Table 62. Federal obligations for research performed at universities and colleges in life sciences, by selected 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 surveyed |
18,600,800.6 |
401,376.9 |
9,880,710.5 |
311,704.9 |
6,074,725.7 |
1,932,282.6 |
| Departments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Department of Agriculture |
684,541.6 |
384,067.1 |
159,813.8 |
133,988.8 |
6,351.2 |
320.8 |
| Agricultural Research Service |
94,026.9 |
73,045.6 |
6,550.3 |
12,762.8 |
1,668.3 |
0.0 |
| Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service |
8,885.3 |
8,885.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Forest Service |
10,032.2 |
820.0 |
4,356.4 |
4,534.9 |
0.0 |
320.8 |
| National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
571,597.2 |
301,316.1 |
148,907.1 |
116,691.1 |
4,682.9 |
0.0 |
| Department of Defense |
237,981.9 |
11,159.7 |
112,773.6 |
5,272.9 |
97,730.4 |
11,045.2 |
| Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
130,483.5 |
0.0 |
64,937.8 |
5,272.9 |
60,272.8 |
0.0 |
| Department of the Air Force |
25,225.3 |
8,400.7 |
7,677.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
9,147.4 |
| Department of the Army |
19,703.4 |
0.0 |
5,082.2 |
0.0 |
14,621.2 |
0.0 |
| Department of the Navy |
37,124.0 |
0.0 |
14,287.6 |
0.0 |
22,836.4 |
0.0 |
| Other defense agencies |
25,445.7 |
2,759.1 |
20,788.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1,897.8 |
| Department of Energy |
149,478.9 |
6,054.4 |
122,228.1 |
21,196.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy |
8,080.1 |
6,054.4 |
2,025.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Office of Science |
141,398.7 |
0.0 |
120,202.3 |
21,196.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Department of Health and Human Services |
16,888,725.9 |
0.0 |
9,013,313.1 |
0.0 |
5,970,644.1 |
1,904,768.6 |
| Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
77,447.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
76,256.0 |
1,191.9 |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
103,094.4 |
0.0 |
28,329.2 |
0.0 |
12,943.5 |
61,821.6 |
| Food and Drug Administration |
58,718.0 |
0.0 |
58,718.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Health Resources and Services Administration |
11,291.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
11,291.7 |
0.0 |
| National Institutes of Health |
16,638,173.9 |
0.0 |
8,926,265.8 |
0.0 |
5,870,152.9 |
1,841,755.1 |
| Department of Homeland Security |
661.6 |
95.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
565.9 |
| Science and Technology Directorate |
661.6 |
95.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
565.9 |
| Other agencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
22,255.5 |
0.0 |
6,673.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
15,582.1 |
| National Science Foundation |
617,155.2 |
0.0 |
465,908.5 |
151,246.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
