Table 61. Federal obligations for research performed at universities and colleges in environmental sciences, by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2017
(Dollars in thousands)
Agency
Total
Atmospheric sciences
Geological sciences
Oceanography
Other environmental sciences
All agencies surveyed
1,244,893.9
264,468.0
168,831.1
350,964.4
460,630.4
Departments
Department of Agriculture
11,597.8
5,301.2
8.6
0.0
6,288.1
Agricultural Research Service
377.2
368.6
8.6
0.0
0.0
Forest Service
7,135.8
847.7
0.0
0.0
6,288.1
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
4,084.9
4,084.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
Department of Defense
94,176.3
9,690.6
3,009.5
74,048.2
7,428.0
Department of the Air Force
10,041.1
4,572.4
0.0
0.0
5,468.7
Department of the Army
2,095.7
0.0
1,515.6
0.0
580.1
Department of the Navy
78,475.0
3,740.9
1,366.6
71,988.3
1,379.2
Other defense agencies
3,564.5
1,377.3
127.3
2,059.9
0.0
Department of Energy
25,225.4
18,627.5
0.0
0.0
6,597.9
Environmental Management
4,517.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
4,517.8
Office of Science
20,707.6
18,627.5
0.0
0.0
2,080.1
Department of Health and Human Services
260,222.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
260,222.4
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
37,568.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
37,568.6
National Institutes of Health
222,653.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
222,653.8
Department of Homeland Security
880.2
0.0
0.0
880.2
0.0
Science and Technology Directorate
880.2
0.0
0.0
880.2
0.0
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
196,104.9
121,934.0
44,551.3
14,514.4
15,105.2
National Science Foundation
656,686.9
108,914.8
121,261.7
261,521.6
164,988.8
