Table 73. Federal obligations for basic 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
2,084,164.9
208,661.6
492,759.0
880,442.2
502,302.1
Departments
Department of Agriculture
8,106.3
0.0
7,969.8
136.5
0.0
Agricultural Research Service
3,650.4
0.0
3,513.9
136.5
0.0
Forest Service
710.0
0.0
710.0
0.0
0.0
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
3,745.9
0.0
3,745.9
0.0
0.0
Department of Defense
260,956.4
157.8
62,009.1
187,464.8
11,324.7
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
38,751.3
0.0
8,527.6
30,223.7
0.0
Department of the Air Force
158,255.1
157.8
22,533.3
127,570.2
7,993.7
Department of the Army
13,338.1
0.0
5,047.6
4,959.5
3,331.0
Department of the Navy
14,105.5
0.0
10,324.1
3,781.4
0.0
Other defense agencies
36,506.5
0.0
15,576.4
20,930.1
0.0
Department of Energy
543,653.6
0.0
141,481.5
398,422.1
3,750.0
Fossil Energy
33,081.6
0.0
33,081.6
0.0
0.0
National Nuclear Security Administration
3,750.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3,750.0
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
41,825.6
0.0
41,247.1
0.0
578.5
National Institutes of Health
41,825.6
0.0
41,247.1
0.0
578.5
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
411,944.3
112,153.7
0.0
756.1
299,034.5
National Science Foundation
817,678.7
96,350.1
240,051.5
293,662.7
187,614.4
