Table 75. Federal obligations for basic research performed at universities and colleges in social sciences, by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2018
(Dollars in thousands)
Agency
Total
Anthropology
Economics
Political science
Sociology
Other social sciences
All agencies surveyed
232,237.8
17,997.0
36,171.5
8,985.3
16,047.1
153,036.8
Departments
Department of Agriculture
26,409.8
0.0
18,525.7
0.0
7,428.1
456.0
Agricultural Research Service
136.5
0.0
136.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
Forest Service
456.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
456.0
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
25,817.4
0.0
18,389.2
0.0
7,428.1
0.0
Department of Defense
12,485.3
127.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
12,358.0
Department of the Army
2,210.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2,210.8
Department of the Navy
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Other defense agencies
10,174.6
27.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
10,147.2
Department of Health and Human Services
42,494.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
42,494.1
National Institutes of Health
42,494.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
42,494.1
Department of Homeland Security
2,077.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2,077.9
Science and Technology Directorate
2,077.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2,077.9
Other agencies
National Science Foundation
148,770.7
17,869.7
17,645.8
8,985.3
8,619.0
95,650.9
