Table 103. Federal obligations for research, development, and R&D plant, by agency: FYs 2009–18
(Dollars in millions)
| Agency |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
Preliminary |
| 2018 |
| All agencies |
144,758.1 |
146,967.8 |
139,702.7 |
140,670.2 |
127,625.5 |
132,779.0 |
131,578.3 |
117,665.7 |
121,002.5 |
124,762.9 |
| Departments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Department of Agriculture |
2,344.7 |
2,615.4 |
2,376.9 |
2,187.6 |
2,031.2 |
2,269.0 |
2,352.0 |
2,380.4 |
2,575.2 |
2,650.6 |
| Agricultural Marketing Service |
4.3 |
4.4 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
5.0 |
5.7 |
6.8 |
6.7 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
| Agricultural Research Service |
1,187.2 |
1,359.6 |
1,151.6 |
1,094.6 |
1,017.0 |
1,123.2 |
1,132.6 |
1,152.0 |
1,317.6 |
1,268.0 |
| Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service |
28.9 |
30.1 |
29.0 |
37.4 |
36.9 |
39.6 |
40.2 |
40.3 |
39.5 |
39.5 |
| Economic Research Service |
78.9 |
86.4 |
81.1 |
77.2 |
71.0 |
77.6 |
85.1 |
85.1 |
86.4 |
86.8 |
| Foreign Agricultural Service |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
| Forest Service |
375.7 |
426.3 |
370.4 |
340.5 |
337.3 |
342.9 |
339.7 |
354.0 |
336.9 |
327.9 |
| Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration |
6.5 |
6.3 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
6.2 |
7.6 |
8.1 |
8.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
| National Agricultural Statistics Service |
7.2 |
7.5 |
7.4 |
7.4 |
7.5 |
9.4 |
9.3 |
9.3 |
9.4 |
9.5 |
| National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
651.5 |
689.6 |
724.1 |
614.2 |
546.1 |
657.0 |
726.1 |
721.3 |
774.4 |
908.7 |
| Rural Business-Cooperative Service |
4.1 |
4.8 |
1.7 |
4.5 |
3.6 |
5.8 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
| Department of Commerce |
1,533.4 |
1,683.2 |
1,308.9 |
1,230.7 |
1,293.9 |
1,567.8 |
1,519.4 |
1,635.6 |
1,847.1 |
1,909.5 |
| Economic Development Administration |
28.3 |
19.0 |
15.5 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| National Institute of Standards and Technology |
605.8 |
924.7 |
597.1 |
548.1 |
608.6 |
665.7 |
673.6 |
750.6 |
806.6 |
837.4 |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
863.3 |
684.7 |
629.0 |
573.4 |
546.7 |
633.8 |
691.9 |
674.9 |
811.9 |
837.8 |
| National Telecommunications and Information Administration |
6.9 |
7.6 |
7.8 |
7.6 |
7.3 |
9.6 |
12.3 |
10.6 |
8.2 |
8.4 |
| U.S. Census Bureau |
29.0 |
47.2 |
59.5 |
101.7 |
131.3 |
258.8 |
141.6 |
199.6 |
220.3 |
225.9 |
| Department of Defense |
75,973.7 |
73,623.9 |
75,327.6 |
73,973.6 |
63,654.7 |
65,128.6 |
61,683.0 |
44,926.7 |
45,163.8 |
49,951.5 |
| Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
NA |
NA |
2,846.4 |
2,749.7 |
2,371.8 |
2,822.5 |
2,815.6 |
2,933.4 |
2,894.5 |
3,238.8 |
| Defense agencies and activities |
16,241.7 |
16,264.7 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
| Department of the Air Force |
28,051.3 |
26,648.7 |
26,641.5 |
27,688.3 |
23,599.7 |
24,331.1 |
22,443.1 |
7,441.1 |
8,324.4 |
9,665.6 |
| Department of the Army |
11,908.5 |
10,853.2 |
9,831.8 |
9,219.8 |
7,883.3 |
7,332.1 |
6,764.3 |
6,373.4 |
7,530.8 |
8,911.7 |
| Department of the Navy |
19,586.0 |
19,660.3 |
17,813.9 |
17,753.1 |
15,439.9 |
15,590.6 |
