Table 68. Preliminary federal obligations for basic research performed at universities and colleges, by selected agency and field of science and engineering: FY 2018
(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
15,731,253.0
1,052,839.0
1,427,373.0
993,383.1
9,006,939.0
1,680,921.7
649,982.5
247,643.6
672,171.3
Departments
Department of Agriculture
334,328.8
95.9
19,299.1
3,441.8
274,854.6
6,494.5
0.0
30,142.8
0.0
Agricultural Research Service
35,718.7
46.4
321.5
157.2
32,814.7
2,293.1
0.0
85.7
0.0
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
10,446.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
10,446.4
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
282,373.7
0.0
18,866.7
1,702.2
228,051.3
4,026.0
0.0
29,727.5
0.0
Department of Defense
1,115,315.2
180,760.7
226,918.9
44,678.6
131,215.8
226,054.8
20,389.0
13,422.8
271,874.7
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
195,525.4
61,117.1
37,076.7
0.0
47,936.5
15,784.0
0.0
0.0
33,611.1
Department of the Air Force
278,731.1
46,233.3
74,385.2
10,320.9
24,332.0
121,232.1
0.0
0.0
2,227.6
Department of the Army
211,589.1
28,750.5
21,772.4
2,163.9
29,269.2
21,189.5
0.0
3,628.2
104,815.4
Department of the Navy
288,491.0
30,840.2
63,539.0
27,645.0
10,171.2
12,698.4
9,243.0
3,133.7
131,220.5
Other defense agencies
140,978.7
13,819.7
30,145.6
4,548.8
19,506.8
55,150.9
11,146.0
6,660.9
0.0
Department of Energy
605,943.5
9,639.3
31,127.9
7,154.0
119,001.0
434,950.3
0.0
0.0
4,071.0
Bonneville Power Administration
1,136.8
386.5
750.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability
1,553.7
0.0
1,553.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Fossil Energy
15.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
15.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
National Nuclear Security Administration
6,932.8
1,932.8
1,250.0
0.0
0.0
3,750.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
6,932.8
1,932.8
1,250.0
0.0
0.0
3,750.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Office of Science
596,305.0
7,320.0
27,574.0
7,154.0
119,001.0
431,185.0
0.0
0.0
4,071.0
Department of Health and Human Services
9,221,596.6
31,886.1
405,718.7
122,999.8
7,886,626.8
40,247.8
599,526.6
44,959.5
89,631.3
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
27,932.3
0.0
0.0
9,207.3
5,600.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
13,124.8
National Institutes of Health
9,193,664.4
31,886.1
405,718.7
113,792.5
7,881,026.7
40,247.8
599,526.6
44,959.5
76,506.5
Department of Homeland Security
5,274.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
5,274.2
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office
5,274.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
5,274.2
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
715,168.9
7,095.4
132,308.2
203,114.6
31,727.4
281,503.3
1,259.2
220.0
57,940.6
National Science Foundation
3,733,625.8
823,361.5
612,000.2
611,994.3
563,513.3
691,670.9
28,807.6
158,898.4
243,379.4
