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Since 1976, the AAAS R&D Budget and Policy Program has sponsored studies
and public meetings on funding and policy issues affecting federal government
support of research and development (R&D). The Program's purpose is to contribute
to informed public discussion regarding federal support for R&D by providing
timely, objective, and accurate information on federal R&D support. The Program
provides statistical and analytical perspectives on R&D funding in one printed
annual report and numerous web-based analyses. The report, AAAS Report xx:
Research and Development FY xxxx, examines the President's budget proposals
for R&D in the coming fiscal year (FY) for key departments and disciplines
in collaboration with contributors from other scientific, engineering and higher
education societies. The most recent report, AAAS Report
XXXIII: Research and Development FY 2009, was published in April 2008.
 The Program
also publishes occasionally a Science and Technology Policy Yearbook XXXX
of writings on major issues in science and technology policy for that year. The
2003 Yearbook
is available.
Our AAAS R&D Web site
In 1995, due to heightened
interest in Congressional appropriations action, the Program launched this AAAS
R&D Web site providing comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of R&D funding
as Congress acts on appropriations. If you are new to this site, you may want
to visit our Introduction for New Users page. As the
appropriations process moves forward, the Program loads our data tables and analyses
on federal R&D, including individual analyses of the largest R&D funding
agencies, onto this Web site as soon as they are available. The Program hopes
to capture appropriations at all stages of the process: the President's budget;
after House action; after Senate action; and after agreement in conference over
differences in House and Senate appropriations bills. Currently, we are tracking
the FY 2009 proposed budget for R&D. We hope that this service will enable
the interested public to track the status of federal R&D at every stage of
the appropriations process. The most recent analyses are available in the What's
New section. Other Activities
 The
AAAS R&D Budget and Policy Program also sponsors the annual AAAS
Forum on Science and Technology Policy. Held in Washington each spring, the
Forum provides a venue for discussion and debate about budget and policy issues
facing the science and technology policy community. Since its beginning in 1976,
it has established itself as the major public meeting in the U.S. on science and
technology issues. The most recent Forum was May 8 and 9, 2008, at the International
Trade Center in Washington, DC. The next Forum will be April 30-May 1, 2009, at
the same venue. The Program also sponsors a number of activities related
to science and technology policy. They include a series of seminars
on science and technology policy issues, and occasional symposia and lectures.
We also publish documents on science and technology policy. The R&D
Budget and Policy Program is part of AAAS
Science and Policy Programs. It implements AAAS objectives in those areas
where science, government, and society intersect. Please click on the link above
to find out more about Science and Policy Programs. Contact
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