Table 72. Federal obligations for basic 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
8,966,110.4
153,510.4
4,924,081.3
183,340.7
2,834,901.4
870,276.6
Departments
Department of Agriculture
250,081.2
146,190.1
54,539.7
46,868.1
2,353.3
130.0
Agricultural Research Service
43,753.0
33,989.9
3,048.0
5,938.8
776.3
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
38.4
38.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Forest Service
3,503.8
393.6
1,346.9
1,633.3
0.0
130.0
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
192,486.6
101,468.8
50,144.8
39,296.0
1,577.0
0.0
Department of Defense
115,145.6
7,154.1
61,470.1
1,696.0
36,515.7
8,309.7
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
38,163.4
0.0
23,881.4
0.0
14,282.0
0.0
Department of the Air Force
22,496.2
5,776.8
8,868.7
743.1
32.1
7,075.4
Department of the Army
28,346.4
0.0
8,119.6
0.0
20,226.8
0.0
Department of the Navy
10,576.8
0.0
8,442.3
0.0
1,974.8
159.8
Other defense agencies
15,562.8
1,377.3
12,158.2
952.9
0.0
1,074.4
Department of Energy
106,407.9
0.0
106,407.9
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
7,868,693.7
0.0
4,218,957.9
0.0
2,792,357.5
857,378.3
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4,223.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
4,223.8
0.0
National Institutes of Health
7,864,469.9
0.0
4,218,957.9
0.0
2,788,133.7
857,378.3
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
27,006.8
166.2
17,364.6
1,342.4
3,675.0
4,458.6
National Science Foundation
598,775.2
0.0
465,341.1
133,434.1
0.0
0.0
