AAAS R&D Funding Update May 1- (Part 2 of 2) - Tables
A Preview of AAAS Report XXVI: R&D FY 2002
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Table 1. R&D in the FY 2002 Budget by Agency
Table 2. Research in the FY 2002 Budget
Table 3. AAAS Analysis of the Outyear Projections
for R&D in the FY 2002 Budget
Table 4. Major Functional Categories of R&D
Table 5. Total U.S. R&D, 1998-2000
Table 1. R&D in the
FY 2002 Budget by Agency
(budget authority in millions of dollars)
| FY 2000 | FY 2001 | FY 2002 | Change FY 01-02 | ||
| Actual | Estimate | Budget | Amount | Percent | |
| Defense (military) 1/ | 39,959 | 42,258 | 45,855 | 3,597 | 8.5% |
| - S&T (6.1-6.3 + medical) 1/ | 8,603 | 9,392 | 9,589 | 197 | 2.1% |
| - All Other DOD R&D 1/ | 31,356 | 32,866 | 36,266 | 3,400 | 10.3% |
| Health and Human Services | 18,182 | 20,859 | 23,496 | 2,637 | 12.6% |
| - Nat'l Institutes of Health | 17,234 | 19,710 | 22,395 | 2,685 | 13.6% |
| NASA | 9,494 | 9,925 | 9,967 | 41 | 0.4% |
| Energy | 6,956 | 7,744 | 7,399 | -346 | -4.5% |
| - NNSA and other defense | 3,201 | 3,499 | 3,542 | 42 | 1.2% |
| - Energy and Science programs | 3,755 | 4,245 | 3,857 | -388 | -9.1% |
| Nat'l Science Foundation | 2,931 | 3,279 | 3,226 | -52 | -1.6% |
| Agriculture | 1,776 | 1,961 | 1,803 | -158 | -8.1% |
| Commerce | 1,174 | 1,201 | 1,110 | -91 | -7.6% |
| - NOAA | 643 | 726 | 772 | 47 | 6.4% |
| - NIST | 471 | 421 | 313 | -108 | -25.7% |
| Interior | 618 | 631 | 593 | -39 | -6.1% |
| Transportation | 607 | 747 | 798 | 51 | 6.8% |
| Environ. Protection Agency | 558 | 609 | 569 | -40 | -6.5% |
| Veterans Affairs | 645 | 703 | 722 | 19 | 2.7% |
| Education | 238 | 265 | 259 | -6 | -2.3% |
| All Other | 630 | 704 | 663 | -41 | -5.8% |
| ______ | ______ | ______ | |||
| Total R&D | 83,769 | 90,887 | 96,459 | 5,572 | 6.1% |
| Defense R&D | 43,160 | 45,757 | 49,397 | 3,639 | 8.0% |
| Nondefense R&D | 40,609 | 45,130 | 47,062 | 1,933 | 4.3% |
| - Nondefense R&D excluding NIH | 23,374 | 25,420 | 24,668 | -752 | -3.0% |
| Basic Research | 19,468 | 22,014 | 23,343 | 1,329 | 6.0% |
| Applied Research | 18,957 | 21,439 | 22,458 | 1,019 | 4.8% |
| Development | 40,425 | 42,367 | 45,561 | 3,195 | 7.5% |
| R&D Facilities and Equipment | 4,919 | 5,068 | 5,097 | 29 | 0.6% |
Source: AAAS, based on OMB data for R&D for FY 2002, agency budget justifications,
and information from agency budget offices.
1/ FY 2002 DOD figures represent a projection from FY 2001 funding levels plus
inflation, plus an additional $2.6 billion (in development) for unspecified
projects. The revised FY 2002 request will be released in May upon completion
of the Defense Strategy Review.
