Table 71. Federal obligations for basic research performed at universities and colleges in environmental sciences, by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2016
(Dollars in thousands)
Agency
Total
Atmospheric sciences
Geological sciences
Oceanography
Other environmental sciences
All agencies surveyed
1,030,510.6
263,177.5
167,896.3
313,709.3
285,727.5
Departments
Department of Agriculture
2,934.9
1,640.9
4.1
0.0
1,289.9
Agricultural Research Service
182.5
178.4
4.1
0.0
0.0
Forest Service
1,604.8
315.0
0.0
0.0
1,289.9
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
1,147.5
1,147.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
Department of Defense
62,926.7
12,509.8
2,221.5
36,394.8
11,800.6
Department of the Air Force
13,102.8
3,086.2
0.0
0.0
10,016.6
Department of the Army
3,930.4
1,613.5
2,120.8
0.0
196.2
Department of the Navy
41,336.1
6,210.9
0.0
33,537.4
1,587.8
Other defense agencies
4,557.4
1,599.3
100.7
2,857.4
0.0
Department of Energy
39,314.0
36,005.7
0.0
0.0
3,308.3
Office of Science
39,314.0
36,005.7
0.0
0.0
3,308.3
Department of Health and Human Services
105,541.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
105,541.3
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
13,322.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
13,322.3
National Institutes of Health
92,219.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
92,219.0
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
172,462.6
105,659.0
42,870.7
10,202.6
13,730.3
National Science Foundation
647,331.1
107,362.1
122,799.9
267,111.9
150,057.2
