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