TABLE 22. Preliminary federal obligations for research, by agency and field of science and engineering: FY 2012 (Dollars in thousands) Psychology Engineering 60,712,322.7 3,312,689.8 30,803,923.4 3,590,281.6 5,902,407.3 1,960,097.2 1,258,413.5 3,028,720.3 10,855,789.7 2,169,068.2 2,143.5 1,080,000.0 77,803.0 435.5 18,106.5 0.0 4,752.0 0.0 0.0 1,750,801.5 2,143.5 992,196.0 0.0 435.5 9,789.0 0.0 1,404.0 0.0 0.0 177,505.9 0.0 71,928.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 176,669.2 0.0 0.0 77,803.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 36,196.1 0.0 9,720.0 0.0 0.0 266,240.6 6,690.6 7,300.0 724,255.0 4,200.0 2,563.5 0.0 0.0 10,791.0 0.0 146,130.9 6,690.6 0.0 600,405.0 2,800.0 1,085.0 0.0 7,300.0 0.0 0.0 83,479.9 0.0 0.0 22,098.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 31,128.2 0.0 0.0 66,338.0 1,400.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,853.1 0.0 0.0 24,623.0 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 1,252,714.7 5,180.0 683,414.4 489,599.1 8,829.1 65,692.1 354,918.1 0.0 3,620.9 351,297.2 0.0 0.0 105,930.5 0.0 16,614.8 89,315.7 0.0 0.0 173,247.4 0.0 162,909.6 4,263.6 0.0 6,074.1 230,991.3 0.0 212,122.6 18,868.7 0.0 0.0 880.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 880.3 75,971.8 5,180.0 1,827.2 10,226.9 0.0 58,737.7 12,308.6 0.0 7,185.6 5,123.0 0.0 0.0 298,466.7 0.0 279,133.5 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 6,679,699.0 2,161,694.7 135,235.2 1,635,832.0 244,691.0 119,107.4 26,829.0 270,381.0 36,548.7 500.0 35,792.4 0.0 256.4 0.0 623,206.8 257,509.8 60,035.7 194,806.8 0.0 2,667.3 0.0 1,013,381.9 562,421.4 0.0 516,300.3 27,840.0 18,281.2 0.0 855,591.4 269,179.2 69,019.5 102,035.9 94,587.0 3,536.8 0.0 80,502.9 6,542.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6,542.0 0.0 35,531.4 6,812.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 6,812.4 0.0 244,143.4 65,380.4 5,680.0 19,016.5 30,787.0 9,897.0 0.0 3,556,960.1 957,300.6 0.0 767,880.1 91,477.0 71,114.4 26,829.0 Department of the Air Force Department of the Army Department of the Navy 1,864,561.0 1,301,102.3 1,352,341.0 15,659.1 44,543.2 173,630.0 84,029.5 171,695.1 109,972.4 161,869.0 164,079.2 125,012.3 377,394.6 159,304.9 49,712.6 28,875.9 39,680.7 5,404.3 0.0 4,529.2 24,189.8 104,484.5 27,280.9 46,997.5 1,092,248.3 689,989.1 817,422.2 243,727.8 0.0 13,231.9 0.0 0.0 12,218.4 206,673.6 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 7,854,168.1 142,454.4 13,802.7 114,415.6 583,721.0 419,549.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 402,357.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,829.2 1,084,248.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,751,364.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 6,123.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 450,895.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,745,754.0 142,454.4 13,802.7 114,415.6 575,768.0 Environmental Management Fossil Energy National Nuclear Security Administration 44,366.9 133,418.0 2,334,091.5 44,366.9 12,969.0 14,158.3 0.0 0.0 485.0 0.0 0.0 643,648.4 0.0 24,309.0 806,725.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 160.2 0.0 96,140.0 868,914.3 All agencies Physical sciences Other sciences, nec Total Agency Life Mathematics and sciences computer sciences Social sciences Environmental sciences Departments Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service Agricultural Research Service Economic Research Service Foreign Agricultural Service Forest Service Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration National Agricultural Statistics Service National Institute of Food and Agriculture Rural Business-Cooperative Service Department of Education TABLE 22. Preliminary federal obligations for research, by agency and field of science and engineering: FY 2012 (Dollars in thousands) Psychology Engineering Defense Programs Nonproliferation and Verification 2,064,412.0 269,679.5 0.0 14,158.3 0.0 485.0 628,945.0 14,703.4 675,448.0 131,277.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 160.2 760,019.0 108,895.3 Nuclear Energy Office of Science 351,645.0 4,136,253.0 0.0 348,055.0 0.0 400,043.0 0.0 440,600.0 0.0 1,914,206.