TABLE 106. Federal obligations for applied research, by agency: FYs 2002–12
(Dollars in millions)
Agency
Preliminary
2011
2012
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
24,338.4
26,320.4
27,237.1
26,597.9
26,951.1
27,227.8
26,739.7
30,821.2
31,932.6
29,105.9
30,047.5
Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Marketing Service
Agricultural Research Service
Economic Research Service
Foreign Agricultural Service
880.3
4.4
381.5
60.3
0.6
907.6
4.1
382.3
61.6
0.7
998.9
7.9
450.2
63.7
1.2
1,049.2
7.7
454.2
66.6
1.1
1,084.7
6.3
465.3
67.5
0.6
1,130.2
6.4
468.2
83.4
0.4
1,136.1
2.5
460.3
73.4
0.3
1,154.0
2.1
456.5
79.6
0.3
1,158.8
2.2
471.3
84.5
0.3
1,293.4
2.1
474.0
86.2
0.3
1,166.2
2.1
480.0
75.9
0.3
Forest Service
Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration
National Agricultural Statistics Service
National Institute of Food and Agriculturea
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
113.9
0.0
3.1
312.3
4.2
131.4
0.0
3.7
319.9
3.8
133.2
0.0
4.3
334.5
3.8
133.2
6.7
4.3
371.7
3.6
138.2
7.1
4.6
390.9
4.1
191.9
0.0
4.8
354.1
21.0
173.0
0.0
4.3
418.1
4.2
192.2
0.0
4.2
414.9
4.1
184.3
0.0
4.2
407.2
4.8
204.5
0.0
4.1
517.9
4.2
173.1
0.0
4.1
426.5
4.2
Department of Commerce
Economic Development Administration
National Institute of Standards and Technology
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
U.S. Census Bureau
921.9
0.4
298.6
615.7
4.1
3.2
988.3
0.5
315.5
665.6
6.4
0.3
840.0
0.2
312.6
519.9
6.3
0.9
830.5
0.5
298.6
520.3
6.9
4.2
767.3
0.2
282.6
471.8
6.7
6.0
825.7
0.8
312.4
500.1
7.0
5.3
853.1
1.3
296.8
542.7
7.0
5.3
820.8
1.3
342.6
463.8
6.9
6.2
932.8
1.3
456.5
458.0
7.6
9.4
839.3
0.2
368.6
456.7
8.1
5.6
1,064.9
3.7
497.1
489.6
8.8
65.7
4,452.8
1,754.2
1,058.4
886.9
753.3
4,419.5
1,699.2
1,091.1
877.0
752.2
4,281.7
1,685.5
891.3
1,028.8
676.1
4,532.0
1,594.6
876.8
1,303.4
757.3
4,447.7
1,580.2
1,000.5
1,103.8
763.3
4,866.8
1,630.8
1,117.9
1,336.7
781.4
4,964.4
1,719.5
1,191.9
1,239.0
814.0
5,061.7
1,863.9
1,172.0
1,235.8
789.9
5,212.0
2,028.8
1,202.6
1,260.8
719.7
4,674.3
1,718.8
1,293.7
926.8
734.9
4,696.4
1,723.5
1,336.1
860.4
776.4
178.3
196.1
201.9
204.4
213.0
207.4
199.5
198.4
218.0
205.6
235.4
Department of Energy
Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy
Bonneville Power Administration
Civilian Radioactive Waste Management
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability
2,584.6
na
11.1
62.5
NA
2,813.7
na
11.4
75.8
NA
2,835.4
na
12.0
78.9
NA
2,957.3
na
8.9
53.5
66.5
2,885.7
na
9.8
52.9
93.4
2,848.9
na
8.6
10.5
57.3
2,919.3
na
11.1
1.4
27.3
3,127.2
na
6.4
0.1
61.7
3,628.8
205.1
3.9
0.0
66.1
3,054.2
14.3
4.0
0.0
59.6
3,646.9
142.5
4.6
0.0
103.3
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Environmental Management
Fossil Energy
National Nuclear Security Administration
Defense Programs
Nonproliferation and Verification
233.6
49.0
136.9
2,046.1
1,893.9
152.1
279.9
20.8
245.9
2,147.7
2,009.9
137.8
244.3
12.8
221.6
2,193.6
2,105.8
87.8
249.1
14.9
206.7
2,274.5
2,193.4
81.0
210.2
10.2
210.8
2,210.9
2,076.2
134.7
342.3
2.4
211.0
2,145.8
2,028.4
117.4
416.8
2.3
179.0
2,151.3
1,967.1
184.2
651.1
10.9
241.8
2,039.3
1,795.8
243.5
891.0
30.8
213.3
1,917.7
