TABLE 24. Federal obligations for research in life sciences and psychology, by agency and detailed field: FY 2010 (Dollars in thousands) Life sciences Biological Environmental sciencesa biology Psychology Total Agricultural sciences 33,909,131.9 1,131,888.1 17,213,884.6 816,359.5 11,676,999.7 3,070,000.1 2,155,558.5 13,596.3 74,539.4 2,067,422.8 1,728,257.5 2,182.0 974,242.2 435.5 151,730.0 1,103,155.4 2,182.0 756,848.4 435.5 86,763.7 225,794.2 0.0 67,869.3 0.0 21,439.9 378,296.3 0.0 132,239.0 0.0 43,317.3 20,802.5 0.0 17,285.5 0.0 0.0 209.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 209.1 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 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6,276.8 590,591.0 2,800.0 6,276.8 247,849.0 2,800.0 0.0 136,485.0 0.0 0.0 202,740.0 0.0 0.0 3,517.0 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 Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration U.S. Census Bureau 78,584.1 12,479.1 66,105.0 0.0 4,867.0 0.0 4,867.0 0.0 34,198.6 12,180.6 22,018.0 0.0 25,554.5 298.5 25,256.0 0.0 2,974.0 0.0 2,974.0 0.0 10,990.0 0.0 10,990.0 0.0 942.3 0.0 0.0 942.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 942.3 0.0 0.0 942.3 Department of Defense Defense agencies and activities Chemical and Biological Defense Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Office of the Secretary of Defense Special Operations Command 795,012.8 369,457.4 170,784.1 189,482.5 8,951.8 239.0 3,361.0 3,002.3 0.0 0.0 3,002.3 0.0 223,717.9 145,323.1 18,718.8 120,654.9 5,949.5 0.0 13,714.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 474,043.8 221,132.0 152,065.4 68,827.6 0.0 239.0 80,175.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 73,606.4 8,404.8 0.0 0.0 8,404.8 0.0 4,742.2 3,002.3 0.0 0.0 3,002.3 0.0 5,227.8 3,986.8 0.0 0.0 3,986.8 0.0 63,636.4 1,415.7 0.0 0.0 1,415.7 0.0 Department of the Air Force Department of the Army Department of the Navy 37,441.6 273,860.3 114,253.5 358.6 0.0 0.0 20,232.3 29,394.4 28,768.0 358.6 0.0 13,356.1 0.0 232,540.0 20,371.8 16,492.0 11,925.9 51,757.5 28,106.8 35,268.6 1,826.3 450.1 0.0 1,289.8 704.5 0.0 536.5 26,952.2 35,268.6 0.0 12,475.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 12,475.5 12,128.9 0.0 0.0 12,128.9 Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office of Science 353,096.8 0.0 4,872.1 348,224.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 353,067.1 0.0 4,872.1 348,195.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 29.7 0.0 0.0 29.7 4,992.7 4,992.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4,992.7 4,992.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Ctrs. for Disease Control and Prevention Ctrs. for Medicare and Medicaid Services Food and Drug Administration 28,961,127.0 511,158.8 194,226.4 81,681.0 210,605.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15,445,896.1 48.2 85,458.3 0.0 210,605.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10,619,961.9 505,733.9 44,270.3 0.0 0.0 2,895,269.0 5,376.8 64,497.8 81,681.0 0.0 1,916,114.3 4,326.1 1,668.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5,994.4 4,326.1 1,668.3 0.0 0.0 1,910,119.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Health Resources and Services Administration National Institutes of Health 29,608.7 27,933,846.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 15,149,784.2 0.0 0.0 24,988.7 10,044,969.0 4,620.0 2,739,093.4 0.0 1,910,119.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,910,119.9 86,416.7 86,416.7 0.0 11,119.8 11,119.8 0.0 65,833.2 65,833.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 991.8 991.8 0.0 8,471.9 8,471.9 0.0 14,021.5 13,196.5 825.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9,239.7 8,414.7 825.0 4,781.8 4,781.8 0.0 Agency All agencies Medical sciences Life sciences, nec Total Biological aspects Social aspects Psychological sciences, nec Departments Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service Agricultural Research Service Foreign Agricultural Service Forest Service Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration National Institute of Food and Agriculture Rural Business-Cooperative Service Department of Education Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate U.S. Coast Guard TABLE 24. Federal obligations for research in life sciences and psychology, by agency and detailed field: FY 2010 (Dollars in thousands) Life sciences Biological Environmental sciencesa biology Psychology Total Agricultural sciences 215,147.4 16.0 108,711.1 103,762.3 0.0 2,658.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 22,744.6 582.0 1,093.8 190,727.0 0.0 0.0 16.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 646.4 108,064.7 22,744.6 582.0 366.4 80,069.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 65.0 2,593.0 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 Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 32,315.8 32,315.8 0.0 0.0 20,747.4 20,747.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 11,568.4 11,568.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Federal Highway Administration National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 46,920.8 10,400.1 648.7 35,872.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 648.7 0.0 648.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10,400.1 10,400.1 0.0 0.0 35,872.0 0.0 0.0 35,872.0 37,677.8 37,677.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 37,677.8 37,677.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Department of Veterans Affairs 445,197.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 445,197.0 0.0 59,632.0 0.0 0.0 59,632.0 Other agencies Agency for International Development Environmental Protection Agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Science Foundation Smithsonian Institution nec = not elsewhere classified. 74,559.0 221,617.2 88,204.2 701,211.1 68,989.0 8,079.3 857.6 432.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 154,334.7 40,094.2 506,375.5 34,466.0 0.0 62,288.3 3,384.7 194,835.6 34,523.0 66,479.7 353.6 35,795.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 3,783.0 8,498.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6,020.4 30,422.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 81.4 8,772.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 4,320.9 7,086.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,618.1 14,563.5 0.0 Agency Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement Bureau of Reclamation National Park Service U.S. Geological Survey a Medical sciences Life sciences, nec Total Biological aspects Social aspects Psychological sciences, nec Excluding environmental biology. 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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