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Federal obligations for science and engineering, by agency: 2016–07
(Dollars in thousands)
Agency 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
  All agencies .    369,727    319,344    314,782    319,442    301,088    310,413    346,224    261,680    271,900   
    Departments .    321,494    279,419    272,899    276,921    266,026    274,023    284,471    227,883    227,992   
      Department of Agriculture .    .    .    .    .    .    317    30    30    .   
      Department of Commerce .    5,219    5,500    8    25    .    1,500    .    25    37   
      Department of Defense .    31,181    28,147    23,647    21,856    24,543    21,603    17,549    16,744    13,819   
      Department of Education .    .    56    1,113    1,344    2,487    1,148    1,402    1,444    1,860   
      Department of Energy .    14,028    17,375    12,637    12,294    15,978    16,746    35,284    8,942    7,715   
      Department of Health and Human Services .    270,074    228,341    235,009    241,402    223,017    232,237    229,733    200,150    204,502   
      Department of Homeland Security .    992    .    487    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Department of Housing and Urban Development .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    24   
      Department of the Interior .    .    .    .    .    .    10    10    10    35   
      Department of Labor .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Department of Transportation .    .    .    .    .    .    463    463    538    .   
    Other agencies .    48,233    39,926    41,883    42,521    35,061    36,390    61,753    33,797    43,908   
      Agency for International Development .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Appalachian Regional Commission .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Environmental Protection Agency .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      National Aeronautics and Space Administration .    1,512    1,457    1,596    809    780    1,204    1,304    972    492   
      National Science Foundation .    46,027    37,444    39,587    40,712    33,894    34,878    60,448    32,591    43,416   
      Nuclear Regulatory Commission .    .    425    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Office of Justice Programs .    695    600    700    1,000    300    308    .    234    .   
      Social Security Administration .    .    .    .    .    88    .    .    .    .   

SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Federal Science and Engineering Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions

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