Table 27. Federal obligations for basic research, by agency and performer: FY 2017

(Dollars in thousands)

Agency Total 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 33,265,449.9 6,116,108.7 2,692,337.1 600,303.2 15,841,073.0 3,078,300.6 3,359,137.0 1,315,246.0 66,333.1 196,611.3
Departments
Department of Agriculture 965,194.5 650,368.1 2,350.6 0.0 300,604.8 0.0 8,393.4 0.0 2,201.1 1,276.5
Agricultural Research Service 585,185.8 531,256.0 0.0 0.0 47,624.9 0.0 4,871.3 0.0 220.1 1,213.5
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 18,815.6 8,516.1 0.0 0.0 10,299.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Foreign Agricultural Service 38.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 38.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Forest Service 88,539.1 80,765.2 43.8 0.0 5,751.6 0.0 446.8 0.0 1,468.7 63.0
National Institute of Food and Agriculture 272,615.8 29,830.8 2,306.9 0.0 236,890.5 0.0 3,075.3 0.0 512.3 0.0
Department of Commerce 245,998.6 210,138.7 14,230.6 0.0 17,735.6 0.0 2,569.4 0.0 1,111.6 212.7
National Institute of Standards and Technology 245,998.6 210,138.7 14,230.6 0.0 17,735.6 0.0 2,569.4 0.0 1,111.6 212.7
Department of Defense 2,110,082.1 489,954.4 332,955.9 11,224.5 1,047,677.3 16,242.4 139,521.5 11,703.2 1,409.8 59,393.2
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 391,231.0 11,056.1 154,723.6 5,669.9 155,662.3 5,956.9 46,758.0 5,019.3 0.0 6,384.8
Department of the Air Force 469,284.5 73,584.1 67,664.0 3.2 257,700.9 0.0 41,857.9 0.0 88.1 28,386.2
Department of the Army 450,426.4 152,596.8 59,541.6 0.0 204,917.6 6,135.3 14,456.7 3,988.8 498.0 8,291.6
Department of the Navy 569,175.8 184,067.1 33,912.0 144.0 299,996.2 794.2 33,321.4 495.0 823.7 15,622.2
Other defense agencies 229,964.4 68,650.3 17,114.5 5,407.4 129,400.3 3,356.0 3,127.4 2,200.0 0.0 708.5
Department of Education 32,698.5 1,447.5 288.1 0.0 22,884.9 0.0 8,078.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Department of Energy 4,494,294.3 256,505.6 267,792.9 248,977.8 662,097.8 1,755,443.5 30,420.4 1,266,869.3 4,957.5 1,229.5
Bonneville Power Administration 5,468.9 2,626.5 1,710.1 0.0 484.4 0.0 0.0 647.8 0.0 0.0
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability 5,992.7 137.0 394.9 1,397.4 710.7 600.2 418.9 2,315.0 18.5 0.0
Fossil Energy 6.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
National Nuclear Security Administration 80,872.3 146.0 2,241.8 47,446.6 6,927.1 5,999.6 0.0 18,111.2 0.0 0.0
Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation 80,872.3 146.0 2,241.8 47,446.6 6,927.1 5,999.6 0.0 18,111.2 0.0 0.0
Office of Science 4,401,954.4 253,596.2 263,446.2 200,133.8 653,969.5 1,748,843.6 30,001.5 1,245,795.3 4,939.0 1,229.5
Department of Health and Human Services 16,700,110.8 3,510,878.6 788,552.2 339,480.6 9,200,632.5 10,877.0 2,681,333.3 11,973.7 45,133.0 111,250.0
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 72,122.1 32,191.9 476.5 0.0 26,282.6 0.0 5,425.4 0.0 3,124.0 4,621.8
Health Resources and Services Administration 2,988.7 2,988.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
National Institutes of Health 16,625,000.0 3,475,698.0 788,075.8 339,480.6 9,174,349.9 10,877.0 2,675,907.9 11,973.7 42,009.0 106,628.2
Department of Homeland Security 11,566.2 0.0 413.9 0.0 11,152.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office 11,566.2 0.0 413.9 0.0 11,152.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Department of the Interior 54,340.0 51,150.8 93.5 0.0 2,268.8 0.0 185.5 0.0 641.4 0.0
U.S. Geological Survey 54,340.0 51,150.8 93.5 0.0 2,268.8 0.0 185.5 0.0 641.4 0.0
Department of Justice 2,110.0 2,110.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Office of Justice Programs 2,110.0 2,110.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Department of Veterans Affairs 274,129.9 274,129.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other agencies
Agency for International Development 765.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 347.5 0.0 0.0 417.5
Federal Communications Commission 35.2 35.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 3,425,811.1 450,028.9 1,041,811.4 620.3 608,761.2 1,089,953.2 205,095.3 18,312.0 1,778.3 9,450.5
National Science Foundation 4,739,050.0 11,482.2 243,848.0 0.0 3,967,257.7 205,784.6 283,192.7 5,003.0 9,100.6 13,381.3
Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1,384.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,384.8 0.0 0.0
Smithsonian Institution 207,879.0 207,879.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0