15,525.4 |
16,682.4 |
15,284.5 |
15,304.5 |
| Operational Test and Evaluation, Director |
186.2 |
196.9 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
| Other defense agencies |
NA |
NA |
18,194.1 |
16,562.7 |
14,360.1 |
15,052.4 |
14,134.6 |
11,496.5 |
11,129.5 |
12,830.9 |
| Department of Education |
322.4 |
362.8 |
346.1 |
338.0 |
309.9 |
322.0 |
251.3 |
244.4 |
261.8 |
275.5 |
| Department of Energy |
11,562.2 |
11,644.9 |
10,680.4 |
10,635.2 |
10,397.1 |
11,296.3 |
12,343.0 |
12,735.1 |
12,964.3 |
15,576.9 |
| Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy |
0.0 |
377.8 |
174.9 |
102.8 |
182.1 |
260.9 |
241.6 |
299.3 |
273.8 |
353.3 |
| Bonneville Power Administration |
8.1 |
13.1 |
13.2 |
14.5 |
14.4 |
16.0 |
15.6 |
15.6 |
14.0 |
10.7 |
| Civilian Radioactive Waste Management |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability |
87.2 |
113.3 |
88.8 |
101.3 |
83.0 |
103.6 |
97.2 |
112.4 |
133.0 |
157.5 |
| Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy |
1,790.8 |
1,998.1 |
902.5 |
986.1 |
922.3 |
870.0 |
1,082.8 |
1,291.3 |
1,444.6 |
1,823.0 |
| Environmental Management |
30.2 |
89.8 |
67.5 |
45.8 |
9.1 |
27.6 |
25.1 |
29.7 |
31.4 |
16.4 |
| Fossil Energy |
504.8 |
503.8 |
429.6 |
382.7 |
357.5 |
441.7 |
539.8 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
| National Nuclear Security Administration |
3,716.0 |
3,638.5 |
4,164.3 |
4,126.7 |
4,255.2 |
4,532.2 |
4,527.6 |
4,818.7 |
4,739.9 |
6,129.8 |
| Defense Programs |
2,608.2 |
2,406.7 |
2,866.5 |
2,815.2 |
2,967.5 |
3,119.7 |
3,076.4 |
3,198.0 |
3,070.7 |
4,247.1 |
| Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program |
792.7 |
945.1 |
974.3 |
1,080.0 |
994.1 |
1,115.5 |
1,238.5 |
1,375.5 |
1,420.1 |
1,620.0 |
| Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation |
315.1 |
286.7 |
323.5 |
231.5 |
293.6 |
297.0 |
212.7 |
245.2 |
249.0 |
262.7 |
| Nuclear Energy |
116.0 |
368.1 |
387.8 |
361.2 |
263.4 |
323.9 |
728.1 |
762.8 |
891.3 |
875.2 |
| Office of Science |
5,309.1 |
4,542.4 |
4,451.8 |
4,514.0 |
4,309.9 |
4,720.4 |
5,085.4 |
5,404.8 |
5,435.7 |
6,210.7 |
| Department of Health and Human Services |
35,735.9 |
37,616.9 |
30,928.0 |
31,335.8 |
29,512.8 |
30,799.1 |
30,425.5 |
32,366.8 |
33,897.4 |
33,687.2 |
| Administration for Children and Families |
14.0 |
6.8 |
9.6 |
8.4 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
2.4 |
3.9 |
| Administration for Community Living |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
76.0 |
83.1 |
83.3 |
83.3 |
| Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
378.1 |
852.5 |
370.7 |
365.8 |
365.0 |
364.0 |
364.0 |
334.0 |
324.0 |
300.1 |
| Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
4.5 |
2.8 |
5.1 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
2.0 |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
420.3 |
446.9 |
385.9 |
512.4 |
362.9 |
408.9 |
489.3 |
521.2 |
471.1 |
479.2 |
| Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
30.1 |
81.7 |
35.4 |
21.0 |
20.0 |
33.6 |
24.0 |
29.5 |
28.9 |
19.9 |
| Food and Drug Administration |
171.2 |
223.2 |
233.7 |
358.9 |
364.3 |
395.1 |
382.4 |
491.2 |
379.6 |
459.3 |
| Health Resources and Services Administration |
57.0 |
67.0 |
37.4 |
38.2 |
37.3 |
38.5 |
41.7 |
41.5 |
46.3 |
46.5 |
| National Institutes of Health |
34,640.7 |
