6 |
| U.S. Geological Survey |
8,853.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
8,853.6 |
| Department of the Treasury |
1,883.5 |
0.0 |
83.5 |
0.0 |
1,800.0 |
| Bureau of Engraving and Printing |
1,883.5 |
0.0 |
83.5 |
0.0 |
1,800.0 |
| Other agencies |
|
|
|
|
|
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
1,291,400.2 |
801,411.9 |
58,105.2 |
373,807.3 |
58,075.9 |
| National Science Foundation |
904,975.7 |
238,305.4 |
236,918.5 |
270,753.8 |
158,997.9 |
| Smithsonian Institution |
57,951.0 |
53,159.0 |
1,326.0 |
3,466.0 |
0.0 |
