TABLE 44. Preliminary federal obligations for applied research, by agency and field of science and engineering: FY 2012 (Dollars in thousands) Total Environmental sciences Life sciences Mathematics and computer sciences Physical sciences Psychology Social sciences Other sciences, nec Engineering 30,047,539.8 1,390,625.2 14,611,963.9 1,740,997.1 1,818,794.1 951,120.6 881,403.9 1,474,400.4 7,178,234.6 1,166,226.2 2,143.5 480,000.0 75,864.0 313.5 9,803.8 0.0 2,112.0 0.0 0.0 891,803.9 2,143.5 440,976.0 0.0 313.5 5,797.0 0.0 624.0 0.0 0.0 97,638.1 0.0 31,968.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 141,404.9 0.0 0.0 75,864.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 19,778.5 0.0 4,320.0 0.0 0.0 173,075.2 4,100.0 426,530.0 4,200.0 1,336.8 0.0 6,355.0 0.0 91,978.9 0.0 353,592.0 2,800.0 1,073.0 4,100.0 0.0 0.0 52,656.1 0.0 13,014.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 25,072.9 0.0 39,068.0 1,400.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 957.5 0.0 14,501.0 0.0 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 1,064,867.4 3,680.0 497,067.0 489,599.1 8,829.1 65,692.1 354,918.1 0.0 3,620.9 351,297.2 0.0 0.0 95,197.9 0.0 5,882.2 89,315.7 0.0 0.0 140,119.8 0.0 129,782.0 4,263.6 0.0 6,074.1 111,608.4 0.0 92,739.8 18,868.7 0.0 0.0 880.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 880.3 74,221.8 3,680.0 1,577.2 10,226.9 0.0 58,737.7 11,557.0 0.0 6,434.0 5,123.0 0.0 0.0 276,364.0 0.0 257,030.9 10,504.0 8,829.1 0.0 Department of Defense Defense agencies and activities Chemical and Biological Defense Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Defense Threat Reduction Agency Office of the Secretary of Defense Special Operations Command 4,696,449.8 1,723,514.9 113,661.9 1,307,234.0 196,954.0 78,836.0 26,829.0 105,641.2 25,702.0 500.0 25,202.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 383,642.0 195,785.2 52,249.9 143,535.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 700,751.9 511,254.8 0.0 470,971.0 27,840.0 12,443.8 0.0 529,467.0 174,324.7 55,232.0 72,055.4 46,850.0 187.3 0.0 52,395.6 5,552.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 5,552.7 0.0 21,828.1 6,812.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 6,812.4 0.0 157,803.0 56,426.8 5,680.0 15,431.8 30,787.0 4,528.0 0.0 2,744,921.1 747,656.4 0.0 580,038.5 91,477.0 49,311.9 26,829.0 Department of the Air Force Department of the Army Department of the Navy 1,336,110.3 860,388.7 776,436.0 6,432.2 23,922.9 49,584.1 37,223.5 112,020.2 38,613.1 73,621.5 66,250.9 49,624.7 261,919.0 93,223.2 0.0 27,019.7 19,823.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 15,015.7 72,666.0 3,947.9 24,762.3 857,228.4 541,200.4 598,836.1 235,422.1 0.0 13,231.9 0.0 0.0 12,218.4 198,367.9 4,565.5 7,038.3 Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy Bonneville Power Administration Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 3,646,931.0 142,454.4 4,600.9 103,338.3 575,768.0 66,144.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 242.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 638,895.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 803,979.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 351,780.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,785,890.0 142,454.4 4,600.9 103,338.3 575,768.0 Environmental Management Fossil Energy National Nuclear Security Administration Defense Programs Nonproliferation and Verification 44,366.9 130,453.0 2,294,304.4 2,064,412.0 229,892.4 44,366.9 12,969.0 8,808.3 0.0 8,808.3 0.0 0.0 242.5 0.0 242.5 0.0 0.0 638,895.0 628,945.0 9,950.0 0.0 21,344.0 782,635.1 675,448.0 107,187.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 135.2 0.0 135.2 0.0 96,140.0 863,588.3 760,019.0 103,569.3 Agency All agencies Departments Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service Agricultural Research Service Economic Research Service Foreign Agricultural Service Forest Service National Agricultural Statistics Service National Institute of Food and Agriculture Rural Business-Cooperative Service Department of Education TABLE 44. Preliminary federal obligations for applied research, by agency and field of science and engineering: FY 2012 (Dollars in thousands) Total Environmental sciences Life sciences Mathematics and computer sciences Physical sciences Psychology Social sciences Other sciences, nec Engineering 351,645.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 351,645.0 0.0 Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Ctrs. for Disease Control and Prevention 15,394,334.6 7,041.2 562,039.0 3,492.7 295,188.6 255,010.5 0.0 0.0 3,492.7 86,849.2 12,421,243.4 0.0 363,966.2 0.0 159,785.5 88,055.2 0.0 36,579.1 0.0 0.0 105,805.1 0.0 306.1 0.0 0.0 796,935.4 0.0 3,080.3 0.0 0.0 186,684.5 7,041.2 51,911.3 0.0 29,734.3 699,183.3 0.0 105,218.4 0.0 18,819.5 841,417.2 0.0 977.6 0.0 0.0 Ctrs. for Medicare and Medicaid Services Food and Drug Administration Health Resources and Services Administration National Institutes of Health Office of the Secretary Office of the Assistant Secretary, Planning and Evaluation 31,200.0 233,069.8 23,780.2 14,218,923.0 19,600.0 19,600.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 164,668.6 0.0 0.0 31,200.0 233,069.8 23,780.2 11,609,441.