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
