Table 81. Federal obligations for applied research performed at universities and colleges in environmental sciences, by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2016
(Dollars in thousands)
Agency
Total
Atmospheric sciences
Geological sciences
Oceanography
Other environmental sciences
All agencies surveyed
179,159.9
21,600.6
1,712.3
21,667.2
134,179.8
Departments
Department of Agriculture
7,101.9
3,151.3
3.3
0.0
3,947.2
Agricultural Research Service
146.0
142.7
3.3
0.0
0.0
Forest Service
4,824.7
877.5
0.0
0.0
3,947.2
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
2,131.1
2,131.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
Department of Defense
22,876.1
2,276.1
0.0
17,313.8
3,286.3
Department of the Air Force
594.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
594.6
Department of the Army
2,588.0
1,143.4
0.0
0.0
1,444.6
Department of the Navy
19,693.5
1,132.7
0.0
17,313.8
1,247.0
Department of Energy
3,869.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
3,869.9
Environmental Management
3,869.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
3,869.9
Department of Health and Human Services
118,033.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
118,033.7
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
29,431.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
29,431.2
National Institutes of Health
88,602.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
88,602.5
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
22,953.4
15,833.0
1,556.0
4,238.7
1,325.8
National Science Foundation
4,324.9
340.2
153.0
114.7
3,717.0
