Table 35. Federal obligations for basic research in life sciences, by agency and detailed field: FY 2018
(Dollars in thousands)
| Agency |
Total |
Agricultural sciences |
Biological sciences (excluding environmental biology) |
Environmental biology |
Medical sciences |
Other life sciences |
| All agencies |
18,176,071.6 |
596,571.3 |
9,158,915.0 |
513,577.8 |
6,414,893.4 |
1,492,114.1 |
| Departments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Department of Agriculture |
864,843.0 |
584,990.6 |
103,601.0 |
164,656.9 |
11,564.4 |
30.0 |
| Agricultural Research Service |
551,475.4 |
428,418.4 |
38,417.8 |
74,854.7 |
9,784.5 |
0.0 |
| Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service |
18,132.4 |
18,132.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Forest Service |
64,136.6 |
14,035.8 |
6,324.7 |
43,746.1 |
0.0 |
30.0 |
| National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
231,098.6 |
124,404.0 |
58,858.5 |
46,056.2 |
1,779.9 |
0.0 |
| Department of Commerce |
12,105.1 |
0.0 |
12,105.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| National Institute of Standards and Technology |
12,105.1 |
0.0 |
12,105.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Department of Defense |
271,019.2 |
11,162.1 |
115,726.4 |
1,099.5 |
121,251.8 |
21,779.5 |
| Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
77,952.2 |
0.0 |
58,121.2 |
985.8 |
18,845.2 |
0.0 |
| Department of the Air Force |
32,522.4 |
8,403.1 |
8,782.1 |
113.7 |
0.0 |
15,223.6 |
| Department of the Army |
93,985.0 |
0.0 |
5,198.1 |
0.0 |
84,334.9 |
4,452.0 |
| Department of the Navy |
32,442.5 |
0.0 |
14,370.8 |
0.0 |
18,071.7 |
0.0 |
| Other defense agencies |
34,117.1 |
2,759.1 |
29,254.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2,103.8 |
| Department of Energy |
414,296.0 |
0.0 |
381,055.3 |
33,240.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| National Nuclear Security Administration |
50.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
50.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation |
50.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
50.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Office of Science |
414,246.0 |
0.0 |
381,055.3 |
33,190.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Department of Health and Human Services |
15,249,142.2 |
0.0 |
8,020,432.9 |
0.0 |
5,807,102.1 |
1,421,607.2 |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
7,317.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
6,782.6 |
535.1 |
| Health Resources and Services Administration |
2,666.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2,666.5 |
0.0 |
| National Institutes of Health |
15,239,158.0 |
0.0 |
8,020,432.9 |
0.0 |
5,797,653.0 |
1,421,072.1 |
| Department of Homeland Security |
1,268.0 |
418.5 |
283.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
565.9 |
| Science and Technology Directorate |
1,268.0 |
418.5 |
283.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
565.9 |
| Department of the Interior |
12,135.5 |
0.0 |
6,079.3 |
6,056.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Bureau of Land Management |
867.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
867.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| National Park Service |
227.5 |
0.0 |
227.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| U.S. Geological Survey |
11,041.0 |
0.0 |
5,851.7 |
5,189.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Department of Justice |
1,957.0 |
0.0 |
1,533.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
423.2 |
| Office of Justice Programs |
1,957.0 |
0.0 |
1,533.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
423.2 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs |
474,975.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
474,975.0 |
0.0 |
| Other agencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
58,290.3 |
0.0 |
12,103.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
46,187.3 |
| National Science Foundation |
664,056.2 |
0.0 |
500,926.8 |
163,129.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Smithsonian Institution |
151,984.0 |
0.0 |
5,068.0 |
145,395.0 |
0.0 |
1,521.0 |
