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Table 95. Federal obligations for research and development to intramural performers for personnel costs, by agency: FYs 2017–18

(Dollars in thousands)

Agency Total intramural R&D (2017) Personnel costs (2017) Preliminary
Total intramural R&D (2018) Personnel costs (2018)
Amount % of total Amount % of total
All agencies 30,802,465.0 10,569,562.1 34.3 33,217,685.3 10,563,351.8 31.8
Departments
Department of Agriculture 1,528,471.9 962,354.8 63.0 1,543,344.9 968,596.2 62.8
Agricultural Marketing Service 7,210.0 5,407.5 75.0 7,210.0 5,407.5 75.0
Agricultural Research Service 1,062,511.9 662,856.0 62.4 1,078,105.3 662,856.0 61.5
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 18,012.4 8,645.9 48.0 18,063.3 8,930.1 49.4
Economic Research Service 75,392.7 47,954.4 63.6 75,572.0 48,717.0 64.5
Forest Service 289,000.0 198,000.0 68.5 285,471.2 200,000.0 70.1
National Agricultural Statistics Service 8,202.5 7,723.9 94.2 8,297.6 7,732.6 93.2
National Institute of Food and Agriculture 68,142.3 31,767.0 46.6 70,625.5 34,953.0 49.5
Department of Commerce 1,174,392.6 627,675.4 53.4 1,140,614.1 680,537.5 59.7
National Institute of Standards and Technology 558,296.8 364,206.0 65.2 559,978.1 372,812.4 66.6
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 387,522.0 178,071.0 46.0 346,305.1 187,974.3 54.3
National Telecommunications and Information Administration 8,232.0 4,842.3 58.8 8,384.0 4,934.3 58.9
U.S. Census Bureau 220,341.9 80,556.1 36.6 225,946.9 114,816.5 50.8
Department of Defense 15,520,039.3 3,423,588.7 22.1 16,941,297.0 3,789,092.4 22.4
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 258,451.9 153,831.8 59.5 233,215.0 170,744.4 73.2
Department of the Air Force 1,946,470.8 926,959.4 47.6 2,214,182.5 1,009,268.4 45.6
Department of the Army 3,404,345.2 1,314,484.0 38.6 4,015,091.7 1,524,593.8 38.0
Department of the Navy 5,331,117.8 112,796.7 2.1 5,504,042.5 138,261.9 2.5
Other defense agencies 4,579,653.6 915,516.8 20.0 4,974,765.3 946,224.0 19.0
Department of Education 10,556.4 7,484.1 70.9 10,267.3 7,360.2 71.7
Department of Energy 1,033,413.0 192,921.1 18.7 1,535,894.6 193,270.3 12.6
Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy 5.4 5.4 100.0 6.9 6.9 100.0
Bonneville Power Administration 7,900.8 1,806.3 22.9 2,139.9 1,000.0 46.7
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability 3,040.0 91.2 3.0 3,601.2 98.0 2.7
Environmental Management 400.0 100.0 25.0 0.0 0.0 -
Fossil Energy 187.9 103.6 55.1 89.4 49.3 55.1
National Nuclear Security Administration 300,603.3 50,000.0 16.6 458,964.2 55,000.0 12.0
Defense Programs 244,253.0 * ** 397,142.0 * **
Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program 55,829.3 50,000.0 89.6 61,822.2 55,000.0 89.0
Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation 521.0 * ** 0.0 0.0 -
Nuclear Energy 467,029.8 2.0 ** 445,646.0 * **
Office of Science 254,245.7 140,812.6 55.4 625,447.0 137,116.0 21.9
Department of Health and Human Services 7,078,357.9 2,417,533.4 34.2 7,029,953.3 2,469,312.5 35.1
Administration for Children and Families 355.0 3.1 0.9 855.0 3.1 0.4
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 71,718.0 36,440.9 50.8 47,325.0 33,855.0 71.5
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 174,458.0 122,533.8 70.2 171,099.6 123,494.4 72.2
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 40.0 5.0 12.5 40.0 10.0 25.0
Food and Drug Administration 188,367.8 715.2 0.4 227,780.4 864.9 0.4
Health Resources and Services Administration 4,064.4 3,822.6 94.1 3,314.1 3,072.3 92.7
National Institutes of Health 6,636,054.8 2,254,000.0 34.0 6,576,539.1 2,308,000.0 35.1
Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services 3,300.0 12.8 0.4 3,000.0 12.8 0.4
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation 3,300.0 12.8 0.4 3,000.0 12.8 0.4
