Table 71. Federal obligations for basic 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
1,111,136.7
145,679.0
124,804.8
334,745.1
505,907.8
Departments
Department of Agriculture
2,620.6
2,026.9
5.7
0.0
588.0
Agricultural Research Service
250.2
244.5
5.7
0.0
0.0
Forest Service
884.5
296.5
0.0
0.0
588.0
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
1,486.0
1,486.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Department of Defense
65,621.0
4,380.5
816.8
53,934.1
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
50,502.5
0.0
0.0
50,502.5
0.0
Other defense agencies
6,319.8
2,759.1
129.1
3,431.7
0.0
Department of Energy
33,802.1
28,414.1
0.0
0.0
5,388.0
Office of Science
33,802.1
28,414.1
0.0
0.0
5,388.0
Department of Health and Human Services
115,062.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
115,062.4
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
14,777.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
14,777.1
National Institutes of Health
100,285.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
100,285.3
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
214,480.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
214,480.7
National Science Foundation
679,549.9
110,857.5
123,982.3
280,810.9
163,899.1
