Table 105. Federal obligations for research and development, by agency: FYs 2009–18
(Dollars in millions)
| Agency |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
Preliminary |
| 2018 |
| All agencies |
141,090.1 |
140,354.5 |
135,532.0 |
138,524.6 |
125,720.4 |
130,561.3 |
128,753.3 |
115,224.7 |
118,366.4 |
121,535.3 |
| Departments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Department of Agriculture |
2,267.2 |
2,364.2 |
2,341.3 |
2,171.2 |
2,019.1 |
2,258.2 |
2,341.0 |
2,357.8 |
2,418.5 |
2,537.7 |
| 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 |
1,141.2 |
1,178.3 |
1,133.0 |
1,089.8 |
1,014.3 |
1,121.8 |
1,131.6 |
1,144.4 |
1,170.4 |
1,159.0 |
| 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 |
344.1 |
356.5 |
353.5 |
330.7 |
329.3 |
335.4 |
331.8 |
341.0 |
327.5 |
324.0 |
| Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration |
6.5 |
6.3 |
6.7 |
5.0 |
4.7 |
5.7 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
0.2 |
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 |
1,146.9 |
1,274.4 |
1,067.1 |
1,054.8 |
1,092.2 |
1,375.1 |
1,331.3 |
1,350.9 |
1,612.5 |
1,570.9 |
| Economic Development Administration |
2.9 |
6.8 |
0.6 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| National Institute of Standards and Technology |
500.5 |
687.4 |
506.9 |
512.7 |
535.1 |
602.3 |
633.9 |
629.4 |
715.7 |
682.4 |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
607.5 |
525.4 |
492.3 |
432.8 |
418.6 |
504.4 |
543.5 |
511.4 |
668.2 |
654.1 |
| 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 |
75,856.5 |
73,471.1 |
75,157.3 |
73,804.1 |
63,557.7 |
64,980.5 |
61,513.5 |
44,748.6 |
44,872.6 |
49,671.0 |
| 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 |
16,240.9 |
16,264.5 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
| Department of the Air Force |
27,950.3 |
26,521.4 |
26,500.1 |
27,545.2 |
23,524.2 |
24,210.4 |
22,320.1 |
7,321.5 |
8,099.5 |
9,447.7 |
| 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 |
6,372.2 |
7,530.8 |
8,911.7 |
| Department of the Navy |
19,570.6 |
19,635.0 |
17,792.4 |
17,728.3 |
15,419.5 |
15,567.1 |
15,489.6 |
16,644.4 |
15,236.0 |
15,255.1 |
| Operational Test and Evaluation, Director |
186.2 |
196.9 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
| Other defense agencies |
NA |
NA |
18,186.7 |
16,561.1 |
14,359.1 |
15,048.4 |
14,123.9 |
11,477.1 |
11,111.8 |
12,817.8 |
| 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 |
9,889.9 |
10,685.5 |
9,945.8 |
9,952.0 |
9,841.0 |
10,525.8 |
11,391.0 |
11,600.5 |
11,704.5 |
13,787.5 |
| 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 |
1,583.7 |
1,895.2 |
863.2 |
986.1 |
917.9 |
866.4 |
1,079.2 |
1,287.7 |
1,441.0 |
1,819.4 |
| Environmental Management |
30.2 |
89.8 |
67.5 |
45.8 |
9.1 |
27.6 |
25.1 |
29.7 |
31.4 |
16.4 |
| Fossil Energy |
485.8 |
484.8 |
410.6 |
366.8 |
342.3 |
425.6 |
524.0 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
| National Nuclear Security Administration |
3,547.7 |
3,448.4 |
4,036.3 |
4,033.9 |
4,180.4 |
4,416.7 |
4,271.3 |
4,568.0 |
4,434.7 |
5,726.4 |
| Defense Programs |
2,476.2 |
2,247.4 |
2,771.0 |
2,762.3 |
2,892.8 |
3,025.9 |
2,975.3 |
3,107.1 |
2,965.6 |
4,104.3 |
| Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program |
756.4 |
914.3 |
941.7 |
1,040.1 |
994.0 |
1,093.7 |
1,083.4 |
1,215.7 |
1,220.0 |
1,359.3 |
| 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 |
4,031.2 |
3,895.1 |
3,903.5 |
3,939.5 |
3,848.2 |
4,085.1 |
4,409.0 |
4,524.5 |
4,484.7 |
4,828.3 |
| Department of Health and Human Services |
35,584.0 |
35,934.5 |
30,848.8 |
31,195.6 |
29,382.5 |
30,656.1 |
30,272.1 |
32,215.7 |
33,769.8 |
33,523.4 |
| 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 |
166.4 |
210.6 |
225.2 |
352.6 |
360.6 |
389.1 |
375.7 |
485.9 |
375.0 |
453.5 |
| Health Resources and Services Administration |
56.3 |
66.3 |
36.8 |
37.6 |
36.6 |
37.8 |
41.1 |
40.8 |
46.3 |
46.5 |
| National Institutes of Health |
34,494.3 |
34,212.6 |
29,760.2 |
29,876.8 |
28,215.3 |
29,399.6 |
28,880.0 |
30,698.0 |
32,419.0 |
32,120.0 |
| 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 |
672.5 |
674.1 |
559.1 |
601.8 |
390.8 |
582.7 |
742.2 |
572.2 |
856.6 |
860.7 |
| Domestic Nuclear Detection Office |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
84.4 |
71.3 |
63.0 |
69.3 |
64.9 |
| Science and Technology Directorate |
652.4 |
649.4 |
537.8 |
562.7 |
369.1 |
472.2 |
651.4 |
485.7 |
765.8 |
760.0 |
| U.S. Coast Guard |
20.1 |
24.7 |
21.3 |
39.1 |
21.7 |
26.1 |
19.6 |
23.5 |
21.5 |
35.8 |
| 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 |
732.4 |
721.7 |
706.0 |
737.8 |
709.3 |
757.6 |
800.1 |
856.5 |
862.6 |
853.6 |
| 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 |
35.7 |
43.4 |
45.4 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
| Bureau of Reclamation |
8.5 |
9.7 |
11.5 |
10.0 |
10.1 |
12.0 |
9.8 |
20.9 |
27.4 |
12.8 |
| Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement |
na |
na |
na |
10.3 |
16.4 |
32.9 |
19.6 |
27.3 |
11.4 |
18.9 |
| 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 |
826.0 |
908.1 |
841.4 |
898.4 |
855.0 |
828.1 |
855.6 |
936.8 |
948.6 |
1,076.1 |
| Federal Aviation Administration |
297.7 |
390.4 |
329.6 |
329.3 |
291.8 |
280.4 |
313.4 |
403.3 |
398.5 |
497.6 |
| 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 |
39.8 |
41.1 |
44.4 |
39.6 |
50.5 |
40.0 |
44.2 |
41.4 |
44.3 |
44.6 |
| 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 |
577.0 |
576.3 |
522.8 |
530.9 |
515.6 |
508.0 |
493.6 |
493.3 |
| 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 |
5,937.0 |
7,121.3 |
6,570.5 |
10,660.5 |
10,368.1 |
10,753.6 |
11,360.7 |
12,403.8 |
12,594.6 |
10,198.4 |
| 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 |
6,095.2 |
5,015.7 |
5,145.6 |
5,169.8 |
4,955.9 |
5,403.3 |
5,669.7 |
5,589.4 |
5,517.6 |
4,950.3 |
| 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 |
152.0 |
167.0 |
193.1 |
197.0 |
195.0 |
194.9 |
195.7 |
206.2 |
207.9 |
209.0 |
| 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 |
