Table 35. Federal obligations for basic research in life sciences, by agency and detailed field: FY 2017
(Dollars in thousands)
| Agency |
Total |
Agricultural sciences |
Biological sciences (excluding environmental biology) |
Environmental biology |
Medical sciences |
Other life sciences |
| All agencies |
16,573,800.3 |
584,157.4 |
8,573,281.0 |
371,851.4 |
5,717,288.7 |
1,327,221.6 |
| Departments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Department of Agriculture |
844,940.5 |
575,613.3 |
101,423.1 |
156,523.9 |
11,250.3 |
130.0 |
| Agricultural Research Service |
537,610.2 |
417,647.1 |
37,451.9 |
72,972.7 |
9,538.5 |
0.0 |
| Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service |
18,815.6 |
18,815.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Foreign Agricultural Service |
38.4 |
38.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Forest Service |
66,217.6 |
19,466.8 |
7,364.0 |
39,256.7 |
0.0 |
130.0 |
| National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
222,258.9 |
119,645.4 |
56,607.1 |
44,294.5 |
1,711.8 |
0.0 |
| Department of Commerce |
10,363.0 |
0.0 |
10,363.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| National Institute of Standards and Technology |
10,363.0 |
0.0 |
10,363.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Department of Defense |
198,015.6 |
7,608.6 |
111,912.2 |
1,733.1 |
63,504.5 |
13,257.1 |
| Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
79,567.4 |
0.0 |
48,646.0 |
0.0 |
30,921.4 |
0.0 |
| Department of the Air Force |
30,125.2 |
6,231.4 |
11,015.2 |
780.2 |
108.0 |
11,990.3 |
| Department of the Army |
38,254.1 |
0.0 |
8,771.7 |
0.0 |
29,482.4 |
0.0 |
| Department of the Navy |
12,680.3 |
0.0 |
9,495.3 |
0.0 |
2,992.6 |
192.3 |
| Other defense agencies |
37,388.6 |
1,377.3 |
33,984.0 |
952.9 |
0.0 |
1,074.4 |
| Department of Energy |
360,839.8 |
0.0 |
359,689.9 |
1,149.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| National Nuclear Security Administration |
435.0 |
0.0 |
435.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation |
435.0 |
0.0 |
435.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Office of Science |
360,404.8 |
0.0 |
359,254.9 |
1,149.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Department of Health and Human Services |
13,994,753.4 |
0.0 |
7,331,206.8 |
0.0 |
5,374,986.1 |
1,288,560.5 |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
19,208.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
18,742.2 |
466.2 |
| Health Resources and Services Administration |
2,988.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2,988.7 |
0.0 |
| National Institutes of Health |
13,972,556.2 |
0.0 |
7,331,206.8 |
0.0 |
5,353,255.2 |
1,288,094.3 |
| Department of the Interior |
13,972.1 |
0.0 |
8,218.3 |
5,570.9 |
0.0 |
183.0 |
| U.S. Geological Survey |
13,972.1 |
0.0 |
8,218.3 |
5,570.9 |
0.0 |
183.0 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs |
246,716.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
246,716.9 |
0.0 |
| Other agencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Agency for International Development |
150.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
150.0 |
0.0 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
151,981.2 |
935.6 |
97,719.3 |
7,554.4 |
20,680.9 |
25,091.1 |
| National Science Foundation |
659,294.7 |
0.0 |
505,665.5 |
153,629.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Smithsonian Institution |
92,773.0 |
0.0 |
47,083.0 |
45,690.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
