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Table 36. Federal obligations for basic research in physical sciences, by agency and detailed field: FY 2017

(Dollars in thousands)

Agency Total Astronomy Chemistry Physics Other physical sciences
All agencies 4,717,353.0 1,139,493.7 694,462.4 2,597,182.5 286,214.4
Departments
Department of Agriculture 45,541.4 0.0 44,137.0 1,404.4 0.0
Agricultural Research Service 37,568.9 0.0 36,164.5 1,404.4 0.0
Forest Service 3,688.3 0.0 3,688.3 0.0 0.0
National Institute of Food and Agriculture 4,284.2 0.0 4,284.2 0.0 0.0
Department of Commerce 169,491.2 0.0 24,406.2 144,788.1 296.9
National Institute of Standards and Technology 169,491.2 0.0 24,406.2 144,788.1 296.9
Department of Defense 250,056.5 169.2 50,420.2 172,708.3 26,758.8
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 17,842.1 0.0 0.0 17,842.1 0.0
Department of the Air Force 140,959.3 169.2 17,756.3 109,585.3 13,448.4
Department of the Army 28,546.8 0.0 10,249.5 18,297.3 0.0
Department of the Navy 20,808.5 0.0 0.0 12,855.1 7,953.3
Other defense agencies 41,899.9 0.0 22,414.4 14,128.4 5,357.1
Department of Energy 1,871,542.3 0.0 222,357.1 1,612,190.7 36,994.4
National Nuclear Security Administration 66,245.0 0.0 5,098.7 24,151.9 36,994.4
Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation 66,245.0 0.0 5,098.7 24,151.9 36,994.4
Office of Science 1,805,297.3 0.0 217,258.4 1,588,038.9 0.0
Department of Health and Human Services 54,148.0 0.0 52,937.3 0.0 1,210.7
National Institutes of Health 54,148.0 0.0 52,937.3 0.0 1,210.7
Department of the Interior 8,682.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 8,682.1
U.S. Geological Survey 8,682.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 8,682.1
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 1,348,460.9 836,822.4 60,672.5 390,324.0 60,642.0
National Science Foundation 909,787.5 247,788.1 238,170.1 272,199.9 151,629.4
Smithsonian Institution 59,643.0 54,714.0 1,362.0 3,567.0 0.0
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.