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Washington Update. StateNets Meeting Tempe, Arizona Sue Fratkin February 9, 2006. Reports with Impact. National Innovation Initiative (NII) Council on Competitiveness http://innovateamerica.org/webscr/report.asp National Innovation Act of 2005 – S. 2109 KEY ELEMENTS
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Washington Update StateNets Meeting Tempe, Arizona Sue Fratkin February 9, 2006
Reports with Impact • National Innovation Initiative (NII) • Council on Competitiveness • http://innovateamerica.org/webscr/report.asp • National Innovation Act of 2005 – S. 2109 • KEY ELEMENTS • INNOVATION ACCELERATION GRANTS • COMMITMENT TO BASIC RESEARCH • FELLOWSHIPS • PERMANENT EXTENSION OF TAX CREDITS • STUDY ON BARRIERS TO INNOVATION
National Academy of Sciences • Rising Above A Gathering Storm • www.nationalacademies.org/cosepup • Protecting America’s Competitive Edge Acts S.2197 • PACE - Energy • PACE - Education • PACE – Finance
Comparing Bills • NSF – NII – doubles research funding - 5 yrs • PACE - nearly doubles R&RA budget – 7 yrs • ADMIN – doubles overall funding – 10yrs • DOE • NII – no recommendation • PACE – nearly doubles basic research – 7 yrs • Authorizes research grants – 5yrs • Establishes Advanced Research Proj. Authority
ADMIN – doubles overall funding at DOE Office for Science – 10 yrs • DOD – • NII – 3% of total DOD budget to sci&tech res • PACE – inc.DOD basic res.10% annually2013 • New research grants –early career scientists • ADMIN – 8% inc FY’07 over FY’06 req. for basic and applied research
Framework for ’07 Budget • FY’06 budget signed this week – austere • Cuts across the board except DHS & NASA & NSF in non-defense areas • NIH – .5% Inc. • DOE/OS - 3.8% Dec. • USGS – 4.6% Dec. • EPA - .5% Dec. • DoED –flat (inc. for Katrina)
Defense Supplemental • 70B addtl spending through 2006 • 50B now requested • Total $120B for 2006, similar to 2005 • Another supplemental expected in Spring • $4.5B a month in Iraq; $800M a month in Afghanistan
Admin Budget Request – FY’07 • www.gpoaccess.gov/USbudget • www.aaas.org/spp/rd/fy07.htm • www.nsf.gov/about/budget/fy2007 • www.ed.gov/about/overview/budget • www.energy.gov • www.dhs.gov
Dept of Ed & States • Ed Tech State Grants • FY’06 $279M; FY’07 O (Block State Grants) • 21st Century Community Learning Centers • FY’06 $991M; FY’07 $981M • Assistive Technology • FY’06 $30M; FY’07 $22M (Formula to states) • Community Tech Centers • FY’06 O; FY’07 O (why even list this?)
Next Steps • Review budgets • Determine direct impact • Make note of impact • Share details with Federal Relations staff • Ask that info be shared with MOC local office • Support FY ’07 budget increases