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Table 7. Federal obligations for research and development, by agency and performer: FY 2017

(Dollars in millions)

Agency Total R&D Intramurala Extramural
United States and U.S. territories Foreign
Industry Industry-administered FFRDCs Universities and colleges University-administered FFRDCs Other nonprofits Nonprofit-administered FFRDCs State, local governments
All agencies 118,366.4 30,802.5 37,729.9 4,042.8 28,888.3 4,419.8 8,054.8 3,143.0 532.0 753.5
Departments
Department of Agriculture 2,418.5 1,528.5 31.2 0.0 823.9 0.0 23.5 0.0 8.6 2.7
Agricultural Marketing Service 7.2 7.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Agricultural Research Service 1,170.4 1,062.5 0.0 0.0 95.2 0.0 9.7 0.0 0.4 2.4
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 39.5 18.0 0.0 0.0 21.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Economic Research Service 86.4 75.4 7.0 0.0 2.5 0.0 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.1
Foreign Agricultural Service 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Forest Service 327.5 289.0 0.8 0.0 26.2 0.0 4.4 0.0 6.9 0.2
Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
National Agricultural Statistics Service 9.4 8.2 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0
National Institute of Food and Agriculture 774.4 68.1 23.3 0.0 676.8 0.0 4.8 0.0 1.3 0.0
Rural Business-Cooperative Service 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Department of Commerce 1,612.5 1,174.4 65.2 0.0 277.5 32.8 51.1 1.2 6.7 3.7
National Institute of Standards and Technology 715.7 558.3 49.5 0.0 96.9 0.0 5.0 1.2 1.1 3.7
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 668.2 387.5 15.7 0.0 180.6 32.8 46.1 0.0 5.5 0.0
National Telecommunications and Information Administration 8.2 8.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
U.S. Census Bureau 220.3 220.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Department of Defense 44,872.6 15,520.0 24,355.0 245.7 2,421.3 363.6 600.5 877.4 22.5 466.5
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 2,894.5 258.5 1,981.1 14.9 420.0 47.3 114.9 28.6 0.0 29.4
Department of the Air Force 8,099.5 1,946.5 5,108.6 39.6 342.5 59.5 82.1 473.7 16.4 30.6
Department of the Army 7,530.8 3,404.3 3,547.6 4.2 365.0 29.0 76.2 79.9 3.3 21.2
Department of the Navy 15,236.0 5,331.1 8,631.7 5.5 827.4 51.7 205.4 95.8 1.1 86.4
Other defense agencies 11,111.8 4,579.7 5,086.1 181.5 466.5 176.0 122.0 199.4 1.7 299.0
Department of Education 261.8 10.6 6.7 0.0 181.3 0.0 63.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Department of Energy 11,704.5 1,033.4 2,443.3 3,063.7 983.8 2,034.1 98.3 2,035.3 11.0 1.5
Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy 273.8 * 81.2 6.4 140.9 12.7 21.2 11.5 0.0 0.0
Bonneville Power Administration 14.0 7.9 2.5 0.4 1.2 0.1 0.0 1.9 0.0 0.0
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability 133.0 3.0 8.8 31.0 15.8 13.3 9.3 51.4 0.4 0.0
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 1,441.0 0.0 374.3 182.6 96.2 209.4 0.0 573.1 5.5 0.0
Environmental Management 31.4 0.4 6.3 8.7 13.7 0.1 0.0 2.2 0.0 0.0
Fossil Energy 0.6 0.2 0.1 * 0.1 * 0.1 * * 0.0
National Nuclear Security Administration 4,434.7 300.6 1,569.7 2,448.6 12.9 13.8 37.8 51.2 0.1 0.0
Defense Programs 2,965.6 244.3 454.0 2,223.7 1.8 1.8 37.8 2.4 0.0 0.0
Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program 1,220.0 55.8 1,093.4 70.6 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation 249.0 0.5 22.4 154.3 11.1 11.9 0.0 48.8 0.1 0.0
Nuclear Energy 891.3 467.0 54.9 185.9 49.1 35.8 0.0 98.2 0.0 0.3
Office of Science 4,484.7 254.2 345.5 200.1 654.0 1,748.8 30.0 1,245.8 4.9 1.2
Department of Health and Human Services 33,769.8 7,078.4 1,739.1 665.6 18,428.5 21.3 5,370.7 33.9 200.3 231.9
Administration for Children and Families 2.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Administration for Community Living 83.3 0.0 3.2 0.0 80.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 324.0 71.7 125.8 0.0 97.6 0.0 28.8 0.0 0.1 0.0
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 2.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.8 0.0
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 471.1 174.5 28.6 0.0 167.5 0.0 47.6 0.6 36.1 16.2
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 28.9 * 18.3 0.0 0.8 0.0 * 9.8 0.0 0.0
Food and Drug Administration 375.0 188.4 13.6 0.0 61.7 0.0 26.5 0.0 78.3 6.6
Health Resources and Services Administration 46.3 4.1 0.0 0.0 27.8 0.0 13.8 0.0 0.6 0.0
National Institutes of Health 32,419.0 6,636.1 1,545.2 665.6 17,988.9 21.3 5,246.9 23.5 82.4 209.1
Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services 16.9 3.3 4.5 0.0 3.1 0.0 6.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation 16.9 3.3 4.5 0.0 3.1 0.0 6.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Department of Homeland Security 856.6 370.3 303.2 49.4 47.5 4.6 15.9 52.3 11.8 1.6
