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Table 65. Federal obligations for research performed at universities and colleges in social sciences, by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2016

(Dollars in thousands)

Agency Total Anthropology Economics Political science Sociology Other social sciences
All agencies surveyed 367,738.1 22,023.7 72,880.1 13,455.5 25,529.2 233,849.7
Departments
Department of Agriculture 72,096.7 34.2 51,708.4 0.0 19,111.0 1,243.1
Agricultural Research Service 179.2 0.0 179.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
Economic Research Service 2,631.9 0.0 2,631.9 0.0 0.0 0.0
Forest Service 4,158.3 34.2 1,871.3 0.0 1,009.7 1,243.1
National Institute of Food and Agriculture 64,044.3 0.0 45,943.0 0.0 18,101.3 0.0
Rural Business-Cooperative Service 1,083.0 0.0 1,083.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Department of Defense 28,204.1 3,668.3 0.0 4,518.3 1,364.9 18,652.5
Department of the Army 2,919.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,919.7
Department of the Navy 3,559.5 3,559.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other defense agencies 21,724.9 108.9 0.0 4,518.3 1,364.9 15,732.9
Department of Energy 174.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 174.0
Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy 174.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 174.0
Department of Health and Human Services 99,633.6 37.8 3,484.4 0.0 0.0 96,111.4
Administration for Children and Families 1,200.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,200.0
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 10,647.4 37.8 3,484.4 0.0 0.0 7,125.1
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 285.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 285.3
National Institutes of Health 84,500.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 84,500.9
Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services 3,000.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3,000.0
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation 3,000.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3,000.0
Department of Homeland Security 3,797.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 52.0 3,745.3
Science and Technology Directorate 3,797.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 52.0 3,745.3
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 186.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 67.5 119.4
National Science Foundation 163,645.5 18,283.3 17,687.2 8,937.2 4,933.9 113,804.0
NOTES: Because of rounding, detail may not add to total. Seven agencies are required to report data for this section of the survey: the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Energy, Health and Human Services, and Homeland Security; the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and the National Science Foundation. Research obligations of these seven agencies represented over 97% of total federal research obligations to universities and colleges in FY 2016. Only those agencies and subdivisions that had obligations in variables represented by this table appear in the table. See technical table A-2 for additional notes associated with the agencies listed in this table.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development, FYs 2016–17.