Table 67. Federal obligations for basic research performed at universities and colleges, by selected agency and field of science and engineering: FY 2017

(Dollars in thousands)

Agency Total Computer sciences and mathematics Engineering Environmental sciences Life sciences Physical sciences Psychology Social sciences Other sciences nec
All agencies surveyed 15,798,183.6 1,100,660.1 1,422,410.5 1,015,397.8 8,966,110.4 1,622,070.9 642,433.0 253,329.3 775,771.6
Departments
Department of Agriculture 300,604.8 111.4 15,069.6 3,221.6 250,081.2 6,837.0 0.0 25,284.0 0.0
Agricultural Research Service 47,624.9 61.9 428.6 209.5 43,753.0 3,057.5 0.0 114.3 0.0
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 10,299.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 10,299.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Foreign Agricultural Service 38.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 38.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Forest Service 5,751.6 49.5 110.9 1,582.4 3,503.8 175.4 0.0 329.6 0.0
National Institute of Food and Agriculture 236,890.5 0.0 14,530.0 1,429.7 192,486.6 3,604.1 0.0 24,840.1 0.0
Department of Defense 1,047,677.3 175,837.9 210,330.7 43,949.8 115,145.6 186,436.4 12,483.8 13,999.0 289,494.2
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 155,662.3 48,656.7 29,517.6 0.0 38,163.4 12,566.0 0.0 0.0 26,758.6
Department of the Air Force 257,700.9 42,745.0 68,772.9 9,542.2 22,496.2 112,085.2 0.0 0.0 2,059.6
Department of the Army 204,917.6 27,844.0 21,085.9 2,095.7 28,346.4 20,521.3 0.0 3,513.8 101,510.6
Department of the Navy 299,996.2 32,070.1 66,072.8 28,747.5 10,576.8 13,204.8 9,611.7 3,258.6 136,453.7
Other defense agencies 129,400.3 24,522.0 24,881.4 3,564.5 15,562.8 28,059.1 2,872.2 7,226.5 22,711.8
Department of Energy 662,097.8 11,968.6 29,225.3 20,707.6 106,407.9 414,062.7 0.0 0.0 79,725.8
Bonneville Power Administration 484.4 200.0 284.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability 710.7 0.0 710.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Fossil Energy 6.0 0.0 6.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
National Nuclear Security Administration 6,927.1 1,927.1 1,250.0 0.0 0.0 3,750.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation 6,927.1 1,927.1 1,250.0 0.0 0.0 3,750.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Office of Science 653,969.5 9,841.5 26,974.0 20,707.6 106,407.9 410,312.7 0.0 0.0 79,725.8
Department of Health and Human Services 9,200,632.5 31,819.1 404,866.3 124,335.1 7,868,693.7 40,163.2 598,267.1 45,017.5 87,470.6
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 26,282.6 0.0 0.0 10,781.6 4,223.8 0.0 0.0 152.4 11,124.8
National Institutes of Health 9,174,349.9 31,819.1 404,866.3 113,553.4 7,864,469.9 40,163.2 598,267.1 44,865.1 76,345.8
Department of Homeland Security 11,152.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 11,152.3
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office 11,152.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 11,152.3
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 608,761.2 6,039.7 112,622.5 172,893.8 27,006.8 239,619.4 1,071.8 187.3 49,319.8
National Science Foundation 3,967,257.7 874,883.4 650,296.1 650,289.9 598,775.2 734,952.3 30,610.3 168,841.5 258,608.9