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Table 85. Federal obligations for applied 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 112,885.3 102.8 38,954.7 0.0 12,707.5 61,120.4
Departments
Department of Agriculture 49,178.1 34.2 35,470.2 0.0 12,655.5 1,018.1
Agricultural Research Service 79.6 0.0 79.6 0.0 0.0 0.0
Economic Research Service 2,631.9 0.0 2,631.9 0.0 0.0 0.0
Forest Service 3,754.7 34.2 1,812.7 0.0 889.7 1,018.1
National Institute of Food and Agriculture 41,628.8 0.0 29,863.0 0.0 11,765.8 0.0
Rural Business-Cooperative Service 1,083.0 0.0 1,083.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Department of Defense 30.0 30.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Department of the Navy 30.0 30.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Department of Energy 174.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 174.0
Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy 174.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 174.0
Department of Health and Human Services 56,252.8 37.8 3,484.4 0.0 0.0 52,730.6
Administration for Children and Families 1,200.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,200.0
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 10,647.4 37.8 3,484.4 0.0 0.0 7,125.1
National Institutes of Health 41,405.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 41,405.5
Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services 3,000.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3,000.0
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation 3,000.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3,000.0
Department of Homeland Security 3,797.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 52.0 3,745.3
Science and Technology Directorate 3,797.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 52.0 3,745.3
Other agencies
National Science Foundation 3,453.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 3,452.4
NOTES: Because of rounding, detail may not add to total. Seven agencies are required to report data for this section of the survey: the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Energy, Health and Human Services, and Homeland Security; the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and the National Science Foundation. Applied research obligations of these seven agencies represented over 95% of total federal applied research obligations to universities and colleges in FY 2016. Only those agencies and subdivisions that had obligations in variables represented by this table appear in the table. See technical table A-2 for additional notes associated with the agencies listed in this table.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development, FYs 2016–17.