Department of Homeland Security 370,319.4 85,851.5 23.2 371,181.9 85,205.7 23.0
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office 2,818.0 2,818.0 100.0 2,133.0 2,133.0 100.0
Science and Technology Directorate 353,322.4 70,665.4 20.0 350,363.5 70,072.7 20.0
U.S. Coast Guard 14,178.9 12,368.1 87.2 18,685.4 13,000.0 69.6
Department of Housing and Urban Development 54,899.8 33,000.0 60.1 60,788.9 30,700.0 50.5
Department of the Interior 764,488.3 514,167.2 67.3 756,877.4 505,660.9 66.8
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 56,806.5 33,455.0 58.9 62,186.6 34,396.8 55.3
Bureau of Reclamation 20,826.6 15,543.9 74.6 11,953.0 9,500.0 79.5
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement 7,006.0 3,548.6 50.7 7,480.7 3,323.5 44.4
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 32,828.7 13,788.1 42.0 32,828.7 13,788.1 42.0
U.S. Geological Survey 647,020.5 447,831.5 69.2 642,428.5 444,652.5 69.2
Department of Justice 11,418.7 2,559.6 22.4 11,907.1 2,428.9 20.4
Bureau of Prisons 2,508.0 2,357.5 94.0 2,558.0 2,426.7 94.9
Federal Bureau of Investigation 2,234.3 2.1 0.1 4,223.4 2.2 0.1
Office of Justice Programs 6,676.4 200.0 3.0 5,125.8 * **
Department of Labor 3,473.7 3,463.7 99.7 3,547.7 3,547.7 100.0
Employee Benefits Security Administration 1,515.7 1,505.7 99.3 1,564.7 1,564.7 100.0
Occupational Safety and Health Administration 1,958.0 1,958.0 100.0 1,983.0 1,983.0 100.0
Department of State 2,100.0 2,100.0 100.0 2,100.0 400.0 19.0
Department of Transportation 211,777.3 95,651.8 45.2 244,774.4 98,639.4 40.3
Federal Aviation Administration 105,876.4 50,573.2 47.8 125,305.3 57,161.3 45.6
Federal Highway Administration 59,800.6 15,553.0 26.0 57,587.1 15,848.5 27.5
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 2,685.0 2,685.0 100.0 2,793.0 2,793.0 100.0
Federal Railroad Administration 11,518.2 3,541.1 30.7 11,607.2 3,571.4 30.8
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 16,249.0 16,249.0 100.0 14,737.0 14,737.0 100.0
Office of the Secretary of Transportation 10,470.1 5,771.6 55.1 26,035.8 2,619.1 10.1
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 5,178.0 1,278.9 24.7 6,709.0 1,909.0 28.5
Department of the Treasury 3,900.1 3,847.6 98.7 8,420.0 8,392.4 99.7
Bureau of Engraving and Printing 3,506.3 3,506.3 100.0 8,269.1 8,269.1 100.0
U.S. Mint 393.8 341.3 86.7 150.8 123.2 81.7
Department of Veterans Affairs 682,275.6 335,648.0 49.2 737,921.0 354,038.0 48.0
Other agencies
Agency for International Development 10,948.0 547.4 5.0 10,948.0 547.4 5.0
Consumer Product Safety Commission 1,884.0 45.0 2.4 1,000.0 144.0 14.4
Environmental Protection Agency 263,342.0 258,662.0 98.2 255,064.0 250,384.0 98.2
Federal Communications Commission 7,215.0 7,215.0 100.0 6,065.9 6,065.9 100.0
Federal Trade Commission 5,713.9 3,588.0 62.8 6,669.0 4,187.7 62.8
Library of Congress 1,914.6 1,007.9 52.6 2,629.1 957.0 36.4
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 1,784,610.9 1,408,568.0 78.9 2,222,886.8 884,097.1 39.8
National Archives and Records Administration 400.5 369.5 92.3 391.2 371.2 94.9
National Science Foundation 12,516.9 * ** 11,697.5 * **
Nuclear Regulatory Commission 24,917.3 15,653.4 62.8 28,431.2 16,579.4 58.3
Smithsonian Institution 207,879.0 134,820.0 64.9 209,042.0 138,865.0 66.4
Social Security Administration 31,239.0 31,239.0 100.0 63,971.0 63,971.0 100.0
* = amount greater than $0 but less than $50. ** = percentage greater than 0.00 but less than 0.05%. - = no value possible.
NOTES: Because of rounding, detail may not add to total. Intramural activities cover costs associated with the administration of intramural R&D programs and extramural R&D procurements by federal personnel as well as actual intramural performance. 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 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.