AAAS September R&D Funding Update September 30, 2008
FY 2009 Appropriations - Tables

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Table 1. Total R&D by Agency (as of September 30, 2008)
Table 2. Estimated Research by Agency (as of September 30, 2008)
Table 3. Major Functional Categories of R&D (as of September 30, 2008)

Table 1.  Total R&D by Agency
Congressional Action on R&D in the FY 2009 Budget (as of September 30, 2008)
(budget authority in millions of dollars)
			Action by Congress
	FY 2008	FY 2009	FY 2009	Chg. from Request		Chg. from FY 2008
	Estimate	Request	Congress	Amount	Percent	Amount	Percent
Defense (military) *	79,347	81,067	82,379	1,311	1.6%	3,032	3.8%
("S&T" 6.1,6.2,6.3 + Medical) *	13,456	11,669	14,338	2,669	22.9%	882	6.6%
(All Other DOD R&D) *	65,891	69,398	68,040	-1,358	-2.0%	2,149	3.3%
National Aeronautics & Space Admin.	12,251	12,780	12,188	-592	-4.6%	-63	-0.5%
Energy	9,724	10,519	9,661	-858	-8.2%	-63	-0.6%
(Office of Science)	3,637	4,314	3,574	-740	-17.1%	-63	-1.7%
(Energy R&D)	2,369	2,380	2,369	-11	-0.5%	0	0.0%
(Atomic Energy Defense R&D)	3,718	3,825	3,718	-107	-2.8%	0	0.0%
Health and Human Services	29,966	29,973	29,816	-157	-0.5%	-150	-0.5%
(National Institutes of Health)	28,826	28,666	28,676	10	0.0%	-150	-0.5%
(All Other HHS R&D)	1,140	1,307	1,140	-167	-12.8%	0	0.0%
National Science Foundation	4,501	5,175	4,479	-696	-13.5%	-23	-0.5%
Agriculture	2,359	1,955	2,412	457	23.4%	53	2.2%
Homeland Security *	992	1,033	1,085	52	5.0%	93	9.4%
Interior	676	618	676	59	9.5%	0	0.0%
(U.S. Geological Survey)	586	546	586	41	7.5%	0	0.0%
Transportation	820	902	820	-81	-9.0%	0	0.0%
Environmental Protection Agency	548	541	548	7	1.3%	0	0.0%
Commerce	1,138	1,152	1,138	-14	-1.2%	0	0.0%
(NOAA)	581	576	581	5	0.9%	0	0.0%
(NIST)	521	546	521	-25	-4.5%	0	0.0%
Education	321	324	321	-3	-0.9%	0	0.0%
Agency for Int'l Development	223	223	223	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Department of Veterans Affairs *	891	884	952	68	7.7%	61	6.8%
Nuclear Regulatory Commission	71	77	71	-6	-7.8%	0	0.0%
Smithsonian	203	222	203	-19	-8.6%	0	0.0%
All Other	322	299	322	23	7.7%	0	0.0%
	______	______	______	______		______
TOTAL R&D *	144,354	147,743	147,295	-449	-0.3%	2,941	2.0%
Defense R&D *	83,065	84,892	86,097	1,204	1.4%	3,032	3.6%
Nondefense R&D *	61,288	62,851	61,198	-1,653	-2.6%	-91	-0.1%
Basic Research *	28,846	29,656	28,952	-704	-2.4%	106	0.4%
Applied Research *	29,218	27,626	29,281	1,655	6.0%	63	0.2%
	______	______	______	______		______
Total Research *	58,064	57,282	58,233	951	1.7%	169	0.3%
Development *	81,814	85,745	84,605	-1,140	-1.3%	2,791	3.4%
R&D Facilities and Capital Equipment *	4,476	4,716	4,457	-260	-5.5%	-19	-0.4%
AAAS estimates of R&D in FY 2009 appropriations bills. Includes conduct of R&D and R&D facilities.
All figures are rounded to the nearest million. Changes calculated from unrounded figures.
FY 2008 figures have been adjusted to reflect supplementals enacted in Public Law 110-252 and contained in the FY 2009 CR.
These figures have been revised since the publication of AAAS Report XXXIII: R&D FY 2009.
* - Only DOD, DHS, and VA receive their final FY 2009 appropriations in the FY 2009 continuing resolution (HR 2638).
All other agencies are temporarily funded at FY 2008 funding levels (excluding supplementals) through March 6.
September 30, 2008 - AAAS estimates of FY 2009 appropriations.

