Table 62. Federal obligations for research performed at universities and colleges in life sciences, by selected 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 surveyed |
17,302,255.5 |
387,702.6 |
9,196,142.4 |
266,330.0 |
5,691,448.8 |
1,760,631.7 |
| Departments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Department of Agriculture |
653,786.4 |
363,029.0 |
154,812.0 |
129,502.6 |
5,903.0 |
539.8 |
| Agricultural Research Service |
78,755.3 |
61,181.8 |
5,486.4 |
10,689.9 |
1,397.3 |
0.0 |
| Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service |
10,299.5 |
10,299.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Foreign Agricultural Service |
239.6 |
239.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Forest Service |
14,361.5 |
1,228.3 |
6,054.8 |
6,538.6 |
0.0 |
539.8 |
| Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration |
169.0 |
169.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
549,961.6 |
289,910.9 |
143,270.8 |
112,274.2 |
4,505.6 |
0.0 |
| Department of Defense |
220,364.5 |
7,154.1 |
93,416.8 |
1,696.0 |
109,738.0 |
8,359.6 |
| Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
130,254.2 |
0.0 |
45,594.2 |
0.0 |
84,660.0 |
0.0 |
| Department of the Air Force |
22,764.6 |
5,776.8 |
9,087.2 |
743.1 |
32.1 |
7,125.3 |
| Department of the Army |
28,346.4 |
0.0 |
8,119.6 |
0.0 |
20,226.8 |
0.0 |
| Department of the Navy |
12,188.7 |
0.0 |
9,804.9 |
0.0 |
2,224.0 |
159.8 |
| Other defense agencies |
26,810.6 |
1,377.3 |
20,811.0 |
952.9 |
2,595.0 |
1,074.4 |
| Department of Energy |
123,715.3 |
17,307.4 |
106,407.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy |
17,307.4 |
17,307.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Office of Science |
106,407.9 |
0.0 |
106,407.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Department of Health and Human Services |
15,663,040.6 |
0.0 |
8,350,908.8 |
0.0 |
5,565,416.7 |
1,746,715.1 |
| Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
75,929.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
74,761.0 |
1,168.5 |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
93,928.8 |
0.0 |
16,781.1 |
0.0 |
13,548.4 |
63,599.2 |
| Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
813.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
813.5 |
| Food and Drug Administration |
61,661.2 |
0.0 |
61,661.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Health Resources and Services Administration |
10,178.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
10,178.4 |
0.0 |
| National Institutes of Health |
15,420,529.2 |
0.0 |
8,272,466.5 |
0.0 |
5,466,928.8 |
1,681,133.8 |
| Other agencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
38,371.2 |
212.1 |
21,060.6 |
1,690.1 |
10,391.1 |
5,017.3 |
| National Science Foundation |
602,977.5 |
0.0 |
469,536.2 |
133,441.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
