Congressional Action
on
Research and Development
in the
FY 2004 Budget

 

AAAS R&D Budget and Policy Program

in cooperation with the
Intersociety Working Group

American Association for the
Advancement of Science
2004

January 27, 2004 - Full Text On Line

Our annual report on final FY 2004 appropriations for R&D in the federal budget is now available on line only. This publication provides a wrap-up analysis of R&D in the President's budget for FY 2004, including major funding trends, a recap of the congressional budget process, and details on the final FY 2004 budgets of the major R&D funding agencies. An 11-page summary containing highlights from this book is available as a Preview Report. For more information on R&D in the FY 2004 budget, see the FY 2004 R&D page.


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CONTENTS (click on the logo to view or download in PDF; click on the hyperlink to view in HTML; all tables are in PDF format only)
  Foreword -
 
Part I
Congressional Action
1. Highlights -
  The FY 2004 R&D Budget in Historical Context
  R&D Issues: Earmarks
2. Agency R&D Budgets -
  - Department of Defense
  - National Institutes of Health
  - National Science Foundation
  - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  - Department of Energy
  - Department of Homeland Security
  - Other Agencies
 
Part II
Tables (PDF)
Table 1. Total R&D by Agency
Table 2. Estimated Research by Agency
Table 3. Major Functional Categories of R&D
Table 4. Department of Defense by Program
Table 5. Department of Defense by Agency
Table 6. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Table 7. Department of Energy
Table 8. National Institutes of Health
Table 9. Department of Health and Human Services
Table 10. National Science Foundation
Table 11. Department of Commerce
Table 12. U.S. Department of Agriculture
Table 13. Department of Transportation
Table 14. Department of the Interior
Table 15. Environmental Protection Agency
Table 16. Department of Homeland Security
 
Part III
Appendices

Appendix 1: Methodology and Data Sources -
Appendix 2: Definitions
Appendix 3: AAAS R&D web site

Supplemental Material
 
Detailed agency updates (includes agency tables; PDF; these updates provide more extensive coverage of the major R&D funding agencies, including recent funding trends and agencies' support of science and engineering disciplines. Please click on the chart images to view or download full-page PDF versions of the charts within the updates:)

U.S. Department of Agriculture - ( HTML )

Department of Commerce - ( HTML )

Department of Defense - ( HTML )

Department of Energy - ( HTML )

Department of Homeland Security - ( HTML )

Department of the Interior - ( HTML )

Department of Transportation - ( HTML )

Environmental Protection Agency - ( HTML )

National Aeronautics and Space Administration - ( HTML )

National Institutes of Health - ( HTML )

National Science Foundation - ( HTML )

Detailed special reports (includes tables; PDF; these updates provide more extensive coverage of the emerging R&D issues covered in the book.)

Special Report on R&D Earmarks
R&D Earmarks Total $1.9 Billion in FY 2004, 32 Percent More than Last Year (PDF; 6 pp)- (HTML version)

Supplemental Tables and Full-Color Charts (PDF):

Historical Table 1. Federal R&D by Agency, 1976-2004 (current dollars)

Historical Table 2. Federal R&D by Agency, 1976-2004 (CONSTANT FY 2003 dollars)

Chart. Trends in Federal R&D, FY 1976-2004

Chart. Selected Trends in Nondefense R&D, FY 1976-2004

Chart. Trends in Defense R&D, FY 1976-2004

Chart. Trends in Basic Research, FY 1976-2004

Chart. Trends in Federal R&D, FY 1990-2004 (DOD, NIH, NASA, NSF, DOE)

Chart. Trends in Federal R&D, FY 1990-2004 (USDA, DOC, DOI, DOT, EPA)

Chart. Trends in Nondefense R&D, Request vs. Actual, FY 1978-2004

Chart. Trends in Defense R&D, Request vs. Actual, FY 1978-2004

Chart. Trends in NSF R&D, Request vs. Actual, FY 1978-2004

Chart. Trends in National Institutes of Health R&D, Request vs. Actual, FY 1978-2004

AAAS Directorate for Science and Policy Programs

AAAS R&D Home Page

The AAAS Board of Directors, in accordance with Association policy, has approved the publication of this work as a contribution to the understanding of an important area. Any interpretations and conclusions are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent views of the Board or the Council of the Association.
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