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AAAS Preliminary Analysis of R&D in the FY 2001 Budget - Tables

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Table 1. Total R&D by Agency
Table 2. Estimated Research by Agency
Table 3. Major Functional Categories of R&D
Table 4. "21st Century Research Fund" by Agency
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Table 1. R&D in the FY 2001 Budget (PRELIMINARY)
(budget authority in millions of dollars)

  FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2001 Change FY 00-01
  Actual Estimate Budget Amount Percent
Total R&D (Conduct and Facilities)          
           
Defense (military) 38,850 38,719 38,640 -79 -0.2%
- S&T (6.1-6.3) 7,574 8,397 7,543 -854 -10.2%
- All Other DOD R&D 31,276 30,322 31,097 775 2.6%
Health and Human Services 15,797 18,063 18,998 935 5.2%
- Nat'l Institutes of Health 15,008 17,141 18,133 992 5.8%
NASA 9,715 9,753 10,035 282 2.9%
Energy 6,992 7,091 7,655 564 8.0%
Nat'l Science Foundation 2,702 2,903 3,464 561 19.3%
Agriculture 1,645 1,773 1,828 55 3.1%
Commerce 1,084 1,073 1,152 79 7.4%
- NOAA 593 591 594 3 0.5%
- NIST 465 458 501 43 9.4%
Interior 500 584 590 6 1.0%
Transportation 786 585 733 148 25.3%
Environ. Protection Agency 670 648 679 31 4.8%
All Other 1,601 1,552 1,561 9 0.6%
  ______ ______ ______    
Total R&D 80,342 82,744 85,335 2,591 3.1%
           
Defense 42,049 41,994 42,060 66 0.2%
Nondefense 38,293 40,750 43,275 2,525 6.2%
           
           
Basic Research 17,468 19,027 20,328 1,301 6.8%
Applied Research 15,915 17,193 18,026 833 4.8%
Development 44,302 44,071 44,323 252 0.6%
R&D Facilities and Equipment 2,657 2,453 2,658 205 8.4%


Source: AAAS, based on OMB data for R&D for FY 2001, agency budget justifications, and information from agency budget offices.

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Table 2. Major Functional Categories of R&D 1
(budget authority in millions of dollars)

  FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2000 Change FY 00-01 % Share of
  Actual Estimate Budget Amount Percent Total ('01)
Defense 42,049 41,994 42,060 66 0.2% 49.3%
             
Nondefense 2 38,293 40,750 43,275 2,525 6.2% 50.7%
             
Space 8,521 8,722 9,100 378 4.3% 10.7%
Health 16,403 18,644 19,572 928 5.0% 22.9%
Energy 3 1,178 1,242 1,305 63 5.1% 1.5%
General Science 5,397 5,563 6,479 916 16.5% 7.6%
Environment 4 2,024 2,088 2,143 55 2.6% 2.5%
Agriculture 1,435 1,562 1,591 29 1.9% 1.9%
Transportation 1,980 1,616 1,668 52 3.2% 2.0%
Commerce 490 481 557 76 15.8% 0.7%
International 190 142 114 -28 -19.7% 0.1%
All Other 675 690 746 56 8.1% 0.9%
  ______ ______ ______ ______   ______
Total R&D 80,342 82,744 85,335 2,591 3.1% 100.0%

Source: Authors' estimates based on data from OMB and agency budget justifications.
All figures are rounded to the nearest million. Changes calculated from unrounded figures.
Classifications generally follow the government's budget function categories except health (which here includes health R&D in HHS and VA).
1 Includes conduct of R&D and R&D facilities.
2 Includes all R&D not in defense (domestic and international discretionary programs).
3 Does not reflect proposed deferral of Clean Coal Technology resources.
4 Includes natural resources R&D.
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Table 3. Research in the FY 2001 Budget (PRELIMINARY)
(budget authority in millions of dollars)

  FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2000 Change FY 00-01
  Actual Estimate Budget Amount Percent
BASIC RESEARCH          
Defense (military) 1,082 1,175 1,230 55 4.7%
Health and Human Services 8,642 9,857 10,422 565 5.7%
- Nat'l Institutes of Health 8,640 9,855 10,420 565 5.7%
NASA 1,981 1,947 1,895 -52 -2.7%
Energy 2,228 2,242 2,379 137 6.1%
Nat'l Science Foundation 2,330 2,512 3,000 488 19.4%
Agriculture 634 692 740 48 6.9%
Commerce (NIST) 39 39 52 13 33.3%
Interior 50 61 63 2 3.3%
Transportation 42 46 69 23 50.0%
Environ. Protection Agency 57 58 76 18 31.0%
Smithsonian 95 102 108 6 5.9%
Veterans Affairs 263 268 268 0 0.0%
All Other 25 28 26 -2 -7.1%
  ______ ______ ______ ______  
Total Basic Research 17,468 19,027 20,328 1,301 6.8%
           
           
RESEARCH (basic + applied)          
Defense (military) 4,146 4,558 4,317 -241 -5.3%
Health and Human Services 13,640 15,585 16,357 772 5.0%
- Nat'l Institutes of Health 12,888 14,722 15,547 825 5.6%
NASA 4,287 4,312 4,712 400 9.3%
Energy 4,038 4,155 4,553 398 9.6%
Nat'l Science Foundation 2,477 2,676 3,193 517 19.3%
Agriculture 1,377 1,499 1,561 62 4.1%
Commerce 838 809 886 77 9.5%
- NOAA 536 534 535 1 0.2%
- NIST 296 269 341 72 26.8%
Interior 468 543 549 6 1.1%
Transportation 410 430 546 116 27.0%
Environ. Protection Agency 458 445 453 8 1.8%
Veterans Affairs 628 638 638 0 0.0%
Education 143 152 167 15 9.9%
Agency for Int'l Develop. 141 103 83 -20 -19.4%
Smithsonian 95 102 108 6 5.9%
All Other 237 213 231 18 8.5%
  ______ ______ ______ ______  
Total Research 33,383 36,220 38,354 2,134 5.9%

Source: AAAS, based on OMB data for R&D for FY 2001, agency budget justifications, and information from agency budget offices.
All figures are rounded to the nearest million. Changes calculated from unrounded figures.

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Table 4. Federal Support for Conduct of R&D at Colleges and Universities
(budget authority in millions of dollars)
  FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2001 Change FY 00-01
% of
  Estimate Request Budget Amount Percent Total ('01)
Health & Human Services 9,181 10,431 11,027 596 5.7% 61.8%
- Nat'l Institutes of Health 9,077 10,319 10,948 629 6.1% 61.4%
Nat'l Science Foundation 2,194 2,321 2,814 493 21.2% 15.8%
Defense (Military) 1,304 1,255 1,209 -46 -3.7% 6.8%
NASA 1,031 1,019 1,111 92 9.0% 6.2%
Energy 416 403 444 41 10.2% 2.5%
Agriculture 482 600 615 15 2.5% 3.4%
Environ. Protection Agency 101 107 107 0 0.0% 0.6%
Interior 50 46 47 1 2.2% 0.3%
Transportation 102 106 165 59 55.7% 0.9%
Commerce 80 79 86 7 8.9% 0.5%
- NOAA 70 70 70 0 0.0% 0.4%
- NIST 10 9 16 7 77.8% 0.1%
Education 131 146 167 21 14.4% 0.9%
Nuclear Reg. Comm. 4 4 4 0 0.0% 0.0%
Postal Service 5 5 5 0 0.0% 0.0%
Social Security 37 25 30 5 20.0% 0.2%
  ______ ______ ______ ______    
Total Federal R&D at Colleges            
and Universities 15,118 16,547 17,831 1,284 7.8% 100.0%

Source: AAAS, based on OMB supporting data for R&D, agency budget justifications, and information from agency budget offices.

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