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Table 84. Federal obligations for applied research performed at universities and colleges in psychology, by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2017

(Dollars in thousands)

Agency Total Biological aspects Social aspects Other psychological sciences
All agencies surveyed 581,448.9 45.3 903.9 580,499.6
Departments
Department of Defense 5,615.7 45.3 0.0 5,570.3
Department of the Navy 5,615.7 45.3 0.0 5,570.3
Department of Health and Human Services 574,805.7 0.0 0.0 574,805.7
National Institutes of Health 574,805.7 0.0 0.0 574,805.7
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 998.5 0.0 903.9 94.6
National Science Foundation 29.0 0.0 0.0 29.0
NOTES: Because of rounding, detail may not add to total. Seven agencies are required to report data for this section of the survey: the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Energy, Health and Human Services, and Homeland Security; the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and the National Science Foundation. Applied research obligations of these seven agencies represented over 95% of total federal applied research obligations to universities and colleges in FY 2017. Only those agencies and subdivisions that had obligations in variables represented by this table appear in the table. See technical table A-2 for additional notes associated with the agencies listed in this table.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development, FYs 2017–18.