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Federal R&D Funding in 2008 Joanne Padrón Carney March 23, 2007 for the AMS Corporate Forum. AAAS R&D Budget and Policy Program http://www.aaas.org/spp/rd. See the “What’s New” section for the latest updates; see the “Seminars and Presentations” section for copies of this presentation.
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Federal R&D Funding in 2008Joanne Padrón CarneyMarch 23, 2007for the AMS Corporate Forum AAAS R&D Budget and Policy Program http://www.aaas.org/spp/rd See the “What’s New” section for the latest updates; see the “Seminars and Presentations” section for copies of this presentation.
AAAS R&D Budget and Policy Program A COMMUNICATION PORTAL FOR THE MACARTHUR INITIATIVE THE NEW 2008 BUDGET: OLD THEMES • The American Competitiveness Initiative (ACI) keeps going for a 2nd year in FY 2008 with increases for three physical sciences agencies: National Science Foundation, Dept. of Energy Office of Science, and National Institute of Standards and Technology laboratories. • Again, large increases for DOD weapons and NASA spacecraft development. • Flat or declining funding for most other research programs within a shrinking domestic budget.
AAAS R&D Budget and Policy Program A COMMUNICATION PORTAL FOR THE MACARTHUR INITIATIVE FOR MORE INFORMATION… The AAAS R&D web site is www.aaas.org/spp/rd