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Table 8. Preliminary federal obligations for research and development, by agency and performer: FY 2019

(Dollars in millions)

Agency Total R&D Intramurala Extramural
United States and U.S. territories Foreign
Industry Industry-administered FFRDCs Universities and colleges University-administered FFRDCs Other nonprofits Nonprofit-administered FFRDCs State, local governments
All agencies 141,500.9 39,565.0 43,577.8 5,457.6 33,359.2 6,130.6 8,880.1 3,283.4 435.4 811.7
Departments
Department of Agriculture 2,581.1 1,608.7 33.9 0.0 906.6 0.0 21.5 0.0 8.0 2.4
Agricultural Marketing Service 7.7 7.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Agricultural Research Service 1,258.0 1,163.4 0.0 0.0 85.3 0.0 6.8 0.0 0.2 2.2
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 39.5 21.0 0.0 0.0 18.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Economic Research Service 86.8 71.9 9.0 0.0 3.1 0.0 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.1
Foreign Agricultural Service 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Forest Service 298.0 268.0 0.6 0.0 19.0 0.0 3.8 0.0 6.5 0.1
National Agricultural Statistics Service 9.5 8.5 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
National Institute of Food and Agriculture 877.5 68.2 24.3 0.0 779.1 0.0 4.7 0.0 1.3 0.0
Rural Business-Cooperative Service 3.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 2.8 0.0 0.0 0.0
Department of Commerce 1,549.7 1,110.6 54.9 0.3 348.0 5.8 7.0 15.9 5.7 1.6
National Institute of Standards and Technology 738.1 611.8 40.7 0.0 60.7 0.0 4.8 15.8 2.8 1.6
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 702.8 390.0 14.1 0.3 287.3 5.8 2.2 0.1 2.9 *
National Telecommunications and Information Administration 7.9 7.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
U.S. Census Bureau 100.9 100.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Department of Defense 56,049.4 20,301.6 29,302.6 819.1 2,990.4 499.7 907.6 771.1 14.9 442.3
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 3,537.0 334.6 2,315.2 23.4 615.6 56.7 121.8 35.1 0.0 34.7
Department of the Air Force 13,555.0 4,064.6 8,000.8 365.2 464.6 103.4 73.8 360.5 7.2 115.0
Department of the Army 9,585.0 4,349.0 4,406.7 32.4 459.4 25.2 266.8 23.5 * 21.9
Department of the Navy 15,598.8 6,124.7 8,096.2 21.0 895.5 40.6 272.0 99.2 1.1 48.4
Other defense agencies 13,773.6 5,428.7 6,483.8 377.1 555.3 273.8 173.2 252.8 6.6 222.3
Department of Education 266.1 10.3 7.2 1.1 181.2 0.0 65.8 0.0 0.5 0.0
Department of Energy 14,606.1 1,939.2 2,486.6 3,985.1 1,423.6 2,248.5 217.0 2,237.3 68.8 0.0
Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy 366.0 0.0 106.0 12.8 190.8 3.5 28.0 24.9 0.0 0.0
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability 121.0 3.1 13.1 13.9 14.3 13.3 21.1 41.7 0.4 0.0
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 1,686.3 0.0 387.5 133.4 262.4 200.2 0.0 656.4 46.4 0.0
Environmental Management 28.1 0.0 8.5 5.0 14.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Fossil Energy 658.7 192.8 127.6 92.3 102.8 14.4 88.1 18.8 22.0 0.0
National Nuclear Security Administration 5,414.9 682.4 1,249.5 3,271.4 84.1 14.8 55.3 57.4 0.1 0.0
Defense Programs 3,920.6 616.1 136.5 3,031.7 80.4 0.6 55.3 * 0.0 0.0
Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program 1,225.9 55.8 1,092.3 77.7 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation 268.4 10.5 20.7 162.0 3.8 14.0 0.0 57.4 0.1 0.0
Nuclear Energy 1,293.6 571.1 313.7 261.0 38.2 37.6 0.0 72.0 0.0 0.0
Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response 44.4 * 14.4 8.9 0.9 2.7 12.0 5.4 * 0.0
Office of Science 4,993.1 489.7 266.3 186.5 715.4 1,962.0 12.5 1,360.7 0.0 0.0
Department of Health and Human Services 38,646.2 8,662.0 1,971.2 611.9 20,903.5 25.7 6,019.4 35.5 165.0 252.0
Administration for Children and Families 2.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Administration for Community Living 86.5 0.0 3.0 0.0 83.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 306.1 48.3 129.5 0.0 98.7 0.0 29.6 0.0 0.1 0.0
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 467.5 112.6 10.6 0.0 203.5 0.0 66.5 0.0 46.3 27.9
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 238.7 238.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Food and Drug Administration 474.5 360.5 18.3 0.0 58.3 0.0 27.7 0.0 2.1 7.6
Health Resources and Services Administration 33.0 4.1 0.0 0.0 23.9 0.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
National Institutes of Health 37,020.0 7,894.5 1,805.7 611.9 20,432.7 20.2 5,888.6 35.5 114.5 216.5
Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services 15.5 3.0 4.2 0.0 2.8 5.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation 15.5 3.0 4.2 0.0 2.8 5.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Department of Homeland Security 945.7 382.9 438.4 24.2 37.1 6.4 14.2 33.4 0.0 9.0
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office 59.9 1.9 36.9 9.5 1.6 3.2 0.2 2.6 0.0 4.0
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency 11.9 4.6 1.3 0.7 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0
