Table 62. Federal obligations for research performed at universities and colleges in life sciences, by selected 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 surveyed |
16,660,213.8 |
332,924.4 |
8,706,705.3 |
276,120.7 |
5,632,054.3 |
1,712,409.0 |
| Departments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Department of Agriculture |
596,535.1 |
318,414.0 |
143,510.2 |
124,637.1 |
6,921.4 |
3,052.4 |
| Agricultural Research Service |
68,594.1 |
53,287.9 |
4,778.5 |
9,310.6 |
1,217.0 |
0.0 |
| Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service |
7,864.4 |
7,864.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Foreign Agricultural Service |
239.6 |
239.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Forest Service |
19,681.1 |
512.5 |
6,773.4 |
9,342.8 |
0.0 |
3,052.4 |
| National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
500,156.0 |
256,509.6 |
131,958.2 |
105,983.7 |
5,704.4 |
0.0 |
| Department of Defense |
237,967.5 |
10,815.6 |
77,310.6 |
4,030.5 |
132,001.7 |
13,809.1 |
| Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
133,977.4 |
0.0 |
23,509.3 |
0.0 |
110,468.1 |
0.0 |
| Department of the Air Force |
26,025.4 |
9,216.3 |
6,821.9 |
750.2 |
111.2 |
9,125.8 |
| Department of the Army |
24,346.0 |
0.0 |
12,831.9 |
0.0 |
11,164.1 |
350.0 |
| Department of the Navy |
22,909.4 |
0.0 |
11,183.7 |
3,280.3 |
5,150.4 |
3,295.1 |
| Other defense agencies |
30,709.3 |
1,599.3 |
22,963.8 |
0.0 |
5,108.0 |
1,038.2 |
| Department of Energy |
112,223.1 |
3,483.7 |
108,739.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy |
6,059.1 |
3,483.7 |
2,575.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Bonneville Power Administration |
100.0 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Office of Science |
106,064.0 |
0.0 |
106,064.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Department of Health and Human Services |
15,064,103.3 |
0.0 |
7,890,732.0 |
0.0 |
5,482,823.8 |
1,690,547.5 |
| Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
77,509.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
76,240.3 |
1,269.2 |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
96,472.9 |
0.0 |
24,784.9 |
0.0 |
17,516.7 |
54,171.3 |
| Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
1,778.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1,778.5 |
| Food and Drug Administration |
71,489.0 |
0.0 |
71,489.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Health Resources and Services Administration |
10,186.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
10,186.1 |
0.0 |
| National Institutes of Health |
14,806,667.4 |
0.0 |
7,794,458.2 |
0.0 |
5,378,880.7 |
1,633,328.5 |
| Other agencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
38,177.7 |
211.2 |
20,976.3 |
1,682.9 |
10,307.4 |
4,999.9 |
| National Science Foundation |
611,207.0 |
0.0 |
465,436.7 |
145,770.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
