Table 67. Federal obligations for basic 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
17,440,836.5
1,177,972.6
1,570,959.1
1,111,136.7
9,813,329.3
2,084,164.9
722,576.4
232,237.8
728,459.7
Departments
Department of Agriculture
316,484.6
371.9
15,740.4
2,620.6
263,235.6
8,106.3
0.0
26,409.8
0.0
Agricultural Research Service
56,859.9
73.9
511.7
250.2
52,237.2
3,650.4
0.0
136.5
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
Forest Service
4,529.5
298.0
127.0
884.5
2,054.1
710.0
0.0
456.0
0.0
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
246,209.8
0.0
15,101.6
1,486.0
200,059.0
3,745.9
0.0
25,817.4
0.0
Department of Defense
1,282,260.7
220,572.1
320,585.4
65,621.0
128,465.9
260,956.4
16,068.3
12,485.3
257,506.2
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
227,119.4
93,036.7
43,064.4
0.0
40,242.2
38,751.3
0.0
0.0
12,024.9
Department of the Air Force
318,082.7
37,443.7
82,562.1
7,930.7
25,104.1
158,255.1
10.5
0.0
6,776.5
Department of the Army
228,101.8
12,809.0
11,899.9
868.1
19,703.4
13,338.1
0.0
2,210.8
167,272.5
Department of the Navy
347,948.3
45,613.7
139,413.7
50,502.5
27,348.0
14,105.5
10,379.6
100.0
60,485.4
Other defense agencies
161,008.5
31,669.1
43,645.2
6,319.8
16,068.2
36,506.5
5,678.2
10,174.6
10,946.9
Department of Energy
841,869.9
14,466.8
32,739.1
33,802.1
141,398.7
543,653.6
0.0
0.0
75,809.6
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability
1,491.7
0.0
1,491.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Fossil Energy
33,081.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
33,081.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
National Nuclear Security Administration
6,990.8
1,990.8
1,250.0
0.0
0.0
3,750.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
6,990.8
1,990.8
1,250.0
0.0
0.0
3,750.0
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
10,155,570.5
30,832.1
498,255.8
115,062.4
8,655,935.0
41,825.6
673,294.7
42,494.1
97,870.8
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
31,090.9
0.0
0.0
14,777.1
4,084.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
12,229.2
National Institutes of Health
10,124,479.6
30,832.1
498,255.8
100,285.3
8,651,850.4
41,825.6
673,294.7
42,494.1
85,641.5
Department of Homeland Security
36,196.8
2,643.2
25,410.9
0.0
661.6
0.0
0.0
2,077.9
5,403.2
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office
5,129.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
5,129.9
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
638,666.0
0.0
977.4
214,480.7
11,263.6
411,944.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
National Science Foundation
4,169,788.1
909,086.4
677,250.2
679,549.9
612,368.9
817,678.7
33,213.3
148,770.7
291,869.9
