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Table 1. R&D in the FY 2001 Budget by Agency
Table 2. Research in the FY 2001 Budget
Table 3. AAAS Analysis of the Outyear Projections for R&D in the FY 2001 Budget
Table 4. Federal Support for Conduct of R&D at Colleges and Universities
Table 5. "21st Century Research Fund" by Agency
Table 6. Total U.S. R&D, 1997-1999
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Table 1. R&D in the FY 2001 Budget by Agency
(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) 38,888 39,282 38,576 -706 -1.8%
- S&T (6.1-6.3 + medical) 7,612 8,667 7,609 -1,058 -12.2%
- All Other DOD R&D 31,276 30,615 30,967 352 1.1%
Health and Human Services 15,825 18,082 19,168 1,086 6.0%
- Nat'l Institutes of Health 14,995 17,102 18,094 992 5.8%
NASA 9,717 9,777 10,040 263 2.7%
Energy 6,966 7,117 7,639 522 7.3%
Nat'l Science Foundation 2,670 2,863 3,431 568 19.8%
Agriculture 1,645 1,763 1,824 61 3.5%
Commerce 1,084 1,073 1,148 75 7.0%
- NOAA 593 591 594 3 0.5%
- NIST 465 458 497 39 8.6%
Interior 499 573 590 17 2.9%
Transportation 607 606 778 172 28.3%
Environ. Protection Agency 669 647 673 26 4.0%
All Other 1,601 1,552 1,561 9 0.6%
  ______ ______ ______    
Total R&D 80,171 83,334 85,427 2,093 2.5%
           
Defense 42,085 42,583 41,981 -602 -1.4%
Nondefense 38,086 40,751 43,446 2,695 6.6%
           
Basic Research 17,433 18,965 20,259 1,294 6.8%
Applied Research 15,992 17,577 18,355 777 4.4%
Development 44,321 44,383 44,318 -65 -0.1%
R&D Facilities and Equipment 2,426 2,409 2,496 87 3.6%
           
"FS&T" 1 48,151 51,975 53,702 1,727 3.3%

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

1/ An alternative measure for the federal investment in science and technology proposed by the National Academy of Sciences. This measure includes all federal R&D except for advanced development, testing, and evaluation work in DOD and DOE.

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Table 2. Research in the FY 2001 Budget
(budget authority in millions of dollars)

  FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2001 Change FY 00-01
  Actual Estimate Budget Amount Percent
BASIC RESEARCH          
Defense (military) 1,064 1,161 1,217 56 4.9%
Health and Human Services 8,634 9,834 10,399 565 5.7%
- Nat'l Institutes of Health 8,632 9,832 10,397 565 5.8%
NASA 1,981 1,947 1,895 -52 -2.7%
Energy 2,225 2,237 2,376 139 6.2%
Nat'l Science Foundation 2,321 2,492 2,987 495 19.9%
Agriculture 634 692 740 48 6.9%
Commerce (NIST) 41 41 53 13 31.1%
Interior 50 61 63 2 3.7%
Transportation 44 46 69 23 50.0%
Environ. Protection Agency 57 58 58 0 -0.7%
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 17,433 18,965 20,259 1,294 6.8%
           
           
RESEARCH (basic + applied)          
Defense (military) 4,159 4,841 4,428 -414 -8.5%
Health and Human Services 13,670 15,608 16,522 913 5.9%
- Nat'l Institutes of Health 12,877 14,687 15,513 825 5.6%
NASA 4,286 4,332 4,713 381 8.8%
Energy 4,024 4,145 4,517 372 9.0%
Nat'l Science Foundation 2,465 2,656 3,180 524 19.7%
Agriculture 1,377 1,499 1,561 62 4.1%
Commerce 850 821 895 74 9.1%
- NOAA 536 534 535 1 0.2%
- NIST 308 281 350 69 24.7%
Interior 468 543 550 7 1.2%
Transportation 425 444 581 137 31.0%
Environ. Protection Agency 457 445 440 -5 -1.2%
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 33,425 36,542 38,613 2,071 5.7%

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 3. AAAS Analysis of the Outyear Projections for R&D in the FY 2001 Budget
(budget authority in millions of dollars)

  FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005 % Chg. FY 00-05
  Estimate Budget Projected Projected Projected Projected current $ constant $
Total R&D (Conduct and Facilities)                
Defense (military) 39,282 38,576 39,094 38,271 38,157 37,046 -5.7% -14.6%
Health & Human Services 18,082 19,168 19,151 19,379 19,849 20,280 12.2% 1.6%
- Nat'l Institutes of Health 17,102 18,094 18,094 18,311 18,765 19,176 12.1% 1.6%
NASA 9,777 10,040 10,304 10,611 11,123 11,453 17.1% 6.1%
Energy 7,117 7,639 7,657 7,666 7,745 7,854 10.4% 0.0%
- Defense 3,301 3,405 3,405 3,432 3,489 3,541 7.3% -2.8%
- Nondefense 3,816 4,234 4,252 4,235 4,256 4,313 13.0% 2.4%
Nat'l Science Foundation 2,863 3,431 3,436 3,473 3,558 3,636 27.0% 15.0%
Agriculture 1,763 1,824 1,730 1,749 1,790 1,829 3.7% -6.1%
Commerce 1,073 1,148 1,154 1,165 1,194 1,216 13.4% 2.7%
Interior 573 590 590 601 614 628 9.7% -0.7%
Transportation 606 778 784 792 804 814 34.3% 21.6%
Environ. Protection Agcy. 647 673 673 682 698 714 10.3% -0.1%
All Other 1,552 1,561 1,561 1,578 1,610 1,640 5.7% -4.3%
  ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______    
Total R&D 83,334 85,427 86,132 85,968 87,141 87,109 4.5% -5.3%
                 
Defense R&D 42,583 41,981 42,498 41,703 41,646 40,587 -4.7% -13.7%
Nondefense R&D 40,751 43,446 43,633 44,265 45,495 46,522 14.2% 3.4%
                 
"FS&T" 51,975 53,702 53,780 54,585 56,050 57,220 10.1% -0.3%
                 
Nondef. R&D minus NIH 23,650 25,353 25,540 25,954 26,730 27,346 15.6% 4.7%


Source: AAAS analyses of defense and nondefense R&D, based on detailed budget account projections in the Public Budget Database of the Budget of the United States Government FY 2001.
FY 2000 figures represent latest agency estimates of R&D. FY 2001 figures represent latest revised agency requests. Constant dollar conversions based on GDP deflators from OMB.
The two detailed analyses (one for defense R&D and one for nondefense R&D) containing agency details and methodology, and other data on federal R&D are available on the World Wide Web at http://www.aaas.org/spp/R&D/ in the "Guide to R&D Funding Data" section.

March 22, 2000 - Revised - FINAL

 

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 11,065 634 6.1% 61.2%
Nat'l Institutes of Health 9,077 10,319 10,948 629 6.1% 60.5%
- Nat'l Cancer Institute 1,251 1,422 1,506 83 5.9% 8.3%
- Nat'l Heart, Lung, and Blood 1,154 1,308 1,378 70 5.3% 7.6%
- Allergy and Infectious 849 965 1,036 71 7.4% 5.7%
- General Medical Sciences 907 1,027 1,085 58 5.7% 6.0%
- Diabetes, Digestive, Kidney 681 764 810 46 6.0% 4.5%
- Neurological Disorders 614 688 726 37 5.4% 4.0%
- Mental Health 558 581 672 91 15.7% 3.7%
- Research Resources 435 524 520 -4 -0.7% 2.9%
- All Other NIH 2,628 3,040 3,215 176 5.8% 17.8%
Nat'l Science Foundation 2,183 2,317 2,812 495 21.4% 15.5%
- Research & Related Acts. 2,079 2,185 2,639 454 20.8% 14.6%
- Other NSF 104 132 173 41 30.8% 1.0%
Defense (Military) 1,304 1,255 1,209 -46 -3.7% 6.7%
NASA 870 957 968 11 1.2% 5.4%
- Space Science 423 439 479 40 9.1% 2.7%
- Life and Microgravity 98 99 102 3 3.0% 0.6%
- Earth Science 267 262 298 36 13.8% 1.6%
- All Other NASA 82 157 89 -68 -43.3% 0.5%
Energy 719 695 766 71 10.2% 4.2%
- High Energy Physics 115 130 127 -3 -2.4% 0.7%
- Bio. And Env. Research 113 91 107 16 17.3% 0.6%
- Basic Energy Sciences 125 122 145 23 18.9% 0.8%
Agriculture 482 600 615 15 2.5% 3.4%
Environ. Protection Agency 140 147 145 -2 -1.3% 0.8%
Interior 50 46 47 1 1.4% 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 15,287 16,813 18,084 1,271 7.6% 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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Table 5. "21st Century Research Fund" by Agency
(budget authority in millions of dollars)

  FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2001 Change FY 00-01
  Actual Estimate Budget Amount Percent
Health and Human Services 15,612 17,813 18,813 1,000 5.6%
(National Institutes of Health) 15,612 17,813 18,813 1,000 5.6%
National Science Foundation 3,672 3,897 4,572 675 17.3%
Department of Energy 3,583 3,680 4,221 541 14.7%
(Science programs) 2,721 2,788 3,151 363 13.0%
(Energy programs) 862 892 1,070 178 20.0%
National Aeronautics & Space Admin. 4,996 4,895 5,165 270 5.5%
(Space Science) 2,119 2,193 2,399 206 9.4%
(Earth Science) 1,414 1,443 1,406 -37 -2.6%
(Aero-Space Technology) 1,199 984 1,058 74 7.5%
(Life and Microgravity Sciences) 264 275 302 27 9.8%
Department of Defense 4,120 4,582 4,361 -221 -4.8%
(Basic Research) 1,068 1,167 1,217 50 4.3%
(Applied Research) 3,052 3,415 3,144 -271 -7.9%
Agriculture 1,531 1,573 1,649 76 4.8%
(CSREES Res. And Edu.) 486 487 469 -18 -3.7%
(Economic Research Service) 54 53 55 2 3.8%
(Agricultural Research Service) 794 830 894 64 7.7%
(Forest Service Research) 197 203 231 28 13.8%
Commerce 827 835 862 27 3.2%
(Oceanic and Atmos. Res. NOAA) 287 301 303 2 0.7%
(NIST minus MEP) 540 534 559 25 4.7%
Interior (USGS) 797 813 895 82 10.1%
Environmental Protection Agency 671 664 758 94 14.2%
Veterans Affairs 316 321 321 0 0.0%
Education 289 319 379 60 18.8%
Transportation 618 646 899 253 39.2%
(Highway Research) 468 490 715 225 45.9%
(Aviation Research) 150 156 184 28 17.9%
______ ______ ______    
Total "21st Century Fund" 37,032 40,038 42,895 2,857 7.1%

OMB data from the Budget of the U.S. Government FY 2001. The programs in the 21st Century Research Fund do not correspond to definitions of R&D. The Fund contains selected R&D and non-R&D programs with a science and technology-oriented mission.

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Table 6. Total U.S. R&D, 1997-1999
(expenditures in millions of dollars)
(calendar years) 1997 1998 1999 % Change
% Share of
  Actual Preliminary Preliminary 1998-99 Total (99)
U.S. R&D by funding source:          
           
Federal Government 65,016 64,853 65,853 1.5% 26.7%
Industry 136,394 151,105 169,312 12.0% 68.5%
Universities and Colleges 4,842 5,366 5,838 8.8% 2.4%
Nonprofits 3,436 3,686 3,913 6.2% 1.6%
Nonfederal Government 1,898 1,974 2,085 5.6% 0.8%
  ____ ____ ____    
Total U.S. R&D 211,586 226,984 247,000 8.8% 100.0%
           
U.S. R&D by performer:          
           
Federal Government 16,814 17,189 17,362 1.0% 7.0%
Industry 155,409 168,291 185,892 10.5% 75.3%
Universities and Colleges 25,136 26,684 28,256 5.9% 11.4%
FFRDCs * 8,562 8,715 9,171 5.2% 3.7%
Nonprofits 5,665 6,105 6,319 3.5% 2.6%
  ____ ____ ____    
Total U.S. R&D 211,586 226,984 247,000 8.8% 100.0%
           
U.S. R&D by character of work:          
           
Basic Research 35,495 37,695 40,224 6.7% 16.3%
- (from federal sources) 19,328 20,186 21,020 4.1% 8.5%
- (from industry sources) 10,315 11,373 12,689 11.6% 5.1%
Applied Research 47,453 51,722 56,462 9.2% 22.9%
Development 128,638 137,566 150,315 9.3% 60.9%
  ____ ____ ____    
Total U.S. R&D 211,586 226,984 247,000 8.8% 100.0%
           
           
U.S. GDP** (billions of dollars) 8,111 8,509 8,849 4.0%  
           
U.S. R&D / GDP 2.61% 2.67% 2.79%    

Source: National Science Foundation, National Patterns of R&D Resources 1999 Data Update. The complete data are available at http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/stats.htm.
* Federally Funded Research and Development Centers.
** Gross Domestic Product.
These data are based on performer surveys of expenditures for calendar years, and thus differ from data presented elsewhere in this report (agency budget authority data by fiscal year). These data also exclude R&D facilities.


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