Table 109. Federal obligations for research, by agency: FYs 2009–18
(Dollars in millions)
| Agency |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
Preliminary |
| 2018 |
| All agencies |
63,691.9 |
63,728.0 |
58,064.8 |
61,986.3 |
59,532.6 |
63,191.4 |
63,825.4 |
66,873.6 |
69,641.8 |
71,262.7 |
| Departments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Department of Agriculture |
2,075.5 |
2,141.0 |
2,125.4 |
1,964.0 |
1,867.9 |
2,059.7 |
2,128.4 |
2,155.9 |
2,216.3 |
2,341.9 |
| Agricultural Marketing Service |
2.1 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
| Agricultural Research Service |
1,027.1 |
1,060.5 |
1,019.7 |
980.8 |
912.9 |
1,009.6 |
1,018.4 |
1,030.0 |
1,053.3 |
1,043.1 |
| Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
17.7 |
19.0 |
19.5 |
19.6 |
18.8 |
18.9 |
| 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 |
297.6 |
283.4 |
281.9 |
272.1 |
301.2 |
276.5 |
260.2 |
281.4 |
270.7 |
272.4 |
| 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 |
5.4 |
5.4 |
5.4 |
5.4 |
5.5 |
| 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 |
959.1 |
1,135.1 |
941.0 |
988.5 |
1,023.2 |
1,277.3 |
1,153.9 |
1,152.9 |
1,302.3 |
1,250.4 |
| Economic Development Administration |
2.9 |
6.8 |
0.6 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| National Institute of Standards and Technology |
479.3 |
653.3 |
473.0 |
507.5 |
526.0 |
599.4 |
631.2 |
624.8 |
690.6 |
667.4 |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
463.8 |
458.0 |
448.8 |
396.1 |
374.9 |
441.8 |
470.0 |
427.7 |
547.4 |
514.0 |
| 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 |
6.2 |
9.4 |
10.8 |
77.3 |
115.0 |
226.5 |
40.5 |
89.8 |
56.1 |
60.6 |
| Department of Defense |
6,792.0 |
7,065.5 |
6,595.7 |
6,662.5 |
5,955.3 |
6,704.4 |
6,691.5 |
7,152.0 |
7,178.0 |
7,690.7 |
| Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
NA |
NA |
1,384.0 |
1,496.3 |
1,267.9 |
1,536.5 |
1,484.9 |
1,535.9 |
1,509.4 |
1,888.9 |
| Defense agencies and activities |
2,206.9 |
2,443.5 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
| Department of the Air Force |
1,604.2 |
1,678.3 |
1,673.9 |
1,726.0 |
1,502.3 |
1,573.5 |
1,609.2 |
1,762.5 |
1,713.3 |
1,794.2 |
| Department of the Army |
1,667.0 |
1,675.2 |
1,478.5 |
1,333.1 |
1,256.9 |
1,418.3 |
1,390.5 |
1,522.2 |
1,683.6 |
1,792.9 |
| Department of the Navy |
1,313.9 |
1,268.5 |
1,295.4 |
1,413.9 |
1,295.7 |
1,482.9 |
1,465.1 |
1,560.5 |
1,539.8 |
1,480.0 |
| Other defense agencies |
NA |
NA |
763.9 |
693.2 |
632.5 |
693.2 |
741.8 |
771.0 |
732.1 |
734.7 |
| Department of Education |
202.6 |
225.2 |
213.0 |
208.4 |
202.1 |
208.4 |
159.8 |
163.3 |
174.1 |
191.6 |
| Department of Energy |
7,188.1 |
7,598.3 |
7,350.1 |
7,361.3 |
7,333.3 |
8,091.7 |
8,641.5 |
9,234.1 |
9,355.0 |
11,381.3 |
| Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy |
0.0 |
205.1 |
127.8 |
56.4 |
92.0 |
150.0 |
138.9 |
172.1 |
150.6 |
176.7 |
| Bonneville Power Administration |
7.3 |
11.8 |
5.3 |
5.3 |
12.5 |
7.3 |
6.8 |
6.8 |
9.2 |
7.2 |
| 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 |
61.7 |
73.5 |
61.8 |
64.0 |
53.5 |
65.2 |
63.1 |
69.3 |
80.4 |
100.5 |
| Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy |
653.4 |
911.7 |
467.5 |
441.2 |
529.8 |
540.1 |
472.6 |
576.4 |
853.0 |
1,359.1 |
| Environmental Management |
10.9 |
30.8 |
22.3 |
14.7 |
3.0 |
16.2 |
8.3 |
9.8 |
10.4 |
5.4 |
| Fossil Energy |
246.1 |
218.1 |
184.8 |
165.1 |
154.0 |
161.7 |
198.8 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
| National Nuclear Security Administration |
2,061.4 |
1,951.4 |
2,250.4 |
2,338.8 |
2,404.3 |
2,770.0 |
2,704.9 |
3,209.6 |
3,078.1 |
4,228.1 |
| Defense Programs |
1,795.8 |
1,710.3 |
1,974.7 |
2,143.4 |
2,148.2 |
2,519.4 |
2,526.7 |
3,010.1 |
2,880.9 |
4,022.4 |
| Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation |
265.6 |
241.1 |
275.6 |
195.4 |
256.1 |
250.6 |
178.2 |
199.5 |
197.2 |
205.7 |
| Nuclear Energy |
116.0 |
300.9 |
326.8 |
336.4 |
236.1 |
295.9 |
639.3 |
665.5 |
688.5 |
675.6 |
| 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 |
35,489.9 |
35,797.5 |
30,770.7 |
31,124.2 |
29,314.6 |
30,587.3 |
30,196.7 |
32,128.6 |
33,677.4 |
33,453.9 |
| 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 |
72.5 |
66.1 |
66.3 |
66.2 |
| Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
347.8 |
789.3 |
341.0 |
336.5 |
335.8 |
335.0 |
335.0 |
306.2 |
300.1 |
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 |
389.4 |
409.7 |
347.6 |
481.0 |
334.3 |
379.2 |
460.4 |
493.6 |
436.1 |
443.3 |
| 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 |
23.4 |
29.6 |
26.7 |
26.9 |
26.5 |
27.7 |
27.3 |
26.1 |
29.8 |
