Table 30. Federal obligations for basic research, by agency and field of science and engineering: FY 2017
(Dollars in thousands)
| Agency |
Total |
Computer sciences and mathematics |
Engineering |
Environmental sciences |
Life sciences |
Physical sciences |
Psychology |
Social sciences |
Other sciences nec |
| All agencies |
33,265,449.9 |
1,877,259.3 |
3,679,556.3 |
2,686,786.2 |
16,573,800.3 |
4,717,353.0 |
1,027,264.7 |
359,261.0 |
2,344,169.2 |
| Departments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Department of Agriculture |
965,194.5 |
822.2 |
26,185.4 |
7,419.0 |
844,940.5 |
45,541.4 |
0.0 |
40,286.0 |
0.0 |
| Agricultural Research Service |
585,185.8 |
760.7 |
5,266.7 |
2,574.8 |
537,610.2 |
37,568.9 |
0.0 |
1,404.4 |
0.0 |
| Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service |
18,815.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
18,815.6 |
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 |
| Forest Service |
88,539.1 |
61.5 |
4,178.6 |
3,253.6 |
66,217.6 |
3,688.3 |
0.0 |
11,139.4 |
0.0 |
| National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
272,615.8 |
0.0 |
16,740.0 |
1,590.5 |
222,258.9 |
4,284.2 |
0.0 |
27,742.1 |
0.0 |
| Department of Commerce |
245,998.6 |
24,372.5 |
30,811.8 |
0.0 |
10,363.0 |
169,491.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
10,960.1 |
| National Institute of Standards and Technology |
245,998.6 |
24,372.5 |
30,811.8 |
0.0 |
10,363.0 |
169,491.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
10,960.1 |
| Department of Defense |
2,110,082.1 |
341,286.5 |
467,331.9 |
71,497.0 |
198,015.6 |
250,056.5 |
35,663.6 |
17,287.1 |
728,943.9 |
| Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
391,231.0 |
145,180.6 |
78,636.9 |
0.0 |
79,567.4 |
17,842.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
70,004.0 |
| Department of the Air Force |
469,284.5 |
62,181.9 |
187,230.1 |
10,372.6 |
30,125.2 |
140,959.3 |
1,379.5 |
55.1 |
36,980.9 |
| Department of the Army |
450,426.4 |
48,009.8 |
46,285.6 |
10,585.3 |
38,254.1 |
28,546.8 |
16,890.0 |
3,575.2 |
258,279.6 |
| Department of the Navy |
569,175.8 |
37,991.7 |
99,501.2 |
45,834.0 |
12,680.3 |
20,808.5 |
14,102.5 |
3,899.7 |
334,357.9 |
| Other defense agencies |
229,964.4 |
47,922.5 |
55,678.1 |
4,705.1 |
37,388.6 |
41,899.9 |
3,291.7 |
9,757.0 |
29,321.6 |
| Department of Education |
32,698.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
3,523.1 |
29,175.4 |
| Department of Energy |
4,494,294.3 |
493,707.8 |
958,317.7 |
315,890.4 |
360,839.8 |
1,871,542.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
493,996.3 |
| Bonneville Power Administration |
5,468.9 |
321.2 |
5,147.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability |
5,992.7 |
0.0 |
5,992.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Fossil Energy |
6.0 |
0.0 |
6.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| National Nuclear Security Administration |
80,872.3 |
6,081.0 |
1,251.5 |
6,810.5 |
435.0 |
66,245.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
49.3 |
| Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation |
80,872.3 |
6,081.0 |
1,251.5 |
6,810.5 |
435.0 |
66,245.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
49.3 |
| Office of Science |
4,401,954.4 |
487,305.6 |
945,919.9 |
309,079.8 |
360,404.8 |
1,805,297.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
493,947.0 |
| Department of Health and Human Services |
16,700,110.8 |
73,554.0 |
857,798.7 |
214,210.8 |
13,994,753.4 |
54,148.0 |
931,738.4 |
65,611.2 |
508,296.5 |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
72,122.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
33,365.0 |
19,208.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
227.1 |
19,321.5 |
| Health Resources and Services Administration |
2,988.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2,988.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| National Institutes of Health |
16,625,000.0 |
73,554.0 |
857,798.7 |
180,845.7 |
13,972,556.2 |
54,148.0 |
931,738.4 |
65,384.1 |
488,975.0 |
| Department of Homeland Security |
11,566.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
11,566.2 |
| Domestic Nuclear Detection Office |
11,566.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
11,566.2 |
| Department of the Interior |
54,340.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
31,216.7 |
13,972.1 |
8,682.1 |
0.0 |
469.0 |
0.0 |
| U.S. Geological Survey |
54,340.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
31,216.7 |
13,972.1 |
8,682.1 |
0.0 |
469.0 |
0.0 |
| Department of Justice |
2,110.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2,110.0 |
0.0 |
| Office of Justice Programs |
2,110.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2,110.0 |
0.0 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs |
274,129.9 |
0.0 |
8,223.9 |
0.0 |
246,716.9 |
0.0 |
19,189.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Other agencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Agency for International Development |
765.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
150.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
615.0 |
0.0 |
| Federal Communications Commission |
35.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
35.2 |
0.0 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
3,425,811.1 |
33,988.7 |
633,784.5 |
972,962.1 |
151,981.2 |
1,348,460.9 |
6,031.7 |
1,054.1 |
277,547.9 |
| National Science Foundation |
4,739,050.0 |
909,527.6 |
697,102.5 |
1,064,137.4 |
659,294.7 |
909,787.5 |
33,219.9 |
183,682.4 |
282,298.1 |
| Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
1,384.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1,384.8 |
| Smithsonian Institution |
207,879.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
9,453.0 |
92,773.0 |
59,643.0 |
1,422.0 |
44,588.0 |
0.0 |
