Table 68. Preliminary federal obligations for basic research performed at universities and colleges, by selected agency and field of science and engineering: FY 2017
(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
15,642,676.4
1,165,842.8
1,445,014.6
1,013,852.7
8,796,055.5
1,613,879.3
649,636.6
263,973.2
694,421.8
Departments
Department of Agriculture
317,492.2
171.9
14,184.8
2,980.9
260,314.3
10,945.7
0.0
28,894.6
0.0
Agricultural Research Service
31,110.1
40.4
280.0
136.9
28,580.9
1,997.3
0.0
74.7
0.0
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
7,872.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
7,872.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Foreign Agricultural Service
38.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
38.4
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
270,078.3
0.0
13,186.8
1,239.2
218,458.2
8,777.7
0.0
28,416.4
0.0
Department of Defense
1,128,318.5
226,779.5
249,315.2
61,449.6
110,377.8
213,493.9
24,032.4
28,469.0
214,401.2
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
170,312.9
65,526.7
26,772.4
0.0
35,110.2
10,157.8
0.0
0.0
32,745.8
Department of the Air Force
284,328.3
40,463.3
81,884.5
12,943.4
25,571.7
119,284.1
0.0
0.0
4,181.3
Department of the Army
195,738.4
76,795.0
64,024.6
4,875.4
16,090.0
20,671.0
9,889.8
3,192.6
200.0
Department of the Navy
352,830.4
32,284.0
60,610.2
41,259.9
15,220.2
39,652.9
9,187.2
3,522.9
151,093.0
Other defense agencies
125,108.5
11,710.4
16,023.5
2,370.9
18,385.6
23,728.0
4,955.4
21,753.4
26,181.1
Department of Energy
647,127.0
26,338.1
35,607.9
23,266.0
114,865.0
366,946.0
0.0
0.0
80,104.0
Bonneville Power Administration
1,442.1
587.0
855.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability
1,626.4
0.0
1,626.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Fossil Energy
6.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
National Nuclear Security Administration
6,927.1
1,927.1
1,250.0
0.0
0.0
3,750.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Nuclear Nonproliferation
6,927.1
1,927.1
1,250.0
0.0
0.0
3,750.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Nuclear Energy
4,984.4
0.0
4,984.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Office of Science
632,141.0
23,824.0
26,892.0
23,266.0
114,865.0
363,190.0
0.0
0.0
80,104.0
Department of Health and Human Services
8,962,677.6
33,222.4
398,407.0
104,406.9
7,668,385.5
42,023.9
591,449.1
43,893.3
80,889.5
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
24,387.0
0.0
0.0
10,806.9
3,893.7
0.0
0.0
152.4
9,534.0
National Institutes of Health
8,938,290.7
33,222.4
398,407.0
93,600.1
7,664,491.8
42,023.9
591,449.1
43,740.9
71,355.5
Department of Homeland Security
11,152.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
11,152.3
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office
11,152.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
11,152.3
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
580,760.2
5,761.9
107,442.2
164,941.3
25,764.6
228,597.7
1,022.5
178.7
47,051.3
National Science Foundation
3,995,148.5
873,569.0
640,057.5
656,807.9
616,348.3
751,872.1
33,132.6
162,537.6
260,823.5