35,881.7 |
29,830.3 |
30,010.1 |
28,341.3 |
29,535.9 |
29,026.0 |
30,843.0 |
32,542.0 |
32,278.0 |
| Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services |
20.0 |
54.4 |
19.9 |
19.5 |
18.6 |
18.6 |
18.0 |
18.0 |
16.9 |
15.0 |
| Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation |
20.0 |
54.4 |
19.9 |
19.5 |
18.6 |
18.6 |
18.0 |
18.0 |
16.9 |
15.0 |
| Department of Homeland Security |
983.6 |
1,131.8 |
1,127.5 |
832.2 |
718.8 |
943.8 |
1,645.2 |
689.2 |
869.9 |
872.0 |
| Domestic Nuclear Detection Office |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
84.4 |
71.3 |
63.0 |
69.3 |
64.9 |
| Science and Technology Directorate |
962.0 |
1,106.0 |
1,105.0 |
792.0 |
695.9 |
832.0 |
1,553.0 |
601.4 |
777.8 |
770.0 |
| U.S. Coast Guard |
21.6 |
25.8 |
22.5 |
40.2 |
22.9 |
27.4 |
20.9 |
24.7 |
22.8 |
37.1 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development |
33.2 |
61.7 |
72.9 |
89.6 |
67.4 |
54.3 |
58.5 |
66.8 |
63.8 |
74.0 |
| Department of the Interior |
738.8 |
728.0 |
716.5 |
742.7 |
717.3 |
762.4 |
808.7 |
859.9 |
868.1 |
860.1 |
| Bureau of Land Management |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
16.4 |
18.0 |
18.0 |
18.0 |
| Bureau of Ocean Energy Management |
na |
na |
na |
39.0 |
39.5 |
48.0 |
50.4 |
72.2 |
75.7 |
78.3 |
| Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement |
37.6 |
46.1 |
52.3 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
| Bureau of Reclamation |
13.1 |
13.3 |
15.1 |
12.0 |
13.0 |
14.2 |
12.7 |
22.0 |
28.6 |
14.0 |
| Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement |
na |
na |
na |
13.2 |
21.4 |
35.6 |
25.3 |
29.5 |
15.7 |
24.2 |
| National Park Service |
14.1 |
7.6 |
9.2 |
5.6 |
7.0 |
15.2 |
8.3 |
8.7 |
9.5 |
9.9 |
| U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
29.8 |
32.5 |
32.8 |
32.8 |
| U.S. Geological Survey |
674.1 |
661.1 |
640.0 |
672.8 |
636.3 |
649.5 |
665.8 |
676.9 |
687.8 |
682.9 |
| Department of Justice |
103.4 |
125.4 |
102.3 |
85.0 |
118.7 |
160.5 |
149.7 |
208.0 |
126.9 |
85.5 |
| Bureau of Prisons |
10.5 |
10.8 |
11.6 |
10.5 |
11.1 |
10.8 |
11.0 |
11.0 |
9.6 |
5.8 |
| Federal Bureau of Investigation |
14.5 |
30.0 |
17.7 |
7.7 |
39.0 |
9.6 |
12.9 |
13.0 |
2.2 |
4.2 |
| Office of Justice Programs |
78.4 |
84.6 |
72.9 |
66.8 |
68.6 |
140.1 |
125.8 |
184.0 |
115.1 |
75.5 |
| Department of Labor |
31.4 |
14.3 |
55.6 |
21.5 |
16.3 |
14.1 |
14.2 |
9.6 |
4.6 |
5.0 |
| Employee Benefits Security Administration |
2.2 |
5.8 |
48.5 |
12.8 |
9.6 |
7.5 |
6.5 |
4.6 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
| Employment and Training Administration |
22.4 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
4.5 |
5.9 |
4.3 |
6.0 |
4.2 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
| Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. |
2.4 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Department of State |
3.7 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
2.2 |
1.5 |
NA |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
| Department of Transportation |
846.2 |
929.2 |
861.8 |
936.1 |
875.8 |
847.7 |
884.5 |
961.5 |
987.0 |
1,121.1 |
| Federal Aviation Administration |
316.1 |
408.7 |
347.2 |
360.5 |
310.5 |
296.9 |
339.7 |
425.8 |
435.3 |
539.1 |
| Federal Highway Administration |
347.8 |
336.8 |
344.1 |
403.3 |
397.4 |
397.6 |
