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R&D IN THE FY 2009 BUDGET

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Congress Endorses Physical Sciences Increases as 2009 Appropriations Get Underway

The congressional fiscal year (FY) 2009 appropriations process is now underway. Both the House and Senate Appropriations Committees have begun drafting their versions of the 12 appropriations bills providing 2009 funding for the federal government's discretionary programs. In actions so far, congressional appropriators have endorsed large increases for the three physical sciences agencies in the American Competitiveness Initiative (ACI), increases for human spacecraft development, increases for biomedical research in the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and increases in other parts of the federal research and development (R&D) portfolio. Details of federal R&D funding in the 2009 appropriations bills are available in a series of AAAS R&D Funding Updates on the AAAS R&D web site.

Armed with a budget resolution adding $21 billion to the President's request for 2009 appropriations for a total of $1.01 trillion, congressional appropriators have begun drafting program-by-program funding levels in 12 2009 appropriations bills. Congress also recently approved the final version of the 2008 supplemental appropriations bill, which President Bush signed on June 30 (Public Law 110-252). As outlined in an analysis of the 2008 supplemental, the bill adds billions of dollars in defense development for 2008. The bill also provides $338 million in 2008 domestic science funding ($150 million for NIH, $62.5 million each for NSF, DOE Science, and NASA).

Congress would endorse large increases for the three physical sciences agencies in the American Competitiveness Initiative (ACI). In recent appropriations bills, the Senate would match the Bush Administration's request for a 12.5 percent increase in the National Science Foundation (NSF) budget for 2009 to $6.9 billion, increase funding for intramural research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and boost R&D in DOE's Office of Science by 15 percent.

In addition, a Senate bill would give the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) $17.8 billion next year in order to accelerate development of the next generation of human spacecraft. Both the House and the Senate are poised to add $1 billion to a flat funding request to give NIH a total budget exceeding $30 billion. And the Senate would give the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) an R&D portfolio of $1.1 billion, a 9.2 percent increase over 2008, and a large increase for Department of Transportation R&D.

The complete series of AAAS R&D Funding Updates on FY 2009 congressional appropriations is available on the AAAS R&D web site on the "FY 2009 R&D" page. These updates supplement AAAS Report XXXIII: Research and Development FY 2009, a comprehensive analysis of R&D in the proposed federal budget for FY 2009 that was published in April. Also available is a continually updated table on the status of FY 2009 appropriations.

- revised July 16, 2008

R&D in FY 2009 Appropriations

Table. Continually Updated Status of FY 2009 Appropriations (8/1)

Agency Updates for FY 2009 Appropriations:

U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - "Senate Stabilizes USDA R&D Funding With Help from New Research Programs (HTML)" (August 1) - (PDF version)

Dept. of Commerce - "Senate Saves TIP and MEP, Boosts NOAA and NIST R&D (HTML)" (July 1) - (PDF version)

Dept. of Energy - "Senate Boosts DOE Science and Energy R&D (HTML)" (July 16) - (PDF version)

Dept. of Homeland Security - "Senate Boosts DHS R&D (HTML)" (July 1) - (PDF version)

Dept. of Transportation - "DOT R&D Climbs 11 Percent in Senate Plan (HTML)" (July 16) - (PDF version)

Dept. of Veterans Affairs - "House and Senate Propose Increases for VA R&D (HTML)" (August 1) - (PDF version)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration - "NASA Budget Up in Senate Plan (HTML)" (July 1) - (PDF version)

National Institutes of Health - "Senate Adds $1 Billion to 2009 NIH Budget" (HTML) (July 14 updated August 20) - (PDF version)

National Science Foundation - "Senate Matches NSF's Request for a Large 2009 Increase (HTML)" (July 1) - (PDF version)

June 23 - 2008 Supplemental and 2009 Appropriations -

"Congress Wraps Up 2008 Funding, Moves to 2009 (HTML)" - (PDF version)

June 20 -

Table. FY 2009 Appropriations by Appropriations Bill (initial allocations; PDF)

May 21 - 2008 Supplemental and 2009 Budget Resolution (updated above on 6/23)-

"Congress Acts on 2008 and 2009 Budgets (HTML)" - (PDF version)

R&D in the FY 2009 Budget Request

The complete book is now available on line.

AAAS Report XXXIII: Research and Development FY 2009
April 18, 2008 - Full Text On Line

Our annual report on R&D in the federal budget is now available on line. The full text of the 280-page report, including nearly 40 tables, is available in HTML and PDF formats. This reference work provides a comprehensive analysis of R&D in the President's budget for FY 2009, including specialized analyses by theme, major agency, and discipline. A 16-page summary containing highlights from this book is available as an analysis of R&D in the FY 2009 budget. For more information on R&D in the FY 2009 budget, see the FY 2009 R&D page (below).
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March 7 - AAAS Analysis of R&D in the FY 2009 Budget

"2009 Budget Proposes Physical Sciences and Development Increases,
Flat Funding for Biomedical Research" (HTML)

(PDF version - 16 pp)

All figures in this analysis are revised from the February Preliminary Analysis (see below). This analysis is a preview of the forthcoming AAAS Report XXXIII: Research and Development FY 2009, a comprehensive look at the President's budget for R&D in FY 2009. Further details on R&D in the FY 2009 budget are available below.
Table 1. R&D in the FY 2009 Budget by Agency (revised 3/08)
Table 2. Research in the FY 2009 Budget by Agency (revised 3/08)
Table 3. Major Functional Categories of R&D in the FY 2009 Budget (revised 3/08)
Table 4. Homeland Security R&D (revised 3/08)
Table 5. R&D by Appropriations Subcommittee (revised 3/08)
Table 6. Interagency Science and Technology Initiatives (preliminary 2/08)
Table 7. "FS&T" in the FY 2009 Budget by Agency (2/08)

Links to agency FY 2009 budget documents (updated)

February 7 - AAAS Preliminary Analysis of R&D in the FY 2009 Budget

(HTML) - (PDF version - 16 pp)

All figures in this analysis are preliminary and were updated in March by the AAAS Analysis above.