29.9 |
| 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 |
347.2 |
321.5 |
248.1 |
306.6 |
140.7 |
256.1 |
216.9 |
207.6 |
275.9 |
264.6 |
| Domestic Nuclear Detection Office |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
79.3 |
37.3 |
37.7 |
34.2 |
23.8 |
| Science and Technology Directorate |
340.5 |
313.9 |
241.0 |
294.4 |
133.7 |
168.4 |
173.1 |
162.8 |
235.3 |
230.0 |
| U.S. Coast Guard |
6.7 |
7.6 |
7.1 |
12.2 |
7.0 |
8.4 |
6.4 |
7.0 |
6.5 |
10.7 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development |
11.7 |
38.8 |
48.8 |
63.1 |
44.1 |
36.5 |
38.2 |
42.9 |
41.2 |
47.5 |
| Department of the Interior |
657.6 |
644.0 |
629.5 |
624.5 |
603.3 |
649.3 |
680.3 |
726.0 |
721.9 |
715.9 |
| Bureau of Land Management |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
15.4 |
17.0 |
17.0 |
17.0 |
| Bureau of Ocean Energy Management |
na |
na |
na |
39.0 |
39.5 |
48.0 |
43.9 |
60.1 |
63.4 |
65.6 |
| Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement |
35.7 |
43.4 |
45.4 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
| Bureau of Reclamation |
3.0 |
7.3 |
8.6 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
9.0 |
7.3 |
18.6 |
22.8 |
11.1 |
| Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement |
na |
na |
na |
7.7 |
15.2 |
32.6 |
16.6 |
23.6 |
8.3 |
15.4 |
| National Park Service |
11.3 |
6.4 |
8.3 |
5.4 |
6.4 |
14.1 |
7.5 |
8.0 |
8.7 |
9.1 |
| U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
29.8 |
32.5 |
32.8 |
32.8 |
| U.S. Geological Survey |
607.6 |
586.9 |
567.2 |
564.9 |
534.6 |
545.5 |
559.7 |
566.2 |
569.0 |
564.9 |
| Department of Justice |
80.9 |
87.5 |
84.5 |
75.4 |
77.7 |
142.2 |
128.4 |
156.9 |
86.7 |
64.5 |
| Bureau of Prisons |
2.8 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
1.9 |
1.4 |
| Federal Bureau of Investigation |
0.0 |
0.0 |
8.1 |
6.9 |
6.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Office of Justice Programs |
78.1 |
84.6 |
72.9 |
66.8 |
68.6 |
140.0 |
125.8 |
154.3 |
84.8 |
63.1 |
| Department of Labor |
29.2 |
11.9 |
53.0 |
18.9 |
13.9 |
11.2 |
10.2 |
5.6 |
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. |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
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 |
586.7 |
645.9 |
637.0 |
698.4 |
654.7 |
653.0 |
662.6 |
625.1 |
695.6 |
711.7 |
| Federal Aviation Administration |
162.9 |
236.6 |
210.1 |
216.4 |
196.9 |
197.5 |
207.2 |
207.5 |
212.3 |
252.4 |
| Federal Highway Administration |
316.8 |
295.9 |
299.8 |
348.9 |
327.3 |
338.8 |
273.2 |
247.2 |
305.4 |
282.7 |
| Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration |
6.9 |
6.6 |
5.7 |
6.9 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
7.6 |
9.7 |
11.2 |
11.6 |
| Federal Railroad Administration |
8.3 |
9.7 |
20.3 |
27.5 |
39.5 |
29.8 |
32.9 |
30.7 |
34.1 |
34.4 |
| Federal Transit Administration |
4.2 |
20.0 |
23.3 |
24.8 |
13.6 |
8.2 |
72.4 |
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 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
4.0 |
1.9 |
3.7 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
| Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration |
2.1 |
2.1 |
3.4 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
4.8 |
4.6 |
5.4 |
20.4 |
| Research and Innovative Technology Administration |
3.7 |
4.2 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
| Department of the Treasury |
67.0 |
68.4 |
77.0 |
75.3 |
73.3 |
73.4 |
72.5 |
82.4 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
| Bureau of Engraving and Printing |
2.1 |
1.0 |
5.2 |
4.7 |
8.6 |
8.8 |
8.9 |
16.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| 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 |
0.0 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
* |
1.8 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs |
477.3 |
529.0 |
575.4 |
577.2 |
604.0 |
553.5 |
643.4 |
677.4 |
668.8 |
720.4 |
| 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 |
148.5 |
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 |
468.1 |
484.8 |
491.4 |
490.6 |
446.2 |
453.5 |
440.4 |
430.0 |
417.5 |
417.9 |
| Federal Communications Commission |
6.9 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
4.0 |
5.2 |
6.7 |
4.8 |
5.1 |
6.1 |
5.7 |
| 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 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
1,703.5 |
1,502.8 |
1,574.6 |
5,100.3 |
5,422.4 |
5,335.6 |
5,539.4 |
5,613.2 |
5,745.3 |
6,234.4 |
| 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 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
| U.S. Postal Service |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
28.0 |
29.4 |
73.3 |
73.5 |