May 1, 2001 - REVISED DATA
Table 2. Research in the FY 2002 Budget
(budget authority in millions of dollars)
| FY 2000 | FY 2001 | FY 2002 | Change FY 01-02 | ||
| Actual | Estimate | Budget | Amount | Percent | |
| Defense (military) 1/ | 1,136 | 1,317 | 1,345 | 28 | 2.1% |
| Health and Human Services | 10,099 | 11,537 | 12,973 | 1,436 | 12.4% |
| - Nat'l Institutes of Health | 10,097 | 11,535 | 12,971 | 1,436 | 12.4% |
| NASA | 2,148 | 2,556 | 2,466 | -90 | -3.5% |
| Energy | 2,263 | 2,372 | 2,347 | -25 | -1.1% |
| Nat'l Science Foundation | 2,540 | 2,796 | 2,799 | 3 | 0.1% |
| Agriculture | 684 | 742 | 717 | -25 | -3.4% |
| Commerce (NIST) | 39 | 42 | 40 | -2 | -4.3% |
| Interior | 52 | 57 | 54 | -3 | -5.1% |
| Transportation | 10 | 17 | 21 | 4 | 23.4% |
| Environ. Protection Agency | 58 | 105 | 98 | -7 | -6.7% |
| Smithsonian | 103 | 105 | 102 | -3 | -2.9% |
| Veterans Affairs | 266 | 290 | 304 | 14 | 4.8% |
| All Other | 69 | 78 | 77 | -1 | -1.3% |
| ______ | ______ | ______ | |||
| Total Basic Research | 19,468 | 22,014 | 23,343 | 1,329 | 6.0% |
| Basic research excluding NIH | 9,370 | 10,478 | 10,372 | -107 | -1.0% |
| RESEARCH (basic + applied) | |||||
| Defense (military; incl. medical) 1/ | 4,840 | 5,393 | 5,514 | 121 | 2.2% |
| Health and Human Services | 17,886 | 20,575 | 23,046 | 2,471 | 12.0% |
| - Nat'l Institutes of Health | 16,993 | 19,478 | 21,988 | 2,510 | 12.9% |
| NASA | 3,690 | 4,243 | 4,277 | 34 | 0.8% |
| Energy | 4,149 | 4,597 | 4,474 | -123 | -2.7% |
| Nat'l Science Foundation | 2,724 | 3,016 | 3,017 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Agriculture | 1,518 | 1,664 | 1,546 | -118 | -7.1% |
| Commerce | 896 | 995 | 987 | -8 | -0.8% |
| - NOAA | 601 | 692 | 741 | 49 | 7.1% |
| - NIST | 278 | 296 | 239 | -57 | -19.2% |
| Interior | 572 | 594 | 557 | -37 | -6.2% |
| Transportation | 407 | 477 | 530 | 53 | 11.0% |
| Environ. Protection Agency | 445 | 475 | 442 | -33 | -6.9% |
| Veterans Affairs | 633 | 689 | 707 | 18 | 2.6% |
| Education | 153 | 167 | 169 | 2 | 1.2% |
| Agency for Int'l Develop. | 194 | 213 | 203 | -10 | -4.7% |
| Smithsonian | 103 | 105 | 102 | -3 | -2.9% |
| All Other | 214 | 250 | 230 | -20 | -8.0% |
| ______ | ______ | ______ | |||
| Total Research | 38,425 | 43,453 | 45,801 | 2,349 | 5.4% |
| Total research excluding NIH | 21,432 | 23,974 | 23,813 | -161 | -0.7% |
Source: AAAS, based on OMB data for R&D for FY 2002, agency budget justifications,
and information from agency budget offices.
1/ FY 2002 DOD figures represent a projection from FY 2001 funding levels plus
inflation A revised FY 2002 request will be released in May upon completion
of the Defense Strategy Review.
May 1, 2001- REVISED DATA
Table 3. AAAS Analysis of the Outyear Projections for R&D in the FY 2002
Budget
(budget authority in millions of dollars)
| FY 2001 | FY 2002 | FY 2003 | FY 2004 | FY 2005 | FY 2006 | % Chg. FY 01-06 | |||
| Estimate | Budget | Projected | Projected | Projected | Projected | current $ | constant $ | ||
| Total R&D (Conduct and Facilities) | |||||||||
| Defense (military) * | - - | - - | - - | - - | - - | - - | - - | - - | |
| Health & Human Services | 20,859 | 23,496 | 27,503 | 28,013 | 28,632 | 29,265 | 40.3% | 26.5% | |
| - Nat'l Institutes of Health | 19,710 | 22,395 | 26,383 | 26,873 | 27,472 | 28,084 | 42.5% | 28.4% | |
| NASA | 9,925 | 9,967 | 10,493 | 10,808 | 11,034 | 11,385 | 14.7% | 3.4% | |
| Energy (nondefense only) | 4,245 | 3,857 | 3,986 | 4,078 | 4,170 | 4,264 | 0.4% | -9.5% | |
| Nat'l Science Foundation | 3,279 | 3,226 | 3,298 | 3,371 | 3,447 | 3,524 | 7.5% | -3.1% | |
| Agriculture | 1,961 | 1,803 | 1,842 | 1,880 | 1,922 | 1,963 | 0.1% | -9.7% | |
| Commerce | 1,201 | 1,110 | 1,134 | 1,161 | 1,184 | 1,210 | 0.7% | -9.2% | |
| Interior | 631 | 593 | 606 | 620 | 633 | 647 | 2.5% | -7.6% | |
| Transportation | 747 | 798 | 765 | 784 | 804 | 824 | 10.3% | -0.6% | |
