Table 82. Federal obligations for applied 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
8,336,145.1
234,192.1
4,272,061.1
82,989.3
2,856,547.4
890,355.1
Departments
Department of Agriculture
403,705.3
216,838.9
100,272.3
82,634.5
3,549.7
409.8
Agricultural Research Service
35,002.4
27,191.9
2,438.4
4,751.1
621.0
0.0
Foreign Agricultural Service
201.2
201.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Forest Service
10,857.6
834.7
4,707.9
4,905.2
0.0
409.8
Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration
169.0
169.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
357,475.1
188,442.1
93,126.1
72,978.2
2,928.7
0.0
Department of Defense
105,218.9
0.0
31,946.7
0.0
73,222.3
49.9
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
92,090.8
0.0
21,712.8
0.0
70,378.1
0.0
Department of the Air Force
268.4
0.0
218.5
0.0
0.0
49.9
Department of the Navy
1,611.9
0.0
1,362.6
0.0
249.2
0.0
Other defense agencies
11,247.8
0.0
8,652.8
0.0
2,595.0
0.0
Department of Energy
17,307.4
17,307.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy
17,307.4
17,307.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Department of Health and Human Services
7,794,346.9
0.0
4,131,950.9
0.0
2,773,059.2
889,336.8
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
75,929.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
74,761.0
1,168.5
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
89,705.0
0.0
16,781.1
0.0
9,324.7
63,599.2
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
813.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
813.5
Food and Drug Administration
61,661.2
0.0
61,661.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
Health Resources and Services Administration
10,178.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
10,178.4
0.0
National Institutes of Health
7,556,059.3
0.0
4,053,508.6
0.0
2,678,795.1
823,755.6
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
11,364.4
45.9
3,696.1
347.7
6,716.2
558.6
National Science Foundation
4,202.2
0.0
4,195.1
7.1
0.0
0.0