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 351,645.0 99,090.0 0.0 934,259.0 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 31,979,524.4 7,041.2 562,039.0 3,492.7 378,270.4 455,786.9 0.0 0.0 3,492.7 96,544.4 25,923,247.1 0.0 363,966.2 0.0 187,720.4 147,788.0 0.0 36,579.1 0.0 0.0 228,226.1 0.0 306.1 0.0 0.0 1,719,893.8 0.0 3,080.3 0.0 1,769.9 277,657.1 7,041.2 51,911.3 0.0 29,734.3 1,410,263.1 0.0 105,218.4 0.0 62,501.4 1,816,662.2 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 26,266.2 30,718,545.0 19,600.0 19,600.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 355,749.8 0.0 0.0 31,200.0 233,069.8 26,266.2 25,081,024.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 111,208.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 227,920.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,715,043.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 169,370.3 19,600.0 19,600.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,242,543.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,815,684.6 0.0 0.0 340,397.4 333,503.4 6,894.0 1,314.0 0.0 1,314.0 91,808.0 91,808.0 0.0 57,535.8 55,930.8 1,605.0 50,716.6 50,716.6 0.0 14,019.7 14,019.7 0.0 19,313.7 19,313.7 0.0 21,490.9 21,490.9 0.0 84,198.7 80,223.7 3,975.0 72,405.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 63,032.4 9,372.7 0.0 609,766.2 325,286.1 221,842.1 0.0 32,713.0 0.0 20,137.3 634.5 9,153.2 46,042.2 6,896.0 556,828.0 17,989.1 0.0 307,297.0 19,870.9 586.2 201,385.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 32,713.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4,704.3 0.0 15,433.0 0.0 634.5 0.0 3,477.9 5,675.4 0.0 25,886.7 2,820.0 8,066.7 15,000.0 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 17,820.0 2,820.0 0.0 15,000.0 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 0.0 690,311.9 236,510.0 303,613.7 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 76,148.4 5,882.2 35,160.1 6,551.1 0.0 472,015.7 139,252.3 262,902.4 0.0 18,925.0 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 Physical sciences Other sciences, nec Total Agency Life Mathematics and sciences computer sciences Social sciences Environmental sciences TABLE 22. Preliminary federal obligations for research, by agency and field of science and engineering: FY 2012 (Dollars in thousands) Psychology Engineering Federal Transit Administration National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Research and Innovative Technology Administration 28,555.0 89,452.0 2,230.0 4,475.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 19,868.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 11,048.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 14,305.0 0.0 0.0 28,555.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 44,231.0 2,230.0 4,475.0 Department of the Treasury Bureau of Engraving and Printing Internal Revenue Service U.S. Mint 75,545.0 3,400.0 70,537.0 1,608.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3,400.0 3,400.0 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 Department of Veterans Affairs 486,000.0 0.0 407,745.0 0.0 0.0 55,709.0 0.0 0.0 22,546.0 Other agencies Agency for International Development Appalachian Regional Commission Environmental Protection Agency Federal Communications Commission 76,080.3 730.0 493,073.0 3,890.4 180.5 0.0 179,872.7 0.0 67,289.5 0.0 225,016.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 11,714.1 210.0 0.0 0.0 13,361.0 900.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7,554.4 330.0 2,333.4 1,456.9 1,056.0 400.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 60,775.4 1,323.5 2,032.3 710.0 1,636,504.8 2,500.0 5,662,610.0 0.0 0.0 374,304.8 0.0 876,320.6 0.0 0.0 94,211.5 0.0 771,896.1 0.0 0.0 28,439.8 2,500.0 1,031,875.9 0.0 710.0 437,933.4 0.0 1,058,968.6 0.0 0.0 6,267.8 0.0 33,906.1 2,032.3 0.0 289.4 0.0 208,637.8 0.0 0.0 80,609.2 0.0 630,476.1 0.0 0.0 614,449.1 0.0 1,050,528.7 78,114.0 170,000.0 94,758.0 0.0 7,411.0 0.0 0.0 73,874.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 60,026.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 27,147.0 94,758.0 0.0 1,542.0 0.0 78,114.0 0.0 0.0 Federal Trade Commission Library of Congress National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Archives and Records Administration National Science Foundation Nuclear Regulatory Commission Smithsonian Institution Social Security Administration nec = not elsewhere classified. Physical sciences Other sciences, nec Total Agency Life Mathematics and sciences computer sciences Social sciences Environmental sciences 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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