1,710.3
207.4
510.1
23.1
180.7
2,104.6
1,874.7
229.9
575.8
44.4
130.5
2,294.3
2,064.4
229.9
42.5
3.0
29.4
2.8
69.4
2.9
83.2
0.0
87.5
0.0
71.0
0.0
130.1
0.0
116.0
0.0
300.9
0.0
157.7
0.0
351.6
0.0
10,370.1
23.3
12,185.3
20.9
13,224.7
20.1
12,831.0
38.6
13,140.0
14.4
13,438.5
11.8
13,428.5
19.4
16,717.7
14.0
17,147.7
6.8
15,316.8
6.9
15,394.3
7.0
All agencies
Departments
Department of Defense
Defense agencies and activities
Department of the Air Force
Department of the Army
Department of the Navy
Department of Education
Nuclear Energy
Office of Science
Department of Health and Human Services
Administration for Children and Families
TABLE 106. Federal obligations for applied research, by agency: FYs 2002–12
(Dollars in millions)
Preliminary
2011
2012
Agency
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Administration on Aging
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
3.7
274.8
12.4
0.0
284.0
14.3
3.0
279.4
10.7
2.9
293.2
9.4
2.9
293.2
9.0
0.0
293.4
4.2
0.0
307.6
4.3
0.0
347.8
4.5
0.0
789.3
2.8
0.0
1,003.3
3.8
0.0
562.0
3.5
521.0
117.0
136.3
15.2
9,266.3
564.0
73.6
138.3
14.0
11,056.4
539.8
77.6
132.3
14.9
12,125.9
510.8
77.3
142.1
15.1
11,716.7
544.6
62.4
143.3
14.8
12,028.6
388.6
57.3
129.3
14.4
12,515.1
389.0
31.1
137.9
19.2
12,498.4
280.7
30.1
166.4
21.0
15,833.3
324.3
81.7
210.6
27.2
15,650.7
306.4
35.5
231.7
23.7
13,684.7
295.2
31.2
233.1
23.8
14,218.9
Office of the Secretary
Office of the Assistant Secretary, Planning and Evaluation
0.0
0.0
19.9
19.9
21.1
21.1
24.8
24.8
26.8
26.8
24.5
24.5
21.5
21.5
20.0
20.0
54.4
54.4
20.6
20.6
19.6
19.6
Department of Homeland Security
Science and Technology Directorate
Transportation Security Administration
U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Secret Service
na
na
na
na
na
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
246.9
199.4
41.5
5.1
1.0
542.1
356.0
180.5
4.6
1.0
526.3
515.7
2.6
7.1
1.0
485.2
479.2
0.0
5.2
0.8
79.7
72.5
0.0
6.6
0.6
245.9
239.1
0.0
6.7
0.0
221.2
213.6
0.0
7.6
0.0
208.2
194.3
0.0
13.9
0.0
233.9
227.0
0.0
6.9
0.0
16.2
14.0
17.5
16.5
11.5
14.0
10.4
11.7
38.8
64.4
72.4
511.6
31.2
3.6
12.6
464.1
492.7
26.7
3.3
6.5
456.2
509.9
27.2
3.8
11.5
467.4
495.6
27.1
4.4
3.2
460.9
509.0
28.9
3.1
3.7
473.4
511.8
25.0
3.0
7.0
476.8
522.9
32.4
3.1
6.6
480.8
610.5
35.7
3.0
11.3
560.5
594.1
43.4
7.3
6.4
537.0
564.6
39.4
6.9
0.0
518.3
552.6
46.0
6.9
0.0
499.6
Department of Justice
Bureau of Prisons
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Office of Justice Programs
23.8
3.6
0.0
20.1
25.4
4.8
0.0
20.6
32.6
5.0
0.0
27.6
40.2
4.4
0.0
35.8
34.9
2.7
0.0
32.1
38.5
4.2
0.0
34.3
77.5
3.0
0.0
74.5
71.5
2.8
0.0
68.8
74.4
2.8
0.0
71.6
65.8
2.9
8.1
54.9
14.9
2.8
8.1
4.0
Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Employee Benefits Security Administration
Employment and Training Administration
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
15.3
8.3
2.7
0.0
3.8
23.2
7.5
2.7
9.0
3.1
23.8
8.7
2.5
9.0
3.4
22.2
8.7
2.7
6.7
3.4
16.5
9.2
2.6
0.7
3.5
33.8
9.5
1.8
18.8
3.4
26.6
9.9
2.2
10.7
3.6
29.2
0.0
2.2
22.4
4.5
11.9
0.0
5.8
0.0
5.9
11.3
0.0
5.1
0.0
6.1
8.8
0.0
2.5
0.0
6.2
Office of the Secretary
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.