| Environ. Protection Agcy. | 609 | 569 | 582 | 595 | 608 | 621 | 2.1% | -8.0% | |
| Veterans Affairs | 703 | 722 | 738 | 754 | 772 | 788 | 12.1% | 1.1% | |
| All Other | 969 | 922 | 943 | 966 | 988 | 1,011 | 4.4% | -5.9% | |
| ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ||||
| Nondefense R&D | 45,130 | 47,062 | 51,890 | 53,030 | 54,195 | 55,503 | 23.0% | 10.9% | |
| Nondef. R&D minus NIH | 25,420 | 24,668 | 25,507 | 26,157 | 26,723 | 27,419 | 7.9% | -2.8% | |
May 1, 2001 - preliminary
Table 4. Major Functional Categories of R&D
(budget authority in millions of dollars)
| FY 2000 | FY 2001 | FY 2002 | Change FY 01-02 | % Share of | ||
| Actual | Estimate | Budget | Amount | Percent | Total ('02) | |
| Defense 1 | 43,160 | 45,757 | 49,397 | 3,639 | 8.0% | 51.2% |
| Nondefense 2 | 40,609 | 45,130 | 47,062 | 1,933 | 4.3% | 48.8% |
| Space | 8,437 | 8,986 | 9,076 | 90 | 1.0% | 9.4% |
| Health | 18,758 | 21,506 | 24,173 | 2,667 | 12.4% | 25.1% |
| Energy | 1,146 | 1,340 | 994 | -346 | -25.8% | 1.0% |
| General Science | 5,593 | 6,234 | 6,156 | -77 | -1.2% | 6.4% |
| Environment 3 | 2,082 | 2,271 | 2,230 | -41 | -1.8% | 2.3% |
| Agriculture | 1,561 | 1,716 | 1,553 | -163 | -9.5% | 1.6% |
| Transportation | 1,664 | 1,686 | 1,688 | 2 | 0.1% | 1.7% |
| Commerce | 530 | 475 | 337 | -138 | -29.1% | 0.3% |
| International | 200 | 216 | 206 | -10 | -4.6% | 0.2% |
| All Other | 637 | 700 | 649 | -51 | -7.3% | 0.7% |
| ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ||
| Total R&D | 83,769 | 90,887 | 96,459 | 5,572 | 6.1% | 100.0% |
Source: Authors' estimates based on data from OMB and agency budget justifications.
Classifications generally follow the government's budget function categories
except health (which here includes health R&D in HHS and VA).
All figures are rounded to the nearest million. Changes calculated from unrounded
figures.
1 FY 2002 DOD figures represent a projection from FY 2001 funding levels plus
inflation. A revised FY 2002 request will be released in May upon completion
of the Defense Strategy Review.
2 Includes all R&D not in defense.
3 Includes natural resources R&D.
May 1, 2001 - REVISED DATA
Table 5. Total U.S. R&D, 1998-2000
(expenditures in millions of dollars)
| (calendar years) | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | % Change |
% Share of
|
| Actual | Actual | Preliminary | 1999-2000 | Total ('00) | |
| U.S. R&D by funding source: | |||||
| Federal Government | 66,827 | 67,711 | 69,627 | 2.8% | 26.3% |
| Industry | 147,867 | 163,397 | 181,040 | 10.8% | 68.4% |
| Universities and Colleges | 5,183 | 5,562 | 5,969 | 7.3% | 2.3% |
| Nonprofits | 5,007 | 5,390 | 5,789 | 7.4% | 2.2% |
| Nonfederal Government | 1,987 | 2,083 | 2,197 | 5.5% | 0.8% |
| ____ | ____ | ____ | |||
| Total U.S. R&D | 226,872 | 244,143 | 264,622 | 8.4% | 100.0% |
| U.S. R&D by performer: | |||||
| Federal Government | 17,362 | 18,332 | 19,143 | 4.4% | 7.2% |
| Industry | 167,102 | 180,450 | 197,280 | 9.3% | 74.6% |
| Universities and Colleges | 26,664 | 28,363 | 30,154 | 6.3% | 11.4% |
| FFRDCs * | 8,510 | 8,980 | 9,294 | 3.5% | 3.5% |
| Nonprofits | 7,234 | 8,017 | 8,750 | 9.1% | 3.3% |
| ____ | ____ | ____ | |||
| Total U.S. R&D | 226,872 | 244,143 | 264,622 | 8.4% | 100.0% |
| U.S. R&D by character of work: | |||||
| Basic Research | 41,294 | 44,625 | 47,903 | 7.3% | 18.1% |
| - (from federal sources) | 20,613 | 22,140 | 22,310 | 0.8% | 8.4% |
| - (from industry sources) | 13,397 | 14,667 | 16,223 | 10.6% | 6.1% |
| Applied Research | 45,702 | 51,632 | 55,041 | 6.6% | 20.8% |
| Development | 139,875 | 147,886 | 161,679 | 9.3% | 61.1% |
| ____ | ____ | ____ | |||
| Total U.S. R&D | 226,872 | 244,143 | 264,622 | 8.4% | 100.0% |
| U.S. GDP** (billions of dollars) | 8,790 | 9,299 | 9,963 | 7.1% | |
| U.S. R&D / GDP | 2.58% | 2.63% | 2.66% |
Source: National Science Foundation, National
Patterns of R&D Resources 2000, 2001. 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.
May 1, 2001- REVISED