Table 38. Federal obligations for basic research in social sciences, by agency and detailed field: FY 2016

(Dollars in thousands)

Agency Total Anthropology Economics Political science Sociology Other social sciences
All agencies 378,082.2 29,426.3 50,525.3 13,661.0 24,234.2 260,235.3
Departments
Department of Agriculture 37,009.8 0.0 26,305.8 0.0 10,233.0 471.0
Agricultural Research Service 1,373.3 0.0 1,373.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Forest Service 10,129.5 0.0 6,662.2 0.0 2,996.3 471.0
National Institute of Food and Agriculture 25,506.9 0.0 18,270.2 0.0 7,236.7 0.0
Department of Defense 36,350.5 4,623.4 0.0 4,543.9 1,364.9 25,818.3
Department of the Air Force 29.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 29.3
Department of the Army 9,931.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9,931.3
Department of the Navy 4,282.8 4,282.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other defense agencies 22,107.0 340.6 0.0 4,543.9 1,364.9 15,857.7
Department of Education 1,903.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,903.0
Department of Health and Human Services 62,019.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 62,019.5
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 360.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 360.1
National Institutes of Health 61,659.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 61,659.5
Department of the Interior 487.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 487.5
U.S. Geological Survey 487.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 487.5
Department of Justice 12,896.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,419.6 10,476.9
Office of Justice Programs 12,896.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,419.6 10,476.9
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 1,009.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 364.6 644.9
National Science Foundation 183,487.9 18,845.9 24,219.6 9,117.2 9,020.2 122,285.2
Smithsonian Institution 42,918.0 5,957.0 0.0 0.0 832.0 36,129.0