Table 73. Federal obligations for basic research performed at universities and colleges in physical sciences, by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2016
(Dollars in thousands)
Agency
Total
Astronomy
Chemistry
Physics
Other physical sciences
All agencies surveyed
1,680,755.0
238,460.1
404,621.2
832,032.3
205,641.4
Departments
Department of Agriculture
9,398.5
0.0
9,299.0
99.6
0.0
Agricultural Research Service
2,663.0
0.0
2,563.5
99.6
0.0
Forest Service
170.7
0.0
170.7
0.0
0.0
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
6,564.8
0.0
6,564.8
0.0
0.0
Department of Defense
213,202.1
0.0
32,721.3
142,782.1
37,698.6
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
8,831.8
0.0
0.0
8,831.8
0.0
Department of the Air Force
120,752.7
0.0
9,808.7
101,507.4
9,436.7
Department of the Army
19,681.7
0.0
8,054.3
9,481.0
2,146.5
Department of the Navy
39,726.2
0.0
2,082.2
11,528.4
26,115.5
Other defense agencies
24,209.6
0.0
12,776.1
11,433.5
0.0
Department of Energy
436,705.2
0.0
79,946.8
353,008.4
3,750.0
National Nuclear Security Administration
3,750.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3,750.0
Nuclear Nonproliferation
3,750.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3,750.0
Office of Science
432,955.2
0.0
79,946.8
353,008.4
0.0
Department of Health and Human Services
41,403.9
0.0
39,844.9
0.0
1,558.9
National Institutes of Health
41,403.9
0.0
39,844.9
0.0
1,558.9
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
239,021.7
148,331.1
10,754.5
69,187.0
10,749.1
National Science Foundation
741,023.6
90,129.0
232,054.6
266,955.3
151,884.7