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 51,476.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 105,499.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 793,855.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 78,397.7 19,600.0 19,600.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 575,145.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 840,439.5 0.0 0.0 233,871.2 226,977.2 6,894.0 1,314.0 0.0 1,314.0 60,801.8 60,801.8 0.0 43,311.7 41,706.7 1,605.0 46,984.8 46,984.8 0.0 3,784.6 3,784.6 0.0 12,927.5 12,927.5 0.0 8,398.0 8,398.0 0.0 56,348.8 52,373.8 3,975.0 72,405.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 63,032.4 9,372.7 0.0 552,552.2 288,497.1 206,062.1 0.0 28,864.0 0.0 19,341.3 634.5 9,153.2 46,042.2 6,896.0 499,614.0 17,989.1 0.0 270,508.0 19,870.9 586.2 185,605.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 28,864.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4,704.3 0.0 14,637.0 0.0 634.5 0.0 3,477.9 5,675.4 0.0 14,886.7 2,820.0 8,066.7 4,000.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6,820.0 2,820.0 0.0 4,000.0 8,066.7 0.0 8,066.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration Occupational Safety and Health Administration Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. 8,847.2 2,471.2 6,211.0 165.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,636.2 2,471.2 0.0 165.0 6,211.0 0.0 6,211.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Department of State 3,258.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3,258.2 0.0 0.0 672,311.9 236,510.0 285,613.7 6,551.1 18,925.0 29,258.4 27,245.0 2,013.4 0.0 0.0 31,465.7 11,503.7 94.0 0.0 0.0 29,551.2 15,927.7 2,575.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 36,699.1 36,699.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 15,173.4 0.0 868.4 0.0 0.0 58,148.4 5,882.2 17,160.1 6,551.1 0.0 472,015.7 139,252.3 262,902.4 0.0 18,925.0 28,555.0 89,452.0 2,230.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 19,868.0 0.0 0.0 11,048.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 14,305.0 0.0 28,555.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 44,231.0 2,230.0 Agency Nuclear Energy Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate U.S. Coast Guard Department of Housing and Urban Development Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement Bureau of Reclamation U.S. Geological Survey Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Federal Bureau of Investigation Office of Justice Programs Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Federal Highway Administration Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Federal Railroad Administration Federal Transit Administration National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration TABLE 44. Preliminary federal obligations for applied research, by agency and field of science and engineering: FY 2012 (Dollars in thousands) Total Environmental sciences Life sciences Mathematics and computer sciences Physical sciences 4,475.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 75,373.2 3,228.2 70,537.0 1,608.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Department of Veterans Affairs 285,000.0 0.0 Other agencies Agency for International Development Appalachian Regional Commission Environmental Protection Agency Federal Communications Commission 75,342.8 730.0 403,937.0 3,890.4 Federal Trade Commission Library of Congress National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Archives and Records Administration National Science Foundation Agency Research and Innovative Technology Administration Department of the Treasury Bureau of Engraving and Printing Internal Revenue Service U.S. Mint Nuclear Regulatory Commission Social Security Administration nec = not elsewhere classified. Psychology Social sciences Other sciences, nec Engineering 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4,475.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3,228.2 3,228.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 70,537.0 0.0 70,537.0 0.0 1,608.0 0.0 0.0 1,608.0 226,845.0 0.0 0.0 41,639.0 0.0 0.0 16,516.0 180.5 0.0 166,490.9 0.0 67,289.5 0.0 159,577.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 8,604.3 210.0 0.0 0.0 9,645.1 900.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6,816.8 330.0 2,333.4 1,456.9 1,056.0 400.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 57,286.4 1,323.5 2,032.3 710.0 696,048.5 2,500.0 566,740.0 0.0 0.0 107,206.5 0.0 6,160.0 0.0 0.0 52,489.5 0.0 2,071.7 0.0 0.0 19,109.2 2,500.0 64,091.9 0.0 710.0 67,752.8 0.0 12,211.4 0.0 0.0 4,612.0 0.0 1,956.1 2,032.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 27,980.3 0.0 0.0 4,416.5 0.0 82,270.7 0.0 0.0 440,462.1 0.0 369,997.9 78,114.0 94,758.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 94,758.0 0.0 0.0 78,114.0 0.0 NOTES: Because of rounding, detail may not add to total. Only those agencies and subdivisions that had obligations in variables represented by this table appear in table. 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: FYs 2010–12.
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