Table 73. Federal obligations for basic research performed at universities and colleges in physical sciences, by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2017
(Dollars in thousands)
Agency
Total
Astronomy
Chemistry
Physics
Other physical sciences
All agencies surveyed
1,622,070.9
232,315.3
416,482.3
796,596.1
176,677.2
Departments
Department of Agriculture
6,837.0
0.0
6,722.7
114.3
0.0
Agricultural Research Service
3,057.5
0.0
2,943.2
114.3
0.0
Forest Service
175.4
0.0
175.4
0.0
0.0
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
3,604.1
0.0
3,604.1
0.0
0.0
Department of Defense
186,436.4
0.0
42,337.7
130,760.8
13,337.8
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
12,566.0
0.0
0.0
12,566.0
0.0
Department of the Air Force
112,085.2
0.0
15,950.6
87,340.5
8,794.0
Department of the Army
20,521.3
0.0
9,765.6
10,755.8
0.0
Department of the Navy
13,204.8
0.0
0.0
8,661.0
4,543.8
Other defense agencies
28,059.1
0.0
16,621.5
11,437.6
0.0
Department of Energy
414,062.7
0.0
82,434.7
327,878.0
3,750.0
National Nuclear Security Administration
3,750.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3,750.0
Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
3,750.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3,750.0
Office of Science
410,312.7
0.0
82,434.7
327,878.0
0.0
Department of Health and Human Services
40,163.2
0.0
39,219.8
0.0
943.5
National Institutes of Health
40,163.2
0.0
39,219.8
0.0
943.5
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
239,619.4
148,702.0
10,781.4
69,360.0
10,776.0
National Science Foundation
734,952.3
83,613.3
234,986.0
268,483.0
147,869.9