Table 2.  Estimated Research by Agency
Congressional Action on R&D in the FY 2009 Budget (as of September 30, 2008)
(budget authority in millions of dollars)
			Action by Congress
	FY 2008	FY 2009	FY 2009	Chg. from Request		Chg. from FY 2008
	Estimate	Request	Congress	Amount	Percent	Amount	Percent
Basic Research:
Health and Human Services	15,966	15,861	15,883	22	0.1%	-83	-0.5%
National Institutes of Health	15,963	15,858	15,880	22	0.1%	-83	-0.5%
National Science Foundation	3,699	4,320	3,679	-641	-14.8%	-20	-0.5%
Department of Defense *	1,634	1,699	1,835	136	8.0%	201	12.3%
Department of Energy	3,266	3,557	3,232	-325	-9.1%	-34	-1.0%
Office of Science	3,240	3,534	3,206	-328	-9.3%	-34	-1.0%
National Aeronautics & Space Admin.	2,326	2,287	2,311	24	1.0%	-15	-0.6%
Department of Agriculture	868	798	868	70	8.8%	0	0.0%
Department of the Interior	43	40	43	3	6.9%	0	0.0%
Department of Homeland Security *	248	276	284	8	3.0%	36	14.6%
Smithsonian	149	153	149	-4	-2.6%	0	0.0%
Environmental Protection Agency	95	95	95	1	0.7%	0	0.0%
Department of Commerce (NIST)	149	176	149	-27	-15.3%	0	0.0%
All Other *	403	394	423	29	7.4%	20	5.0%
	________	________	________	________		________
Total Est. Basic Research *	28,846	29,656	28,952	-704	-2.4%	106	0.4%
RESEARCH (basic and applied):
Health and Human Services	29,774	29,773	29,624	-149	-0.5%	-150	-0.5%
National Institutes of Health	28,699	28,533	28,549	16	0.1%	-150	-0.5%
National Science Foundation	4,040	4,742	4,017	-725	-15.3%	-23	-0.6%
Department of Defense *	7,585	6,138	7,821	1,684	27.4%	236	3.1%
Department of Energy	6,684	7,005	6,650	-355	-5.1%	-34	-0.5%
Office of Science	3,240	3,534	3,206	-328	-9.3%	-34	-1.0%
National Aeronautics & Space Admin.	3,296	3,103	3,274	171	5.5%	-21	-0.6%
Department of Agriculture	2,001	1,720	2,059	339	19.7%	58	2.9%
Department of the Interior	592	554	592	38	6.9%	0	0.0%
Department of Homeland Security *	629	654	669	16	2.4%	41	6.5%
Environmental Protection Agency	468	462	468	6	1.4%	0	0.0%
Department of Commerce	821	906	821	-85	-9.4%	0	0.0%
NOAA	442	489	442	-47	-9.6%	0	0.0%
NIST	366	410	366	-44	-10.7%	0	0.0%
Department of Transportation	577	616	577	-39	-6.3%	0	0.0%
Department of Veterans Affairs *	835	832	896	64	7.7%	61	7.3%
Department of Education	205	203	205	2	1.0%	0	0.0%
All Other	557	575	557	-18	-3.1%	0	0.0%
	________	________	________	________		________
TOTAL EST. RESEARCH *	58,064	57,282	58,233	951	1.7%	169	0.3%
AAAS estimates of R&D in FY 2009 appropriations bills. Includes conduct of R&D and R&D facilities.
All figures are rounded to the nearest million. Changes calculated from unrounded figures.
FY 2008 figures have been adjusted to reflect supplementals enacted in Public Law 110-252 and contained in the FY 2009 CR.
These figures have been revised since the publication of AAAS Report XXXIII: R&D FY 2009.
* - Only DOD, DHS, and VA receive their final FY 2009 appropriations in the FY 2009 continuing resolution (HR 2638).
All other agencies are temporarily funded at FY 2008 funding levels (excluding supplementals) through March 6.
September 30, 2008 - AAAS estimates of FY 2009 appropriations.

Table 3. Major Functional Categories of R&D
Congressional Action on R&D in the FY 2009 Budget (as of September 30, 2008)
(budget authority in millions of dollars)
			Action by Congress
	FY 2008	FY 2009	FY 2009	Chg. from Request		Chg. from FY 2008		% of Total
	Estimate	Request	Congress	Amount	Percent	Amount	Percent	('09)
Defense *   1	83,065	84,892	86,097	1,204	1.4%	3,032	3.6%	58.5%
Nondefense *   2	61,288	62,851	61,198	-1,653	-2.6%	-91	-0.1%	41.5%
Space	11,739	12,334	11,677	-657	-5.3%	-63	-0.5%	7.9%
Health *	30,813	30,813	30,724	-89	-0.3%	-89	-0.3%	20.9%
Energy	2,460	2,474	2,460	-14	-0.6%	0	0.0%	1.7%
General Science *	8,829	10,225	8,853	-1,372	-13.4%	24	0.3%	6.0%
Natural Resources & Environ.	2,153	2,060	2,153	93	4.5%	0	0.0%	1.5%
Agriculture	2,022	1,640	2,075	435	26.5%	53	2.6%	1.4%
Transportation	1,359	1,366	1,348	-18	-1.3%	-11	-0.8%	0.9%
Commerce	557	576	557	-19	-3.2%	0	0.0%	0.4%
International	255	255	255	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0.2%
Administration of Justice *	355	356	350	-6	-1.7%	-5	-1.4%	0.2%
All Other	746	752	746	-6	-0.8%	0	0.0%	0.5%
	______	______	______	______		______
Total R&D *	144,354	147,743	147,295	-449	-0.3%	2,941	2.0%	100.0%
AAAS estimates of R&D in FY 2009 appropriations bills. Includes conduct of R&D and R&D facilities.
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 DOD R&D, atomic energy defense R&D in DOE, and defense-related R&D in DHS.
2   Includes all R&D not in defense (domestic and international discretionary programs).
FY 2008 figures have been adjusted to reflect supplementals enacted in Public Law 110-252 and contained in the FY 2009 CR.
These figures have been revised since the publication of AAAS Report XXXIII: R&D FY 2009.
* - Only DOD, DHS, and VA receive their final FY 2009 appropriations in the FY 2009 continuing resolution (HR 2638).
All other agencies are temporarily funded at FY 2008 funding levels (excluding supplementals) through March 6.
September 30, 2008 - AAAS estimates of FY 2009 appropriations.