Table 67. Federal obligations for basic research performed at universities and colleges, by selected agency and field of science and engineering: FY 2016
(Dollars in thousands)
Agency
Total
Computer sciences and mathematics
Engineering
Environmental sciences
Life sciences
Physical sciences
Psychology
Social sciences
Other sciences nec
All agencies surveyed
15,509,963.4
1,144,782.5
1,445,224.3
1,030,510.6
8,626,515.8
1,680,755.0
639,546.0
254,852.8
687,776.5
Departments
Department of Agriculture
273,088.9
185.4
11,221.7
2,934.9
226,429.7
9,398.5
0.0
22,918.7
0.0
Agricultural Research Service
41,480.2
53.9
373.3
182.5
38,107.8
2,663.0
0.0
99.6
0.0
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
7,864.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
7,864.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Foreign Agricultural Service
38.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
38.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Forest Service
8,393.3
131.5
718.0
1,604.8
5,364.6
170.7
0.0
403.6
0.0
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
215,312.7
0.0
10,130.3
1,147.5
175,054.6
6,564.8
0.0
22,415.5
0.0
Department of Defense
1,119,343.9
218,643.3
258,283.6
62,926.7
103,663.0
213,202.1
23,100.2
28,174.0
211,351.1
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
148,081.2
56,973.2
23,277.7
0.0
30,527.1
8,831.8
0.0
0.0
28,471.4
Department of the Air Force
287,814.1
40,961.5
82,892.6
13,102.8
25,871.7
120,752.7
0.0
0.0
4,232.8
Department of the Army
182,028.1
68,264.2
61,567.1
3,930.4
14,790.1
19,681.7
10,562.3
2,919.7
312.5
Department of the Navy
353,482.3
32,343.7
60,722.2
41,336.1
15,248.4
39,726.2
9,204.2
3,529.4
151,372.1
Other defense agencies
147,938.2
20,100.7
29,824.0
4,557.4
17,225.7
24,209.6
3,333.6
21,724.9
26,962.3
Department of Energy
723,712.9
26,232.3
40,026.7
39,314.0
106,164.0
436,705.2
0.0
0.0
75,270.6
Bonneville Power Administration
377.0
0.0
277.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability
647.4
0.0
647.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Fossil Energy
6.1
0.0
6.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
National Nuclear Security Administration
6,943.4
1,943.5
1,250.0
0.0
0.0
3,750.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Nuclear Nonproliferation
6,943.4
1,943.5
1,250.0
0.0
0.0
3,750.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Nuclear Energy
4,969.8
0.0
4,969.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Office of Science
710,769.3
24,288.9
32,876.5
39,314.0
106,064.0
432,955.2
0.0
0.0
75,270.6
Department of Health and Human Services
8,837,244.5
32,732.2
392,528.4
105,541.3
7,555,864.3
41,403.9
582,722.1
43,380.8
83,071.7
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
30,840.5
0.0
0.0
13,322.3
4,463.9
0.0
0.0
285.3
12,769.0
National Institutes of Health
8,806,404.0
32,732.2
392,528.4
92,219.0
7,551,400.4
41,403.9
582,722.1
43,095.5
70,302.7
Department of Homeland Security
11,826.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
11,826.2
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office
11,826.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
11,826.2
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
607,242.8
6,024.7
112,341.6
172,462.6
26,939.5
239,021.7
1,069.1
186.8
49,196.8
National Science Foundation
3,937,504.2
860,964.6
630,822.4
647,331.1
607,455.3
741,023.6
32,654.6
160,192.4
257,060.1
