Table 82. Federal obligations for applied research performed at universities and colleges in life sciences, by selected agency and detailed field: FY 2018
(Dollars in thousands)
Agency
Total
Agricultural sciences
Biological sciences (excluding environmental biology)
Environmental biology
Medical sciences
Other life sciences
All agencies surveyed
8,787,471.3
235,164.6
4,532,542.5
89,788.7
2,975,850.4
954,125.1
Departments
Department of Agriculture
421,306.0
229,110.2
102,997.8
85,121.8
3,785.3
290.8
Agricultural Research Service
41,789.8
32,464.7
2,911.2
5,672.3
741.5
0.0
Forest Service
7,978.0
790.0
3,296.9
3,600.3
0.0
290.8
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
371,538.2
195,855.4
96,789.6
75,849.2
3,043.9
0.0
Department of Defense
109,516.0
0.0
46,743.0
4,666.9
57,985.0
121.2
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
90,241.3
0.0
35,190.4
4,666.9
50,384.1
0.0
Department of the Air Force
121.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
121.2
Department of the Navy
9,776.0
0.0
2,175.2
0.0
7,600.9
0.0
Other defense agencies
9,377.5
0.0
9,377.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
Department of Energy
8,080.1
6,054.4
2,025.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy
8,080.1
6,054.4
2,025.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
Department of Health and Human Services
8,232,790.9
0.0
4,371,654.9
0.0
2,914,080.1
947,056.0
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
77,447.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
76,256.0
1,191.9
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
99,009.8
0.0
28,329.2
0.0
8,859.0
61,821.6
Food and Drug Administration
58,718.0
0.0
58,718.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Health Resources and Services Administration
11,291.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
11,291.7
0.0
National Institutes of Health
7,986,323.5
0.0
4,284,607.6
0.0
2,817,673.4
884,042.5
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
10,991.9
0.0
4,334.8
0.0
0.0
6,657.2
National Science Foundation
4,786.3
0.0
4,786.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
