Table 38. Federal obligations for basic research in social sciences, by agency and detailed field: FY 2018

(Dollars in thousands)

Agency Total Anthropology Economics Political science Sociology Other social sciences
All agencies 374,146.3 31,049.5 52,500.7 9,043.1 23,993.1 257,559.9
Departments
Department of Agriculture 39,589.4 0.0 28,465.2 0.0 10,653.2 471.0
Agricultural Research Service 1,440.7 0.0 1,440.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
Forest Service 9,303.2 0.0 6,323.6 0.0 2,508.7 471.0
National Institute of Food and Agriculture 28,845.5 0.0 20,701.0 0.0 8,144.5 0.0
Department of Defense 26,763.1 127.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 26,635.7
Department of the Air Force 13,658.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 13,658.7
Department of the Army 2,261.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,261.3
Department of the Navy 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other defense agencies 10,743.1 27.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 10,715.7
Department of Education 54,621.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 54,621.6
Department of Health and Human Services 62,318.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 62,318.5
National Institutes of Health 62,318.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 62,318.5
Department of Homeland Security 2,463.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,463.4
Science and Technology Directorate 2,463.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,463.4
Department of the Interior 157.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 157.4
National Park Service 157.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 157.4
Department of Justice 8,629.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 4,095.7 4,533.8
Office of Justice Programs 8,629.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 4,095.7 4,533.8
Other agencies
National Science Foundation 167,345.5 18,664.1 24,035.5 9,043.1 9,244.3 106,358.5
Smithsonian Institution 12,258.0 12,258.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0