Table 74. Federal obligations for basic research performed at universities and colleges in psychology, by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2016

(Dollars in thousands)

Agency	Total	Biological aspects	Social aspects	Other psychological sciences
All agencies surveyed	639,546.0	15,101.4	9,566.3	614,878.2
Departments
Department of Defense	23,100.2	5,976.2	1,592.9	15,531.0
Department of the Army	10,562.3	0.0	0.0	10,562.3
Department of the Navy	9,204.2	4,376.9	0.0	4,827.3
Other defense agencies	3,333.6	1,599.3	1,592.9	141.4
Department of Health and Human Services	582,722.1	0.0	0.0	582,722.1
National Institutes of Health	582,722.1	0.0	0.0	582,722.1
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration	1,069.1	61.1	120.6	887.4
National Science Foundation	32,654.6	9,064.1	7,852.8	15,737.7

NOTES: Because of rounding, detail may not add to total. Seven agencies are required to report data for this section of the survey: the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Energy, Health and Human Services, and Homeland Security; the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and the National Science Foundation. Basic research obligations of these seven agencies represented over 99% of total federal basic research obligations to universities and colleges in FY 2016. Only those agencies and subdivisions that had obligations in variables represented by this table appear in the table. See technical table A-2 for additional notes associated with the agencies listed in this table.