0.3
0.1
0.8
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.5
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.2
Department of State
2.3
2.3
3.0
3.3
4.2
3.8
3.7
3.7
2.9
3.3
3.3
494.6
244.8
121.1
0.2
29.7
408.4
135.6
168.3
6.8
28.7
340.3
118.3
181.9
6.4
24.3
254.6
128.3
51.7
6.6
25.7
533.6
136.6
286.8
5.3
40.8
587.0
128.2
345.8
9.4
31.5
634.1
140.4
347.3
8.4
37.5
586.7
162.9
316.8
6.9
8.3
641.2
236.6
291.2
6.6
9.7
704.6
242.5
315.1
5.5
38.8
672.3
236.5
285.6
6.6
18.9
Ctrs. for Disease Control and Prevention
Ctrs. for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Food and Drug Administration
Health Resources and Services Administration
National Institutes of Health
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcementb
Bureau of Reclamation
National Park Service
U.S. Geological Survey
Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Federal Railroad Administration
TABLE 106. Federal obligations for applied research, by agency: FYs 2002–12
(Dollars in millions)
Agency
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Preliminary
2011
2012
Federal Transit Administration
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Research and Special Programs Administration
Research and Innovative Technology Administration
0.6
59.6
0.0
3.7
na
0.0
65.4
0.0
3.5
na
*
6.7
2.6
na
0.0
0.3
40.1
1.8
na
0.1
3.6
57.5
2.2
na
0.7
2.8
64.1
3.6
na
1.7
3.6
83.3
2.8
na
10.7
4.2
82.0
2.1
na
3.7
20.0
70.8
2.1
na
4.2
26.7
64.8
6.7
na
4.6
28.6
89.5
2.2
na
4.5
Transportation Security Administration
U.S. Coast Guard
28.3
6.4
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
Department of the Treasury
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Internal Revenue Service
Office of Thrift Supervision
U.S. Customs Service
61.1
4.6
55.5
0.1
*
58.5
4.1
54.4
0.0
na
61.2
3.9
57.3
0.0
na
63.1
5.4
57.8
0.0
na
60.4
5.1
55.4
0.0
na
58.9
4.1
54.8
0.0
na
64.4
4.8
59.6
0.0
na
66.8
1.8
64.9
0.0
na
68.3
0.9
66.3
0.0
na
76.6
4.3
70.5
0.0
na
75.4
3.2
70.5
0.0
na
0.0
0.8
NA
na
NA
na
NA
na
NA
na
NA
na
NA
na
NA
na
1.1
na
1.9
na
1.6
na
Department of Veterans Affairs
172.6
185.6
209.2
205.8
210.8
228.4
245.6
274.0
297.0
314.0
285.0
Other agencies
Agency for International Development
Appalachian Regional Commission
Broadcasting Board of Governors
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Communications Commission
247.5
0.7
0.3
259.9
4.4
262.3
0.7
0.0
365.4
4.5
241.3
0.6
1.0
422.9
4.1
198.3
0.8
0.2
416.2
5.1
197.0
1.0
0.2
400.5
7.1
232.9
0.8
na
391.5
6.4
121.0
0.8
na
371.8
6.7
159.6
1.0
na
384.4
6.9
83.5
0.6
na
397.9
3.7
79.3
0.7
na
403.4
3.7
75.3
0.7
na
403.9
3.9
1.8
1.7
2,853.8
0.1
185.5
2.3
0.5
2,645.7
0.1
217.6
1.6
14.4
2,355.9
0.1
265.6
1.2
1.6
1,489.4
0.1
332.2
1.6
3.3
1,468.6
0.1
286.6
1.5
0.5
818.8
0.1
351.7
2.6
0.5
531.2
4.6
419.7
2.4
0.5
681.8
4.6
471.3
3.0
0.7
693.6
4.6
348.5
1.9
0.7
717.8
3.1
343.2
2.0
0.7
696.0
2.5
566.7
U.S. Mint
U.S. Secret Service
Federal Trade Commission
Library of Congress
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Archives and Records Administration
National Science Foundation
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
74.3
64.0
72.1
70.1
71.4
76.5
61.0
61.2
85.4
83.8
78.1
Social Security Administration
22.8
36.8
30.4
35.1
67.8
68.2
54.1
67.9
63.0
72.1
94.8
* = amount greater than $0 but less than $50,000. na = not applicable; agency or subagency did not exist as such or in that organization in that year. NA = not available; data collected for this table were not recorded at that level in
that particular fiscal year.
a
b
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service changed its name to National Institute of Food and Agriculture in FY 2008.
Minerals Management Service changed its name to Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement in FY 2010.
NOTES: Because of rounding, detail may not add to total. Data for only those agencies and subdivisions that had obligations in variables represented by this table appear in table. In FY 2003, Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration reclassified some of its funding categories that were considered R&D in prior years. Between FY 2006 and FY 2007, National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) R&D obligations decreased
for two reasons: (1) in FY 2007 NASA excluded projects that were operational in nature that were not excluded in FY 2006, which accounts for $850 million of decrease; and (2) there was overall decrease in obligations between FY
2006 and FY 2007, which accounts for remainder of decrease. In FY 2006 NASA reclassified as operational costs funding for Space Operations, Hubble Space Telescope, Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, and
James Webb Space Telescope previously reported as R&D plant. In FY 2010 NASA resumed reporting International Space Station obligations as R&D plant. Transportation Security Laboratory (TSL) initially existed under
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In 2005, DHS reorganized, and TSL was moved from TSA to Science and Technology Directorate. See appendix C for additional notes
associated with agencies listed in this table.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation/National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development.