Table 70. Federal obligations for basic research performed at universities and colleges in engineering, by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2018
(Dollars in thousands)
| Agency |
Total |
Aeronautical engineering |
Astronautical engineering |
Chemical engineering |
Civil engineering |
Electrical engineering |
Mechanical engineering |
Metallurgy and materials engineering |
Other engineering |
| All agencies surveyed |
1,570,959.1 |
60,964.8 |
647.2 |
56,975.7 |
10,141.6 |
146,219.9 |
84,047.5 |
362,725.8 |
849,236.7 |
| Departments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Department of Agriculture |
15,740.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
15,740.4 |
| Agricultural Research Service |
511.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
511.7 |
| Forest Service |
127.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
127.0 |
| National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
15,101.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
15,101.6 |
| Department of Defense |
320,585.4 |
60,964.8 |
647.2 |
15,015.6 |
4,794.1 |
42,310.2 |
17,564.1 |
71,180.2 |
108,109.1 |
| Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
43,064.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2,440.7 |
0.0 |
14,071.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
26,552.2 |
| Department of the Air Force |
82,562.1 |
35,806.0 |
178.9 |
7,435.9 |
0.0 |
1,432.4 |
391.9 |
22,930.4 |
14,386.6 |
| Department of the Army |
11,899.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
3,887.8 |
3,752.6 |
4,259.5 |
0.0 |
| Department of the Navy |
139,413.7 |
22,585.6 |
0.0 |
751.0 |
0.0 |
8,260.3 |
4,984.3 |
37,405.1 |
65,427.3 |
| Other defense agencies |
43,645.2 |
2,573.1 |
468.4 |
4,388.1 |
4,794.1 |
14,658.1 |
8,435.3 |
6,585.3 |
1,743.0 |
| Department of Energy |
32,739.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1,491.7 |
0.0 |
29,997.4 |
1,250.0 |
| Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability |
1,491.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1,491.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| National Nuclear Security Administration |
1,250.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1,250.0 |
| Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation |
1,250.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1,250.0 |
| Office of Science |
29,997.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
29,997.4 |
0.0 |
| Department of Health and Human Services |
498,255.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
7,325.0 |
490,930.8 |
| National Institutes of Health |
498,255.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
7,325.0 |
490,930.8 |
| Department of Homeland Security |
25,410.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
204.7 |
0.0 |
6,210.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
18,995.3 |
| Science and Technology Directorate |
25,410.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
204.7 |
0.0 |
6,210.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
18,995.3 |
| Other agencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
977.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
977.4 |
| National Science Foundation |
677,250.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
41,755.4 |
5,347.6 |
96,207.1 |
66,483.4 |
254,223.1 |
213,233.7 |
