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Evaluation of the Minerva Research Initiative (2020)

Chapter: Appendix A: Federal Obligations for Basic Research

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Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Federal Obligations for Basic Research." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. Evaluation of the Minerva Research Initiative. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25482.

Appendix A

Federal Obligations for Basic Research

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TABLE A-1 2017 Preliminary Federal Obligations for Basic Research, by Agency and Field of Science and Engineering (dollars in thousands)

Agency	Total	Computer Sciences and Mathematics	Engineering	Environmental Sciences	Life Sciences	Physical Sciences	Psychology	Social Sciences	Other Sciences Not Elsewhere 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 Service	570,826	742	5,137	2,512	524,418	36,647	0	1,370	0
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service	18,856	0	0	0	18,856	0	0	0	0
Foreign Agricultural Service	38	0	0	0	38	0	0	0	0
Forest Service	82,708	132	3,325	1,605	63,865	3,333	0	10,449	0
National Institute of Food and Agriculture	307,633	0	14,929	1,342	249,924	9,830	0	31,608	0
Department of Commerce	248,368	27,499	28,871	0	9,613	172,008	0	0	10,377
National Institute of Standards and Technology	248,368	27,499	28,871	0	9,613	172,008	0	0	10,377

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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 Research Projects Agency	434,819	197,438	63,385	0	90,154	18,104	0	0	65,739
Department of the Air Force	515,928	57,023	192,037	14,578	31,573	158,709	1,746	29	60,233
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 Administration	5,469	1,669	3,800	0	0	0	0	0	0
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability	6,800	0	6,800	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fossil Energy	6	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0
National Nuclear Security Administration	88,793	6,082	1,250	6,804	435	74,201	0	0	21
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

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Agency	Total	Computer Sciences and Mathematics	Engineering	Environmental Sciences	Life Sciences	Physical Sciences	Psychology	Social Sciences	Other Sciences Not Elsewhere Classified
Department of Health and Human Services	15,865,744	68,929	831,489	190,051	13,252,691	55,093	915,090	62,810	489,592
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	72,220	0	0	33,710	20,493	0	1,007	227	16,782
Health Resources and Services Administration	2,524	0	0	0	2,524	0	0	0	0
National Institutes of Health	15,791,000	68,929	831,489	156,341	13,229,674	55,093	914,083	62,583	472,809
Department of Homeland Security	11,566	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11,566
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office	11,566	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11,566
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 Programs	11,977	0	0	0	0	0	0	11,977	0
Department of the Treasury	1,899	0	0	0	0	1,899	0	0	0
Bureau of Engraving and Printing	1,899	0	0	0	0	1,899	0	0	0

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Department of Veterans Affairs	209,009	0	6,270	0	188,108	0	14,631	0	0
National Aeronautics and Space Administration	2,926,010	29,030	541,320	831,014	129,808	1,151,730	5,152	900	237,056
National Science Foundation	4,900,000	909,576	685,349	1,194,145	667,650	918,224	33,854	186,174	305,028
Nuclear Regulatory Commission	1,435	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,435
Smithsonian Institution	211,933	0	0	9,891	95,475	61,299	0	43,948	1,320

NOTES: Because of rounding, detail may not add to total. Only those agencies and subdivisions that had obligations in fields represented by this table appear in the table.

SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development, FYs 2016–17. Available: https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/fedfunds/2016/html/ffs2016_dst_031.html.

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TABLE A-2 2016 Federal Obligations for Basic Research Performed at Universities and Colleges in Social Sciences, by Selected Agency and Detailed Field (dollars in thousands)

Agency	Total	Anthropology	Economics	Political Science	Sociology	Other Social Sciences
All Agencies Surveyed by NSF	254,853	21,921	33,925	13,456	12,822	172,729
Departments
Department of Agriculture	22,919	0	16,238	0	6,456	225
Agricultural Research Service	100	0	100	0	0	0
Forest Service	404	0	59	0	120	225
National Institute of Food and Agriculture	22,416	0	16,080	0	6,335	0
Department of Defense	28,174	3,638	0	4,518	1,365	18,653
Department of the Army	2,920	0	0	0	0	2,920
Department of the Navy	3,529	3,529	0	0	0	0
Other defense agencies	21,725	109	0	4,518	1,365	15,733
Department of Health and Human Services	43,381	0	0	0	0	43,381
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	285	0	0	0	0	285
National Institutes of Health	43,096	0	0	0	0	43,096
Other agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration	187	0	0	0	68	119
National Science Foundation	160,192	18,283	17,687	8,937	4,934	110,352

NOTES: Because of rounding, detail may not add to total. 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. Only those agencies and subdivisions that had obligations in fields represented by this table appear in the table.