Table 82. Federal obligations for applied research performed at universities and colleges in life sciences, by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2016
(Dollars in thousands)
Agency
Total
Agricultural sciences
Biological sciences (excluding environmental biology)
Environmental biology
Medical sciences
Other life sciences
All agencies surveyed
8,033,698.0
194,507.1
4,039,485.5
81,846.5
2,856,049.3
861,809.6
Departments
Department of Agriculture
370,105.4
190,978.1
93,057.4
78,976.3
4,248.8
2,844.9
Agricultural Research Service
30,486.3
23,683.5
2,123.8
4,138.1
540.9
0.0
Foreign Agricultural Service
201.2
201.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Forest Service
14,316.5
362.0
5,160.8
5,948.8
0.0
2,844.9
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
325,101.4
166,731.3
85,772.9
68,889.4
3,707.9
0.0
Department of Defense
134,304.5
0.0
20,887.6
2,526.4
110,028.2
862.3
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
103,450.3
0.0
10,191.4
0.0
93,258.9
0.0
Department of the Air Force
153.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
153.6
Department of the Army
9,555.9
0.0
684.0
0.0
8,521.9
350.0
Department of the Navy
7,661.1
0.0
1,636.6
2,526.4
3,139.4
358.6
Other defense agencies
13,483.5
0.0
8,375.6
0.0
5,108.0
0.0
Department of Energy
6,059.1
3,483.7
2,575.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy
6,059.1
3,483.7
2,575.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
Department of Health and Human Services
7,508,239.1
0.0
3,915,558.3
0.0
2,735,130.7
857,550.0
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
77,509.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
76,240.3
1,269.2
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
92,009.0
0.0
24,784.9
0.0
13,052.8
54,171.3
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
1,778.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1,778.5
Food and Drug Administration
71,489.0
0.0
71,489.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Health Resources and Services Administration
10,186.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
10,186.1
0.0
National Institutes of Health
7,255,267.0
0.0
3,819,284.5
0.0
2,635,651.6
800,331.0
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
11,238.2
45.3
3,655.1
343.8
6,641.6
552.4
National Science Foundation
3,751.7
0.0
3,751.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