313.0 |
332.2 |
351.7 |
334.4 |
| Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration |
6.9 |
6.9 |
6.3 |
7.3 |
7.8 |
7.5 |
7.6 |
10.6 |
11.7 |
11.9 |
| Federal Railroad Administration |
41.7 |
43.8 |
47.1 |
46.1 |
52.7 |
43.1 |
46.7 |
43.6 |
45.9 |
48.1 |
| Federal Transit Administration |
10.4 |
22.6 |
23.8 |
25.5 |
16.4 |
8.2 |
81.7 |
35.3 |
55.4 |
31.0 |
| National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
82.0 |
70.8 |
71.0 |
68.7 |
64.8 |
65.1 |
62.5 |
86.6 |
69.0 |
76.0 |
| Office of the Secretary of Transportation |
20.5 |
23.5 |
9.3 |
8.9 |
10.9 |
15.1 |
11.5 |
17.9 |
11.1 |
26.1 |
| Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration |
9.8 |
10.0 |
7.9 |
11.0 |
10.7 |
14.2 |
21.8 |
9.6 |
7.0 |
54.5 |
| Research and Innovative Technology Administration |
11.1 |
6.0 |
5.1 |
4.9 |
4.7 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
| Department of the Treasury |
68.6 |
68.5 |
77.6 |
75.6 |
74.1 |
74.0 |
73.1 |
85.2 |
8.2 |
9.1 |
| Bureau of Engraving and Printing |
3.0 |
1.2 |
5.8 |
5.0 |
9.4 |
9.4 |
9.5 |
18.8 |
6.9 |
8.3 |
| Internal Revenue Service |
64.9 |
66.3 |
70.8 |
69.0 |
64.5 |
64.0 |
63.6 |
64.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| U.S. Mint |
0.8 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
* |
1.8 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs |
510.0 |
563.0 |
612.9 |
614.8 |
639.0 |
588.8 |
661.6 |
695.2 |
682.3 |
737.9 |
| Other agencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
6.8 |
8.0 |
6.8 |
| Agency for International Development |
160.1 |
84.3 |
119.2 |
77.4 |
125.5 |
59.9 |
212.2 |
192.8 |
192.2 |
192.2 |
| Appalachian Regional Commission |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
| Consumer Product Safety Commission |
NA |
NA |
NA |
2.0 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
1.0 |
| Environmental Protection Agency |
552.8 |
572.3 |
581.7 |
581.1 |
529.7 |
538.0 |
520.7 |
513.3 |
498.4 |
498.0 |
| Federal Communications Commission |
7.0 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
4.0 |
5.2 |
6.7 |
4.8 |
5.1 |
7.2 |
6.1 |
| Federal Trade Commission |
2.4 |
3.0 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
5.7 |
6.7 |
| Library of Congress |
0.8 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
5,957.6 |
8,691.3 |
8,429.0 |
10,758.3 |
10,494.3 |
10,880.6 |
11,413.1 |
12,461.7 |
12,638.1 |
10,220.8 |
| National Archives and Records Administration |
4.6 |
4.6 |
3.1 |
2.0 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
| National Science Foundation |
6,924.8 |
6,073.4 |
5,536.6 |
5,705.4 |
5,328.5 |
5,800.2 |
5,989.7 |
6,022.3 |
5,945.7 |
5,369.9 |
| Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
61.2 |
85.4 |
83.8 |
82.6 |
75.9 |
85.0 |
91.9 |
80.6 |
67.4 |
61.7 |
| Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund |
na |
na |
41.1 |
41.1 |
334.4 |
282.6 |
152.1 |
114.9 |
883.9 |
120.2 |
| Smithsonian Institution |
226.7 |
213.0 |
248.7 |
246.2 |
240.3 |
230.9 |
229.0 |
235.0 |
240.5 |
241.7 |
| Social Security Administration |
67.9 |
63.0 |
53.0 |
64.9 |
56.7 |
59.6 |
58.9 |
129.0 |
109.5 |
136.6 |
| Tennessee Valley Authority |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
5.6 |
6.1 |
| U.S. Postal Service |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
28.0 |
29.4 |
73.3 |
73.5 |
