Table 83. Federal obligations for applied 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 111,865.8 10,385.8 62,221.5 28,066.1 11,192.4
Departments
Department of Agriculture 9,139.3 0.0 9,047.9 91.4 0.0
Agricultural Research Service 2,446.0 0.0 2,354.6 91.4 0.0
National Institute of Food and Agriculture 6,693.3 0.0 6,693.3 0.0 0.0
Department of Defense 31,032.4 0.0 8,665.8 18,078.3 4,288.3
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 3,927.0 0.0 0.0 3,927.0 0.0
Department of the Air Force 5,709.1 0.0 0.0 3,106.2 2,602.9
Department of the Army 13.0 0.0 13.0 0.0 0.0
Department of the Navy 12,030.5 0.0 0.0 10,345.1 1,685.4
Other defense agencies 9,352.7 0.0 8,652.8 699.9 0.0
Department of Energy 6,559.9 0.0 4,399.6 2,160.3 0.0
Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy 4,963.1 0.0 4,399.6 563.5 0.0
National Nuclear Security Administration 1,596.8 0.0 0.0 1,596.8 0.0
Defense Programs 1,596.8 0.0 0.0 1,596.8 0.0
Department of Health and Human Services 38,588.2 0.0 37,681.8 0.0 906.5
National Institutes of Health 38,588.2 0.0 37,681.8 0.0 906.5
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 14,669.1 9,896.5 499.9 3,596.4 676.3
National Science Foundation 11,876.9 489.3 1,926.5 4,139.7 5,321.4