Congressional Action
on
Research and Development
in the
FY 2006 Budget

AAAS R&D Budget and Policy Program

in cooperation with the
Intersociety Working Group

American Association for the
Advancement of Science

2006

January 6, 2006 - Full Text On Line

Our annual report on final FY 2006 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 2006 as approved by Congress, including major funding trends and details on the final FY 2006 budgets of the major R&D funding agencies. A 13-page summary containing highlights from this book is available as a Preview Report. For more information on R&D in the FY 2006 budget, see the FY 2006 R&D page.

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Supplemental Material (detailed agency funding updates, historical tables, and charts)
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CONTENTS (click on the logo to view or download in PDF; click on the hyperlink to view in HTML)
  Foreword -
 
Part I
Congressional Action
1. Highlights -
  The FY 2006 R&D Budget in Historical Context
  R&D Issues: Earmarks
  Budget Outlook: On the Downward Slope
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
  - U.S. Department of Agriculture
  - Department of Commerce
  - Other Agencies
 
Part II
Tables (PDF)

Table 1. Total R&D by Agency - ( HTML )
Table 2. Estimated Research by Agency - ( HTML )
Table 3. Major Functional Categories of R&D - ( HTML )
Table 4. Department of Defense by Program - ( HTML )
Table 5. Department of Defense by Agency - ( HTML )
Table 6. Department of Defense S&T by Agency - ( HTML )
Table 7. National Aeronautics and Space Administration - ( HTML )
Table 8. Department of Energy
- ( HTML )
Table 9. National Institutes of Health - ( HTML )
Table 10. Department of Health and Human Services - ( HTML )
Table 11. National Science Foundation - ( HTML )
Table 12. Department of Commerce - ( HTML )
Table 13. U.S. Department of Agriculture - ( HTML )
Table 14. Department of Transportation - ( HTML )
Table 15. Department of the Interior - ( HTML )
Table 16. Environmental Protection Agency - ( HTML )
Table 17. Department of Homeland Security - ( HTML )
Table 18. Department of Veterans Affairs - ( HTML )
Table A. "FS&T" Budget by Agency
Table B. Congressional Earmarks for R&D by Agency - ( HTML )

 
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 )

Department of Veterans Affairs - ( 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 R&D issues covered in the book.)

Special Report on R&D Earmarks
R&D Earmarks Hit a New Record of $2.4 Billion, Up 13 Percent (PDF; 5 pp)
- (HTML version)

Supplemental Tables and Full-Color Charts (PDF):

Historical Table 1. Federal R&D by Agency, 1976-2006 (current dollars)

Historical Table 2. Federal R&D by Agency, 1976-2006 (CONSTANT FY 2005 dollars)

Chart. Trends in Federal R&D, FY 1976-2006 (Figure 1)

Chart. FY 2006 R&D Appropriations (Final vs. Request) (Figure 2)

Chart. Trends in Federal R&D as % of GDP, FY 1976-2006 (Figure 8)

Chart. Trends in Nondefense R&D, FY 1976-2006 (Figure 5)

Chart. Trends in Defense R&D, FY 1976-2006 (Figure 4) - ( Data Table )

Chart. Trends in DOD S&T, FY 1994-2006 (Figure 10) - ( Data Table )

Chart. Trends in Research, FY 1995-2006 (Figure 6) - ( Data Table )

Chart. Trends in Basic Research, FY 1975-2006 (Figure 7)- ( Data Table )

Chart. Trends in Federal R&D, FY 1990-2006 (DOD, NIH, NASA, NSF, DOE) (Figure 3)

Chart. Trends in Federal R&D, FY 1990-2006 (USDA, DOC, DOI, DOT, EPA)

Chart. R&D Earmarks in Appropriations, FY 2002-2006 (Figure 9) - ( Data Table )

Chart. Trends in Federal Research by Discipline, 1970-2004 - ( Data Table )

Chart. Defense and Nondefense R&D by Character of Work, FY 2006 Final

Chart. FY 2006 R&D by Function

-Chart. Trends in DOE Office of Science, 1987-2006 -( Data Table )

- Chart. NIH Budget by Institute, 1996-2006 ( Figure 11) - ( Data Table )


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