Table 80. Federal obligations for applied research performed at universities and colleges in engineering, by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2016
(Dollars in thousands)
Agency
Total
Aeronautical engineering
Astronautical engineering
Chemical engineering
Civil engineering
Electrical engineering
Mechanical engineering
Metallurgy and materials engineering
Other engineering
All agencies surveyed
1,055,958.1
91,144.7
33,444.7
23,517.0
13,167.1
116,595.5
31,052.5
76,456.0
670,580.6
Departments
Department of Agriculture
19,645.0
0.0
0.0
185.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
19,460.0
Agricultural Research Service
298.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
298.7
Forest Service
532.9
0.0
0.0
185.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
347.9
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
18,813.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
18,813.5
Department of Defense
254,569.2
31,378.3
2,433.6
13,871.5
9,933.9
55,119.6
8,569.0
31,540.3
101,722.9
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
66,613.9
2,231.7
0.0
6,624.2
0.0
714.0
0.0
8,768.4
48,275.6
Department of the Air Force
40,910.0
23,126.2
2,433.6
1,299.2
0.0
2,458.8
450.6
10,119.6
1,021.9
Department of the Army
37,414.2
3,373.2
0.0
5,697.8
3,323.6
11,941.2
2,860.1
5,497.8
4,720.3
Department of the Navy
102,232.0
2,647.3
0.0
250.3
6,610.3
38,802.6
5,258.3
6,704.7
41,958.5
Other defense agencies
7,399.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1,203.0
0.0
449.6
5,746.5
Department of Energy
150,460.6
0.0
0.0
1,017.9
0.0
35,080.9
6,843.0
8,281.7
99,237.1
Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy
35,189.9
0.0
0.0
1,017.9
0.0
19,047.3
6,843.0
8,281.7
0.0
Bonneville Power Administration
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability
15,933.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
15,933.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
58,782.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
58,782.0
National Nuclear Security Administration
1,250.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1,250.0
Nuclear Nonproliferation
1,250.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1,250.0
Nuclear Energy
39,205.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
39,205.1
Department of Health and Human Services
377,585.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
7,817.7
369,767.4
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
450.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
450.0
National Institutes of Health
377,135.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
7,817.7
369,317.4
Department of Homeland Security
10,919.1
0.0
0.0
1,115.4
0.0
3,847.4
0.0
0.0
5,956.3
Science and Technology Directorate
10,919.1
0.0
0.0
1,115.4
0.0
3,847.4
0.0
0.0
5,956.3
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
94,305.1
59,766.3
31,011.1
25.8
1.6
826.3
552.4
192.6
1,928.9
National Science Foundation
148,474.0
0.0
0.0
7,301.3
3,231.5
21,721.3
15,088.0
28,623.8
72,508.0
