Table 72. Federal obligations for basic 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
8,626,515.8
138,417.4
4,667,219.8
194,274.2
2,776,005.0
850,599.4
Departments
Department of Agriculture
226,429.7
127,436.0
50,452.8
45,660.8
2,672.7
207.5
Agricultural Research Service
38,107.8
29,604.4
2,654.7
5,172.6
676.1
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
38.3
38.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Forest Service
5,364.6
150.5
1,612.7
3,393.9
0.0
207.5
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
175,054.6
89,778.4
46,185.4
37,094.3
1,996.5
0.0
Department of Defense
103,663.0
10,815.6
56,423.0
1,504.1
21,973.5
12,946.9
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
30,527.1
0.0
13,317.9
0.0
17,209.2
0.0
Department of the Air Force
25,871.7
9,216.3
6,821.9
750.2
111.2
8,972.2
Department of the Army
14,790.1
0.0
12,148.0
0.0
2,642.2
0.0
Department of the Navy
15,248.4
0.0
9,547.1
753.9
2,010.9
2,936.5
Other defense agencies
17,225.7
1,599.3
14,588.2
0.0
0.0
1,038.2
Department of Energy
106,164.0
0.0
106,164.0
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
7,555,864.3
0.0
3,975,173.7
0.0
2,747,693.0
832,997.5
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4,463.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
4,463.9
0.0
National Institutes of Health
7,551,400.4
0.0
3,975,173.7
0.0
2,743,229.2
832,997.5
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
26,939.5
165.8
17,321.2
1,339.1
3,665.8
4,447.5
National Science Foundation
607,455.3
0.0
461,685.0
145,770.3
0.0
0.0
