Table 83. Federal obligations for applied research performed at universities and colleges in physical sciences, by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2016
(Dollars in thousands)
Agency
Total
Astronomy
Chemistry
Physics
Other physical sciences
All agencies surveyed
129,777.2
10,037.5
63,287.3
37,504.0
18,948.3
Departments
Department of Agriculture
14,352.1
0.0
14,272.5
79.6
0.0
Agricultural Research Service
2,130.4
0.0
2,050.8
79.6
0.0
Forest Service
30.0
0.0
30.0
0.0
0.0
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
12,191.7
0.0
12,191.7
0.0
0.0
Department of Defense
37,869.0
0.0
4,047.2
22,461.4
11,360.4
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
5,154.7
0.0
0.0
4,486.2
668.4
Department of the Air Force
3,061.1
0.0
0.0
1,303.5
1,757.6
Department of the Army
14,062.4
0.0
96.9
6,956.1
7,009.3
Department of the Navy
7,479.6
0.0
0.0
6,637.3
842.3
Other defense agencies
8,111.3
0.0
3,950.3
3,078.3
1,082.8
Department of Energy
13,321.9
0.0
3,757.9
9,564.0
0.0
Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy
12,781.4
0.0
3,757.9
9,023.5
0.0
National Nuclear Security Administration
540.5
0.0
0.0
540.5
0.0
Defense Programs
540.5
0.0
0.0
540.5
0.0
Department of Health and Human Services
39,780.2
0.0
38,282.4
0.0
1,497.8
National Institutes of Health
39,780.2
0.0
38,282.4
0.0
1,497.8
Department of Homeland Security
43.3
0.0
43.3
0.0
0.0
Science and Technology Directorate
43.3
0.0
43.3
0.0
0.0
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
14,506.2
9,786.7
494.3
3,556.4
668.8
National Science Foundation
9,904.5
250.9
2,389.8
1,842.5
5,421.3
