Table 36. Federal obligations for basic research in physical sciences, by agency and detailed field: FY 2018
(Dollars in thousands)
| Agency |
Total |
Astronomy |
Chemistry |
Physics |
Other physical sciences |
| All agencies |
5,930,786.6 |
878,898.1 |
738,941.1 |
2,517,778.3 |
1,795,169.1 |
| Departments |
|
|
|
|
|
| Department of Agriculture |
45,758.3 |
0.0 |
44,317.6 |
1,440.7 |
0.0 |
| Agricultural Research Service |
38,537.8 |
0.0 |
37,097.2 |
1,440.7 |
0.0 |
| Forest Service |
2,765.8 |
0.0 |
2,765.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
4,454.6 |
0.0 |
4,454.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Department of Commerce |
165,607.9 |
0.0 |
22,693.1 |
142,729.1 |
185.8 |
| National Institute of Standards and Technology |
165,607.9 |
0.0 |
22,693.1 |
142,729.1 |
185.8 |
| Department of Defense |
369,508.6 |
210.5 |
89,687.3 |
255,260.2 |
24,350.6 |
| Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
57,200.3 |
0.0 |
11,447.0 |
45,753.2 |
0.0 |
| Department of the Air Force |
196,829.7 |
210.5 |
23,160.6 |
154,825.0 |
18,633.6 |
| Department of the Army |
36,009.4 |
0.0 |
15,365.9 |
17,312.5 |
3,331.0 |
| Department of the Navy |
19,292.5 |
0.0 |
14,008.7 |
5,283.7 |
0.1 |
| Other defense agencies |
60,176.9 |
0.0 |
25,705.1 |
32,085.8 |
2,386.0 |
| Department of Energy |
2,139,824.9 |
0.0 |
271,067.6 |
1,817,134.9 |
51,622.5 |
| Fossil Energy |
33,082.0 |
0.0 |
33,082.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| National Nuclear Security Administration |
78,586.5 |
0.0 |
5,511.4 |
21,452.6 |
51,622.5 |
| Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation |
78,586.5 |
0.0 |
5,511.4 |
21,452.6 |
51,622.5 |
| Office of Science |
2,028,156.5 |
0.0 |
232,474.1 |
1,795,682.3 |
0.0 |
| Department of Health and Human Services |
54,760.7 |
0.0 |
53,949.7 |
0.0 |
811.1 |
| National Institutes of Health |
54,760.7 |
0.0 |
53,949.7 |
0.0 |
811.1 |
| Department of Homeland Security |
1,097.8 |
0.0 |
1,097.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Science and Technology Directorate |
1,097.8 |
0.0 |
1,097.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Department of the Interior |
40.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
40.4 |
0.0 |
| Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement |
40.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
40.4 |
0.0 |
| Department of Justice |
282.7 |
0.0 |
282.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Office of Justice Programs |
282.7 |
0.0 |
282.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Department of the Treasury |
11,118.4 |
0.0 |
11,118.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Bureau of Engraving and Printing |
11,118.4 |
0.0 |
11,118.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Other agencies |
|
|
|
|
|
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
2,108,349.2 |
580,406.4 |
0.0 |
3,913.0 |
1,524,029.8 |
| National Science Foundation |
1,034,437.6 |
298,281.2 |
244,726.9 |
297,260.2 |
194,169.4 |
