Table 57. Federal obligations for research performed at universities and colleges, by selected agency and field of science and engineering: FY 2018
(Dollars in thousands)
| Agency |
Total |
Computer sciences and mathematics |
Engineering |
Environmental sciences |
Life sciences |
Physical sciences |
Psychology |
Social sciences |
Other sciences nec |
| All agencies surveyed |
29,411,072.3 |
1,473,492.3 |
2,880,269.1 |
1,311,525.4 |
18,600,800.6 |
2,211,785.1 |
1,351,795.4 |
346,731.7 |
1,234,672.8 |
| Departments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Department of Agriculture |
837,269.0 |
1,419.8 |
44,205.7 |
8,831.7 |
684,541.6 |
17,990.1 |
0.0 |
80,280.1 |
0.0 |
| Agricultural Research Service |
102,347.8 |
133.1 |
921.1 |
450.3 |
94,026.9 |
6,570.7 |
0.0 |
245.6 |
0.0 |
| Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service |
8,885.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
8,885.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Economic Research Service |
1,956.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1,956.7 |
0.0 |
| Forest Service |
18,998.8 |
1,116.0 |
137.0 |
4,135.8 |
10,032.2 |
716.9 |
0.0 |
2,860.9 |
0.0 |
| National Agricultural Statistics Service |
170.7 |
170.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
703,456.6 |
0.0 |
43,147.5 |
4,245.6 |
571,597.2 |
10,702.5 |
0.0 |
73,763.9 |
0.0 |
| Rural Business-Cooperative Service |
1,453.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1,453.0 |
0.0 |
| Department of Defense |
1,974,329.6 |
375,462.1 |
584,622.8 |
98,011.9 |
237,981.9 |
288,456.0 |
23,784.5 |
12,832.6 |
353,177.8 |
| Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
522,679.2 |
218,739.4 |
115,282.0 |
0.0 |
130,483.5 |
43,849.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
14,324.9 |
| Department of the Air Force |
383,223.0 |
46,453.8 |
132,067.9 |
7,930.7 |
25,225.3 |
164,501.5 |
10.5 |
0.0 |
7,033.3 |
| Department of the Army |
308,514.6 |
12,834.0 |
12,079.9 |
868.1 |
19,703.4 |
13,338.1 |
0.0 |
2,210.8 |
247,480.3 |
| Department of the Navy |
563,202.0 |
62,304.7 |
275,072.1 |
82,893.4 |
37,124.0 |
18,558.3 |
18,095.8 |
447.3 |
68,706.5 |
| Other defense agencies |
196,710.9 |
35,130.3 |
50,120.9 |
6,319.8 |
25,445.7 |
48,208.7 |
5,678.2 |
10,174.6 |
15,632.8 |
| Department of Energy |
1,210,751.3 |
16,208.8 |
335,762.5 |
64,227.8 |
149,478.9 |
569,263.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
75,809.6 |
| Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy |
41,683.4 |
0.0 |
30,387.0 |
0.0 |
8,080.1 |
3,216.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability |
11,160.4 |
0.0 |
11,160.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy |
199,972.7 |
0.0 |
199,972.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Environmental Management |
5,820.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
5,820.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Fossil Energy |
103,222.8 |
0.0 |
25,057.3 |
24,605.1 |
0.0 |
53,560.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| National Nuclear Security Administration |
12,209.8 |
3,732.8 |
2,812.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
5,665.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Defense Programs |
2,227.0 |
0.0 |
312.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1,915.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation |
9,982.8 |
3,732.8 |
2,500.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
3,750.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Nuclear Energy |
36,375.7 |
0.0 |
36,375.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Office of Science |
800,305.9 |
12,476.0 |
29,997.4 |
33,802.1 |
141,398.7 |
506,822.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
75,809.6 |
| Department of Health and Human Services |
19,890,908.0 |
61,120.5 |
958,617.3 |
230,462.3 |
16,888,725.9 |
80,433.8 |
1,294,797.6 |
100,152.3 |
276,598.5 |
| Administration for Community Living |
65,646.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
65,646.6 |
| Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
99,587.0 |
1,827.9 |
433.0 |
0.0 |
77,447.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
10,152.3 |
9,726.0 |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
166,752.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
37,606.0 |
103,094.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
799.1 |
25,252.8 |
| Food and Drug Administration |
58,718.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
58,718.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Health Resources and Services Administration |
26,951.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
11,291.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
4,381.6 |
11,277.9 |
| National Institutes of Health |
19,470,153.0 |
59,292.6 |
958,184.3 |
192,856.3 |
16,638,173.9 |
80,433.8 |
1,294,797.6 |
81,719.3 |
164,695.2 |
| Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services |
3,100.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
3,100.0 |
0.0 |
| Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation |
3,100.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
3,100.0 |
0.0 |
| Department of Homeland Security |
40,155.6 |
5,797.8 |
25,410.9 |
0.0 |
661.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2,077.9 |
6,207.5 |
| Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office |
5,614.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
5,614.1 |
| Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency |
3,474.6 |
3,154.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
320.0 |
| Science and Technology Directorate |
31,066.9 |
2,643.2 |
25,410.9 |
0.0 |
661.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2,077.9 |
273.4 |
| Other agencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
781,945.6 |
369.7 |
111,578.2 |
222,241.0 |
22,255.5 |
425,333.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
168.0 |
| National Science Foundation |
4,675,713.3 |
1,013,113.7 |
820,071.8 |
687,750.6 |
617,155.2 |
830,308.3 |
33,213.3 |
151,388.8 |
522,711.4 |
