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Appendix A: Federal Obligations for Basic Research
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... Appendix A Federal Obligations for Basic Research 97
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... TABLE A-1  2017 Preliminary Federal Obligations for Basic Research, by Agency and Field of Science and 98 Engineering (dollars in thousands) Other Computer Sciences Not Sciences and Environmental Life Physical Social Elsewhere Agency Total Mathematics Engineering Sciences Sciences Sciences Psychology Sciences Classified All Agencies 32,331,733 1,995,441 3,631,804 2,660,886 15,864,610 4,671,434 1,000,750 392,835 2,113,973 Department of Agriculture 980,061 874 23,391 5,458 857,101 49,810 0 43,427 0  Agricultural Research 570,826 742 5,137 2,512 524,418 36,647 0 1,370 0 Service  Animal and Plant Health 18,856 0 0 0 18,856 0 0 0 0 Inspection Service  Foreign Agricultural 38 0 0 0 38 0 0 0 0 Service   Forest Service 82,708 132 3,325 1,605 63,865 3,333 0 10,449 0  National Institute of 307,633 0 14,929 1,342 249,924 9,830 0 31,608 0 Food and Agriculture Department of Commerce 248,368 27,499 28,871 0 9,613 172,008 0 0 10,377  National Institute 248,368 27,499 28,871 0 9,613 172,008 0 0 10,377 of Standards and Technology
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... Department of Defense 2,313,315 483,784 546,867 101,542 239,903 343,692 32,023 40,206 525,298  Defense Advanced 434,819 197,438 63,385 0 90,154 18,104 0 0 65,739 Research Projects Agency  Department of the Air 515,928 57,023 192,037 14,578 31,573 158,709 1,746 29 60,233 Force   Department of the Army 505,854 160,683 161,968 21,436 60,264 61,003 13,353 13,077 14,071   Department of the Navy 634,411 37,920 85,333 62,534 22,163 62,562 9,922 4,275 349,701   Other defense agencies 222,305 30,720 44,144 2,994 35,751 43,314 7,003 22,825 35,554 Department of Education 42,095 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,906 39,189 Department of Energy 4,553,981 475,751 968,246 297,568 410,578 1,908,725 0 0 493,113  Bonneville Power 5,469 1,669 3,800 0 0 0 0 0 0 Administration  Electricity Delivery and 6,800 0 6,800 0 0 0 0 0 0 Energy Reliability   Fossil Energy 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0  National Nuclear Security 88,793 6,082 1,250 6,804 435 74,201 0 0 21 Administration   Nuclear Nonproliferation 88,793 6,082 1,250 6,804 435 74,201 0 0 21   Nuclear Energy 23,859 0 23,859 0 0 0 0 0 0   Office of Science 4,429,054 468,000 932,537 290,764 410,143 1,834,518 0 0 493,092 99 continued
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... TABLE A-1  Continued 100 Other Computer Sciences Not Sciences and Environmental Life Physical Social Elsewhere Agency Total Mathematics Engineering Sciences Sciences Sciences Psychology Sciences Classified Department of Health and 15,865,744 68,929 831,489 190,051 13,252,691 55,093 915,090 62,810 489,592 Human Services  Centers for Disease 72,220 0 0 33,710 20,493 0 1,007 227 16,782 Control and Prevention  Health Resources and 2,524 0 0 0 2,524 0 0 0 0 Services Administration  National Institutes of 15,791,000 68,929 831,489 156,341 13,229,674 55,093 914,083 62,583 472,809 Health Department of Homeland 11,566 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11,566 Security  Domestic Nuclear 11,566 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11,566 Detection Office Department of the Interior 54,340 0 0 31,217 13,682 8,954 0 488 0   U.S. Geological Survey 54,340 0 0 31,217 13,682 8,954 0 488 0 Department of Justice 11,977 0 0 0 0 0 0 11,977 0  Office of Justice 11,977 0 0 0 0 0 0 11,977 0 Programs Department of the Treasury 1,899 0 0 0 0 1,899 0 0 0  Bureau of Engraving and 1,899 0 0 0 0 1,899 0 0 0 Printing
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... SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Federal Funds for Research and ­ evelopment, D FYs 2016–17. Available: https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/fedfunds/2016/html/ffs2016_dst_031.html.
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... Seven agencies are required to report data for this section of the survey: the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Energy, Health and Human Services, and Homeland Security; the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and the National Science Foundation. Basic research obligations of these seven agencies represented greater than 99% of total federal basic research obligations to universities and colleges in FY 2016.
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