Table 24. Federal obligations for research in physical sciences, by agency and detailed field: FY 2017
(Dollars in thousands)
| Agency |
Total |
Astronomy |
Chemistry |
Physics |
Other physical sciences |
| All agencies |
6,581,489.7 |
1,292,435.2 |
969,238.6 |
3,675,890.3 |
643,925.6 |
| Departments |
|
|
|
|
|
| Department of Agriculture |
86,805.2 |
0.0 |
84,277.2 |
2,528.0 |
0.0 |
| Agricultural Research Service |
67,624.1 |
0.0 |
65,096.1 |
2,528.0 |
0.0 |
| Forest Service |
6,940.6 |
0.0 |
6,940.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
12,240.6 |
0.0 |
12,240.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Department of Commerce |
243,249.4 |
131.8 |
51,278.0 |
189,689.2 |
2,150.4 |
| National Institute of Standards and Technology |
218,895.3 |
131.8 |
49,404.6 |
167,208.5 |
2,150.4 |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
24,354.1 |
0.0 |
1,873.4 |
22,480.7 |
0.0 |
| Department of Defense |
700,139.7 |
169.2 |
163,421.2 |
396,099.2 |
140,450.1 |
| Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
78,100.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
78,100.0 |
0.0 |
| Department of the Air Force |
255,557.9 |
169.2 |
19,242.1 |
178,215.5 |
57,931.2 |
| Department of the Army |
88,428.8 |
0.0 |
11,554.5 |
64,110.3 |
12,764.0 |
| Department of the Navy |
67,398.2 |
0.0 |
5,388.7 |
40,466.2 |
21,543.3 |
| Other defense agencies |
210,654.7 |
0.0 |
127,235.9 |
35,207.3 |
48,211.6 |
| Department of Energy |
2,763,575.7 |
0.0 |
244,079.0 |
2,361,172.8 |
158,323.9 |
| Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy |
8,777.0 |
0.0 |
5,219.8 |
3,557.3 |
0.0 |
| National Nuclear Security Administration |
929,512.5 |
0.0 |
12,902.4 |
758,286.2 |
158,323.9 |
| Defense Programs |
765,346.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
691,365.4 |
73,981.1 |
| Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation |
164,165.9 |
0.0 |
12,902.4 |
66,920.7 |
84,342.8 |
| Office of Science |
1,825,286.2 |
0.0 |
225,956.8 |
1,599,329.3 |
0.0 |
| Department of Health and Human Services |
105,589.4 |
0.0 |
103,228.5 |
0.0 |
2,360.8 |
| National Institutes of Health |
105,589.4 |
0.0 |
103,228.5 |
0.0 |
2,360.8 |
| Department of Homeland Security |
4,971.0 |
0.0 |
475.4 |
0.0 |
4,495.6 |
| Science and Technology Directorate |
4,971.0 |
0.0 |
475.4 |
0.0 |
4,495.6 |
| Department of the Interior |
103,809.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
103,809.3 |
| National Park Service |
227.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
227.1 |
| U.S. Geological Survey |
103,582.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
103,582.1 |
| Department of Justice |
690.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
690.2 |
| Office of Justice Programs |
690.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
690.2 |
| Department of Transportation |
4,936.6 |
0.0 |
2,936.6 |
0.0 |
2,000.0 |
| Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration |
4,936.6 |
0.0 |
2,936.6 |
0.0 |
2,000.0 |
| Other agencies |
|
|
|
|
|
| Consumer Product Safety Commission |
376.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
376.8 |
| Environmental Protection Agency |
9,968.0 |
0.0 |
8,789.8 |
0.0 |
1,178.2 |
| Federal Communications Commission |
750.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
750.0 |
0.0 |
| Library of Congress |
917.2 |
0.0 |
917.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
1,574,235.9 |
989,142.1 |
68,366.5 |
445,676.3 |
71,051.1 |
| National Science Foundation |
921,832.5 |
248,278.1 |
240,107.3 |
276,407.9 |
157,039.2 |
| Smithsonian Institution |
59,643.0 |
54,714.0 |
1,362.0 |
3,567.0 |
0.0 |