Agency Updates for FY 2009:

U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - "USDA Proposes Steep Cuts in R&D Funding (HTML)" (March 20) - (PDF version)

Dept. of Commerce - "NIST Labs Up, NIST External and NOAA R&D Down in 2009 Budget (HTML)" (March 10 revised March 21) - (PDF version)

Dept. of Defense - "DOD Requests More For Basic Research in 2009 (HTML)" (Feb. 12) - (PDF version)

Dept. of Energy - "Big Increase for DOE Office of Science Proposed (HTML)" (March 3) - (PDF version)

Dept. of Homeland Security - "DHS R&D Increases in 2009 Proposal (HTML)" (Feb. 20) - (PDF version)

Dept. of the Interior - "USGS Proposes Sharp Cuts in 2009 (HTML)" (March 3) - (PDF version)

Dept. of Transportation - "Big Increases for Aviation and Highway R&D in 2009 Budget (HTML)" (Feb. 13) - (PDF version)

Dept. of Veterans Affairs - "VA R&D Falls Slightly in 2009 Budget (HTML)" (Feb. 12) - (PDF version)

Environmental Protection Agency - "Another Decline for EPA R&D in 2009 (HTML)" (Feb. 20) - (PDF version)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration - "NASA Research Down, Spacecraft Funding Up in 2009 ( HTML)" (March 12) - (PDF version)

National Institutes of Health - "NIH Budget Flat in 2009 Proposal (HTML)" (Feb. 19) - (PDF version)

National Science Foundation - "NSF Enjoys Strong ACI Boost in 2009 Budget (HTML)" (Feb. 12) - (PDF version)

Tables on FY 2009 R&D Request by character of work (PDF):
(The tables and charts below marked preliminary will be revised in March and April.)

-Table. Total R&D by Agency (revised 3/08)
-Table. Basic Research by Agency (revised 3/08)
-Table. Applied Research by Agency (revised 3/08)
-Table. Research in the FY 2009 Budget (revised 3/08)
-Table. Development by Agency (revised 3/08)
-Table. Conduct of R&D by Agency (revised 3/08)
-Table. R&D Facilities and Capital Equipment by Agency (revised 3/08)

Agency tables and charts (from the forthcoming AAAS Report XXXIII: R&D FY 2009)

Historical Tables and Charts

-Chart. Defense and Nondefense R&D, 1955-2009 (preliminary 2/08) - Data Table
-Chart. Nondefense R&D by Function, 1955-2009 (preliminary 2/08) - Data Table

Other Tables

-Table. Major Functional Categories of R&D (revised 3/08)
-Table. R&D by Appropriations Subcommittee in the FY 2009 Budget (revised 3/08)
-Table. "Federal Science and Technology Budget" by Agency (2/08)
-Table. Interagency S&T Initiatives in the FY 2009 Budget (preliminary 2/08)
- - - Chart. Networking and IT R&D, FY 1992-2009 (preliminary 2/08)
- - - Chart. Nanoscale Science and Engineering, FY 1999-2009 (preliminary 2/08)
- - - Chart. Climate Change Science Program, FY 1997-2009 (preliminary 2/08)
- - - Table. Climate Change Technology Program Budget (9/07)
-Table. Federal Homeland Security R&D by Agency (revised 3/08)
- - - Chart. FY 2009 Homeland Security R&D by Agency (revised 3/08)
- - - Chart. Federal Homeland Security R&D, FY 2002-2009 (revised 3/08)

-Other Charts. The first pie chart shows that the top seven federal sponsors of R&D provide 96 percent of all federal support for R&D, with DOD the largest sponsor. The second pie chart shows that in basic research, NIH is by far the largest sponsor. For all research, the picture is similar. Another chart shows proposed changes for FY 2009 and the relative sizes of the R&D budgets in the seven largest agencies. The fifth chart shows the proposed R&D budget for FY 2009 by character of work; the character of work is quite different for defense and nondefense R&D. Development is by far the largest component of defense R&D; by contrast, basic research is the largest category in nondefense R&D. The remaining charts illustrate the tables above.

-Chart. FY 2009 R&D by Agency (revised 3/08)
-Chart. FY 2009 Basic Research by Agency (revised 3/08)
-Chart. FY 2009 Research by Agency (revised 3/08)
-Chart. R&D in the "Big Seven" Agencies, FY 2007-2009 (revised 3/08)
-Chart. Defense and Nondefense R&D by Character of Work, FY 2009 (revised 3/08)
-Chart. FY 2009 R&D by Function (revised 3/08)
-Chart. R&D by Appropriations Subcommittee FY 2009 (revised 3/08)

There is a chart comparing the FY 2009 request to FY 2008. The chart shows percentage changes between FY 2008 and FY 2009 for the 12 largest R&D funding agencies. The second chart shows the same changes, but excluding 2008 R&D earmarks.

-Chart. FY 2009 R&D Request, Percent Change from FY 2008 (revised 3/08)
-Chart. FY 2009 R&D Request, Percent Change from FY 2008 (excluding earmarks) (revised 3/08)

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