Science and Technology Directorate 824.0 361.0 366.0 14.0 31.0 3.0 14.0 30.0 0.0 5.0
Transportation Security Administration 20.6 0.0 20.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
U.S. Coast Guard 26.8 15.4 11.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
U.S. Secret Service 2.5 0.0 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Department of Housing and Urban Development 80.3 63.2 10.4 0.0 2.1 0.0 4.6 0.0 0.0 0.0
Department of the Interior 783.0 693.9 9.9 0.1 44.7 0.0 0.4 0.0 34.0 0.1
Bureau of Indian Affairs 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.0 0.0
Bureau of Land Management 20.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 20.8 0.0
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 85.5 72.1 6.6 0.0 6.1 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.1
Bureau of Reclamation 23.2 23.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement 12.4 8.2 3.1 0.1 0.5 0.0 * 0.0 0.6 0.0
National Park Service 10.1 0.0 * 0.0 10.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 32.7 32.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
U.S. Geological Survey 592.6 557.8 0.2 0.0 27.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.3 0.0
Department of Justice 141.5 9.0 41.7 0.0 54.5 0.0 29.9 0.0 6.4 0.0
Bureau of Prisons 5.8 2.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.3 0.0
Federal Bureau of Investigation 24.0 0.0 24.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Office of Justice Programs 111.7 6.4 17.7 0.0 54.5 0.0 29.9 0.0 3.2 0.0
Department of Labor 5.0 3.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Employee Benefits Security Administration 3.1 1.6 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Occupational Safety and Health Administration 1.9 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Department of State 62.2 62.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Department of Transportation 1,174.1 333.2 445.4 0.4 81.1 2.8 77.4 123.7 108.6 1.6
Federal Aviation Administration 554.3 118.0 255.8 0.0 31.4 0.0 25.4 123.7 0.0 0.0
Federal Highway Administration 384.3 155.1 83.0 0.4 19.7 1.9 19.6 0.0 104.6 0.0
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 10.1 7.2 2.7 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
Federal Railroad Administration 48.4 12.6 28.6 0.0 2.9 0.0 4.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
Federal Transit Administration 30.0 5.0 3.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 4.0 0.0
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 75.9 15.7 53.1 0.0 6.4 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Office of the Secretary of Transportation 12.9 12.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 58.1 6.7 19.2 0.0 11.7 0.0 18.9 0.0 0.0 1.6
Department of the Treasury 57.0 11.0 46.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bureau of Engraving and Printing 57.0 11.0 46.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Department of Veterans Affairs 1,493.0 1,493.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other agencies
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts 5.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.9 0.0 0.0
Agency for International Development 166.6 8.7 20.4 0.0 59.2 0.0 40.9 0.0 0.0 37.4
Appalachian Regional Commission 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
Consumer Product Safety Commission 0.9 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Environmental Protection Agency 493.3 255.1 186.5 0.0 51.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Federal Communications Commission 4.4 4.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Federal Trade Commission 6.7 6.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Library of Congress 2.8 2.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 15,269.2 2,239.2 7,890.5 6.6 1,437.2 3,052.3 552.0 46.9 2.7 41.9
National Archives and Records Administration 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
National Science Foundation 6,041.2 13.7 480.5 0.0 4,829.2 285.8 385.2 5.0 20.8 21.2
Nuclear Regulatory Commission 64.8 30.2 10.5 8.9 0.6 3.7 * 8.7 0.0 2.2
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund 533.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 533.8 0.0 0.0 0.0
Smithsonian Institution 222.9 222.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Social Security Administration 163.0 95.9 58.1 0.0 5.9 0.0 3.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tennessee Valley Authority 13.6 0.0 13.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
U.S. Postal Service 70.8 0.0 68.0 0.0 2.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
* = amount greater than $0 but less than $50,000.
FFRDC = federally funded research and development center.
a 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.
NOTES: Because of rounding, detail may not add to total. 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 the agencies listed in this table.
SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development, FYs 2018–19.