Table 75. Federal obligations for basic research performed at universities and colleges in social sciences, by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2016

(Dollars in thousands)

Agency Total Anthropology Economics Political science Sociology Other social sciences
All agencies surveyed 254,852.8 21,920.9 33,925.4 13,455.5 12,821.7 172,729.3
Departments
Department of Agriculture 22,918.7 0.0 16,238.2 0.0 6,455.5 225.0
Agricultural Research Service 99.6 0.0 99.6 0.0 0.0 0.0
Forest Service 403.6 0.0 58.6 0.0 120.0 225.0
National Institute of Food and Agriculture 22,415.5 0.0 16,080.1 0.0 6,335.4 0.0
Department of Defense 28,174.0 3,638.3 0.0 4,518.3 1,364.9 18,652.5
Department of the Army 2,919.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,919.7
Department of the Navy 3,529.4 3,529.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other defense agencies 21,724.9 108.9 0.0 4,518.3 1,364.9 15,732.9
Department of Health and Human Services 43,380.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 43,380.8
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 285.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 285.3
National Institutes of Health 43,095.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 43,095.5
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 186.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 67.5 119.4
National Science Foundation 160,192.4 18,282.6 17,687.2 8,937.2 4,933.9 110,351.6