Table 61. Federal obligations for research performed at universities and colleges in environmental sciences, by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2018

(Dollars in thousands)

Agency Total Atmospheric sciences Geological sciences Oceanography Other environmental sciences
All agencies surveyed 1,311,525.4 153,147.3 125,720.5 363,124.5 669,533.1
Departments
Department of Agriculture 8,831.7 5,163.0 10.2 0.0 3,658.5
Agricultural Research Service 450.3 440.1 10.2 0.0 0.0
Forest Service 4,135.8 477.3 0.0 0.0 3,658.5
National Institute of Food and Agriculture 4,245.6 4,245.6 0.0 0.0 0.0
Department of Defense 98,011.9 8,637.3 816.8 82,068.2 6,489.6
Department of the Air Force 7,930.7 1,621.4 0.0 0.0 6,309.2
Department of the Army 868.1 0.0 687.8 0.0 180.3
Department of the Navy 82,893.4 4,256.8 0.0 78,636.6 0.0
Other defense agencies 6,319.8 2,759.1 129.1 3,431.7 0.0
Department of Energy 64,227.8 28,414.1 0.0 0.0 35,813.7
Environmental Management 5,820.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 5,820.6
Fossil Energy 24,605.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 24,605.1
Office of Science 33,802.1 28,414.1 0.0 0.0 5,388.0
Department of Health and Human Services 230,462.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 230,462.3
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 37,606.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 37,606.0
National Institutes of Health 192,856.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 192,856.3
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 222,241.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 222,241.0
National Science Foundation 687,750.6 110,932.9 124,893.4 281,056.2 170,868.1