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office 69.3 2.8 14.6 20.3 18.8 4.4 2.4 4.6 0.3 1.1
Science and Technology Directorate 765.8 353.3 281.2 29.0 28.7 0.2 13.5 47.7 11.5 0.5
U.S. Coast Guard 21.5 14.2 7.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Department of Housing and Urban Development 63.8 54.9 6.2 0.0 1.2 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Department of the Interior 862.6 764.5 11.9 0.0 52.8 0.4 4.1 0.0 28.2 0.8
Bureau of Land Management 18.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.0 0.0
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 75.7 56.8 8.4 0.0 8.4 0.0 0.7 0.0 1.4 *
Bureau of Reclamation 27.4 20.8 0.1 0.0 5.3 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.0
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement 11.4 7.0 1.9 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.8
National Park Service 9.5 0.0 * 0.0 9.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 32.8 32.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
U.S. Geological Survey 687.8 647.0 1.4 0.0 28.9 0.0 2.2 0.0 8.3 0.0
Department of Justice 126.9 11.4 8.0 0.0 63.8 0.0 33.4 0.0 10.3 0.0
Bureau of Prisons 9.6 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.1 0.0
Federal Bureau of Investigation 2.2 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Office of Justice Programs 115.1 6.7 8.0 0.0 63.8 0.0 33.4 0.0 3.2 0.0
Department of Labor 4.6 3.5 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Employee Benefits Security Administration 2.6 1.5 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Occupational Safety and Health Administration 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Department of State 2.1 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Department of Transportation 948.6 211.8 329.1 0.2 70.3 0.2 39.4 83.4 214.2 *
Federal Aviation Administration 398.5 105.9 155.7 0.0 35.3 0.0 19.5 82.2 0.0 0.0
Federal Highway Administration 351.7 59.8 66.4 0.2 14.0 0.2 16.0 0.9 194.1 0.0
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 11.7 2.7 2.8 0.0 5.8 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Federal Railroad Administration 44.3 11.5 25.5 0.0 4.4 0.0 2.6 0.2 0.0 0.0
Federal Transit Administration 55.4 0.0 33.0 0.0 1.4 0.0 0.8 0.0 20.1 0.0
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 69.0 16.2 43.4 0.0 9.3 0.0 * 0.0 0.0 0.0
Office of the Secretary of Transportation 11.1 10.5 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 *
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 7.0 5.2 1.8 0.0 * 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Department of the Treasury 8.2 3.9 0.9 3.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bureau of Engraving and Printing 6.9 3.5 0.0 3.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
U.S. Mint 1.3 0.4 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Department of Veterans Affairs 682.3 682.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other agencies
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts 8.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.0 0.0 0.0
Agency for International Development 192.2 10.9 0.0 0.0 49.1 0.0 128.8 0.0 0.0 3.4
Appalachian Regional Commission 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Consumer Product Safety Commission 1.9 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Environmental Protection Agency 493.6 263.3 178.5 0.0 51.5 * 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
Federal Communications Commission 7.2 7.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Federal Trade Commission 5.7 5.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Library of Congress 1.9 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 12,594.6 1,784.6 7,684.6 1.8 927.3 1,754.0 376.2 33.5 7.6 25.1
National Archives and Records Administration 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
National Science Foundation 5,517.6 12.5 409.8 0.0 4,500.2 205.8 359.8 5.0 10.8 13.7
Nuclear Regulatory Commission 67.4 24.9 7.8 13.0 3.0 2.9 0.4 13.1 0.0 2.2
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund 883.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 883.9 0.0 0.0 0.0
Smithsonian Institution 207.9 207.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Social Security Administration 109.5 31.2 69.3 0.0 5.4 0.0 3.6 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tennessee Valley Authority 5.6 0.0 5.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
U.S. Postal Service 73.3 0.0 73.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
* = amount greater than $0 but less than $50,000.
FFRDC = federally funded research and development center.
a Intramural activities cover costs associated with the administration of intramural R&D programs and extramural R&D procurements by federal personnel as well as actual intramural performance.
NOTES: Because of rounding, detail may not add to total. 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 2017–18.