Table 111. Federal obligations for basic research, by agency: FYs 2009–18
(Dollars in millions)
| Agency |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
Preliminary |
| 2018 |
| All agencies |
32,879.4 |
31,795.3 |
29,313.6 |
30,958.9 |
29,779.4 |
31,587.9 |
31,527.1 |
32,286.6 |
33,265.4 |
33,711.9 |
| Departments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Department of Agriculture |
930.2 |
982.2 |
963.3 |
851.4 |
844.2 |
907.7 |
924.5 |
934.9 |
965.2 |
1,006.8 |
| Agricultural Research Service |
570.6 |
589.1 |
566.5 |
544.9 |
507.2 |
560.9 |
565.8 |
572.2 |
585.2 |
579.5 |
| 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 |
8.0 |
1.9 |
7.6 |
6.9 |
6.5 |
7.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Foreign Agricultural Service |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
* |
* |
* |
| Forest Service |
105.4 |
99.2 |
89.9 |
84.9 |
96.5 |
89.7 |
84.6 |
90.5 |
88.5 |
89.1 |
| Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration |
6.5 |
6.3 |
6.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| National Agricultural Statistics Service |
3.0 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
236.6 |
282.4 |
289.1 |
211.0 |
212.7 |
231.0 |
254.5 |
252.4 |
272.6 |
319.3 |
| Department of Commerce |
138.3 |
202.3 |
165.5 |
174.2 |
190.6 |
214.5 |
232.4 |
247.3 |
246.0 |
248.0 |
| Economic Development Administration |
1.6 |
5.5 |
0.4 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| National Institute of Standards and Technology |
136.7 |
196.7 |
165.1 |
174.2 |
190.6 |
214.5 |
232.4 |
247.3 |
246.0 |
248.0 |
| Department of Defense |
1,730.3 |
1,853.5 |
1,885.4 |
2,035.8 |
1,862.8 |
2,073.5 |
2,133.4 |
2,238.7 |
2,110.1 |
2,261.2 |
| Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
NA |
NA |
254.2 |
345.0 |
284.7 |
347.3 |
359.8 |
378.1 |
391.2 |
491.4 |
| Defense agencies and activities |
343.0 |
414.7 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
| Department of the Air Force |
432.1 |
475.7 |
470.7 |
502.7 |
447.6 |
501.3 |
501.4 |
522.3 |
469.3 |
507.6 |
| Department of the Army |
431.2 |
414.3 |
415.0 |
418.1 |
397.9 |
435.8 |
448.9 |
461.8 |
450.4 |
465.1 |
| Department of the Navy |
524.0 |
548.8 |
547.0 |
587.8 |
555.6 |
610.9 |
620.4 |
636.9 |
569.2 |
547.3 |
| Other defense agencies |
NA |
NA |
198.4 |
182.1 |
177.2 |
178.2 |
202.9 |
239.8 |
230.0 |
249.8 |
| Department of Education |
4.2 |
7.1 |
7.5 |
6.8 |
24.4 |
25.0 |
22.4 |
23.2 |
32.7 |
54.2 |
| Department of Energy |
4,061.0 |
3,969.5 |
3,961.7 |
3,957.4 |
3,851.1 |
4,075.1 |
4,460.4 |
4,579.4 |
4,494.3 |
4,930.3 |
| Bonneville Power Administration |
1.0 |
7.9 |
4.0 |
4.6 |
9.0 |
4.8 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
5.5 |
4.3 |
| Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability |
0.0 |
7.3 |
6.4 |
6.3 |
3.6 |
4.2 |
6.5 |
2.7 |
6.0 |
13.1 |
| Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy |
2.3 |
20.7 |
1.6 |
6.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Fossil Energy |
4.4 |
4.8 |
4.1 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
4.3 |
5.2 |
* |
* |
* |
| National Nuclear Security Administration |
22.1 |
33.7 |
42.1 |
45.6 |
49.3 |
55.8 |
67.6 |
82.9 |
80.9 |
84.6 |
| Defense Programs |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
6.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation |
22.1 |
33.7 |
42.1 |
45.6 |
42.7 |
55.8 |
67.6 |
82.9 |
80.9 |
84.6 |
| Nuclear Energy |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
42.6 |
34.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Office of Science |
4,031.2 |
3,895.1 |
3,903.5 |
3,890.5 |
3,785.7 |
4,006.0 |
4,334.2 |
4,454.9 |
4,402.0 |
4,828.3 |
| Department of Health and Human Services |
18,772.2 |
18,649.7 |
16,066.3 |
15,977.4 |
15,288.3 |
16,005.2 |
15,076.9 |
15,645.3 |
16,700.1 |
16,733.5 |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
108.7 |
85.4 |
64.8 |
73.6 |
57.6 |
70.6 |
95.2 |
84.8 |
72.1 |
71.3 |
| Health Resources and Services Administration |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
2.2 |
| National Institutes of Health |
18,661.0 |
18,561.9 |
15,998.9 |
15,901.2 |
15,228.4 |
15,932.4 |
14,979.0 |
15,558.0 |
16,625.0 |
16,660.0 |
| Department of Homeland Security |
101.3 |
100.3 |
113.8 |
84.3 |
0.0 |
41.6 |
11.7 |
13.1 |
11.6 |
5.6 |
| Domestic Nuclear Detection Office |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
41.6 |
11.7 |
13.1 |
11.6 |
5.6 |
| Science and Technology Directorate |
101.3 |
100.3 |
113.8 |
84.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Department of the Interior |
47.1 |
49.9 |
48.9 |
54.2 |
51.4 |
52.2 |
53.3 |
53.8 |
54.3 |
54.0 |
| U.S. Geological Survey |
47.1 |
49.9 |
48.9 |
54.2 |
51.4 |
52.2 |
53.3 |
53.8 |
54.3 |
54.0 |
| Department of Justice |
9.3 |
13.0 |
17.5 |
15.3 |
20.7 |
8.1 |
5.3 |
12.9 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
| Federal Bureau of Investigation |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
4.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Office of Justice Programs |
9.3 |
13.0 |
17.5 |
15.3 |
16.5 |
8.1 |
5.3 |
12.9 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
| Department of Transportation |
0.0 |
4.6 |
4.4 |
8.4 |
7.2 |
9.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Federal Highway Administration |
0.0 |
4.6 |
4.4 |
8.4 |
7.2 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Federal Transit Administration |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
8.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Department of the Treasury |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Bureau of Engraving and Printing |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs |
203.3 |
232.0 |
250.6 |
251.3 |
249.0 |
232.0 |
227.2 |
219.4 |
274.1 |
213.5 |
| Other agencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Agency for International Development |
0.6 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
9.0 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
| Environmental Protection Agency |
83.7 |
86.9 |
88.0 |
86.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Federal Communications Commission |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
* |
* |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
1,021.6 |
809.3 |
856.8 |
2,606.0 |
2,824.2 |
3,022.9 |
3,209.7 |
3,280.8 |
3,425.8 |
3,712.5 |
| National Science Foundation |
5,623.9 |
4,667.2 |
4,690.6 |
4,652.4 |
4,361.5 |
4,725.2 |
4,973.9 |
4,829.3 |
4,739.1 |
4,279.5 |
| Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
| Smithsonian Institution |
152.0 |
167.0 |
193.1 |
197.0 |
195.0 |
194.9 |
195.7 |
206.2 |
207.9 |
209.0 |
