Table 63. Federal obligations for research performed at universities and colleges in physical sciences, by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2018
(Dollars in thousands)
| Agency |
Total |
Astronomy |
Chemistry |
Physics |
Other physical sciences |
| All agencies surveyed |
2,211,785.1 |
209,976.2 |
574,375.2 |
902,089.4 |
525,344.2 |
| Departments |
|
|
|
|
|
| Department of Agriculture |
17,990.1 |
0.0 |
17,744.5 |
245.6 |
0.0 |
| Agricultural Research Service |
6,570.7 |
0.0 |
6,325.1 |
245.6 |
0.0 |
| Forest Service |
716.9 |
0.0 |
716.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
10,702.5 |
0.0 |
10,702.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Department of Defense |
288,456.0 |
1,069.8 |
73,143.9 |
199,186.9 |
15,055.4 |
| Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
43,849.4 |
0.0 |
10,284.9 |
33,564.5 |
0.0 |
| Department of the Air Force |
164,501.5 |
157.8 |
22,533.3 |
132,503.2 |
9,307.2 |
| Department of the Army |
13,338.1 |
0.0 |
5,047.6 |
4,959.5 |
3,331.0 |
| Department of the Navy |
18,558.3 |
912.0 |
10,324.1 |
4,905.0 |
2,417.3 |
| Other defense agencies |
48,208.7 |
0.0 |
24,953.9 |
23,254.8 |
0.0 |
| Department of Energy |
569,263.8 |
0.0 |
161,960.4 |
403,403.4 |
3,900.0 |
| Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy |
3,216.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
3,216.3 |
0.0 |
| Fossil Energy |
53,560.5 |
0.0 |
53,560.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| National Nuclear Security Administration |
5,665.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1,765.0 |
3,900.0 |
| Defense Programs |
1,915.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1,765.0 |
150.0 |
| Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation |
3,750.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
3,750.0 |
| Office of Science |
506,822.0 |
0.0 |
108,399.9 |
398,422.1 |
0.0 |
| Department of Health and Human Services |
80,433.8 |
0.0 |
79,321.3 |
0.0 |
1,112.4 |
| National Institutes of Health |
80,433.8 |
0.0 |
79,321.3 |
0.0 |
1,112.4 |
| Other agencies |
|
|
|
|
|
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
425,333.0 |
112,153.7 |
0.0 |
1,183.4 |
311,995.9 |
| National Science Foundation |
830,308.3 |
96,752.7 |
242,205.2 |
298,070.1 |
193,280.4 |
