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The Federal R&D Budget: Past, Present and Future

The Federal R&D Budget: Past, Present and Future. Matt Hourihan March 5, 2014 for the University of North Carolina Federal Relations Council AAAS R&D Budget and Policy Program http://www.aaas.org/spp/rd. Items of Note: Base Budget. DOD S&T cut (but not DARPA)

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The Federal R&D Budget: Past, Present and Future

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  1. The Federal R&D Budget: Past, Present and Future Matt Hourihan March 5, 2014 for the University of North Carolina Federal Relations Council AAAS R&D Budget and Policy Programhttp://www.aaas.org/spp/rd

  2. Items of Note: Base Budget • DOD S&T cut (but not DARPA) • NIH: BRAIN Initiative to double; another ARPA? • NCATS, NINDS, NIMH, largest relative increases • USDA: Extramural research boost, but not intramural • Three new “innovation institutes” • NASA Science, Orion/SLS, Aero cut; Space Technology, some exploration activities boosted • DOE Science: cuts to fusion, high-energy physics, others increased • DOE renewables, efficiency, ARPA-E boosted • NSF: Social sciences boosted? • Interagency initiatives flat or declining

  3. Items of Note: OGSI • “Opportunity, Growth and Security Initiative” • $56 billion in additional funding BEYOND the base budget • Split between defense and nondefense • NIH: $970 million (BRAIN, “DARPA NIH”, grants) • NSF: $552 million • NASA: $886 million (spread across agency) • NIST: Manufacturing institutes • DOE: cleantechfunding – at least $600 million? • DOD: “$2.1 billion for R&D” • USDA: ~$300 million, Athens poultry lab, competitive grants

  4. Looking ahead… • Congress already has FY15 number agreed • Senate: no budget resolution • Opportunity Initiative reception? Does it matter for science? • Debt ceiling suspended • COMPETES?

  5. For more info… mhouriha@aaas.org 202-326-6607 www.aaas.org/spp/rd/

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