Table 75. Federal obligations for basic research performed at universities and colleges in social sciences, by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2017

(Dollars in thousands)

Agency Total Anthropology Economics Political science Sociology Other social sciences
All agencies surveyed 253,329.3 22,120.3 40,580.3 11,463.9 14,079.1 165,085.7
Departments
Department of Agriculture 25,284.0 0.0 17,972.4 0.0 7,155.4 156.2
Agricultural Research Service 114.3 0.0 114.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Forest Service 329.6 0.0 164.9 0.0 8.4 156.2
National Institute of Food and Agriculture 24,840.1 0.0 17,693.2 0.0 7,147.0 0.0
Department of Defense 13,999.0 3,258.6 0.0 642.5 0.0 10,097.8
Department of the Army 3,513.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3,513.8
Department of the Navy 3,258.6 3,258.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other defense agencies 7,226.5 0.0 0.0 642.5 0.0 6,584.0
Department of Health and Human Services 45,017.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 45,017.5
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 152.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 152.4
National Institutes of Health 44,865.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 44,865.1
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 187.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 67.6 119.7
National Science Foundation 168,841.5 18,861.7 22,607.9 10,821.3 6,856.0 109,694.5