[stp-faculty] FW: AAAS R&D Funding Update February 5

[Roger Pielke, Jr.]

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From: Kei Koizumi [mailto:kkoizumi@aaas.org] 
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Subject: AAAS R&D Funding Update February 5


AAAS R&D Funding Update February 5
Now available on the AAAS R&D Web site http://www.aaas.org/spp/rd 

- AAAS Preliminary Analysis of R&D in the FY 2005 Budget "Research
Holds, Development Gains in 2005 Budget"

- Upcoming events that may be of interest

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- AAAS Preliminary Analysis of R&D in the FY 2005 Budget "Research
Holds, Development Gains in 2005 Budget"

The AAAS Preliminary Analysis of R&D in the FY 2005 Budget is now
available on the AAAS R&D web site in the "What's New" and "FY 2005 R&D"
sections. 

Just a week after the delayed conclusion of the FY 2004 budget,
President Bush released his FY 2005 budget proposal on February 2. Every
year for the past few years, there have been record-breaking totals for
the federal investment in R&D because of enormous increases in the past
few years for defense weapons development, the creation of new homeland
security R&D programs, and the now-completed campaign to double the
National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget. In these flush times,
however, funding for other areas of federal R&D has remained stagnant or
declined, with increases in some agencies offset by steep cuts in
others. The FY 2005 budget for federal R&D would continue these recent
trends with large increases for weapons development and homeland
security R&D, but flat or declining funding for the rest of the federal
R&D portfolio. (All figures in this release are preliminary and will be
revised in later AAAS releases with revised agency data.)

The AAAS preliminary analysis contains highlights of the FY 2005 budget
for R&D, the FY 2005 R&D proposal in historical context, highlights of
the major R&D funding agencies, and an analysis of the budgetary context
for FY 2005. The analysis includes 5 detailed funding tables. This
analysis is a preview of the forthcoming AAAS Report XXIX: Research and
Development FY 2005, a comprehensive look at the President's budget for
R&D in FY 2005. More tables and continually updated supplemental
materials on R&D in the FY 2005 budget can be found on the AAAS R&D Web
site in the "FY 2005 R&D" section. There is also a completely revised
"Guide to R&D Funding Data" section. 

( http://www.aaas.org/spp/rd/prel05p.htm ) HTML
( http://www.aaas.org/spp/rd/prel05p.pdf ) PDF

Selected highlights of the analysis:

- The request for total federal R&D in FY 2005 is $131.9 billion, $5.9
billion or 4.7 percent more than FY 2004 The entire increase would go to
Department of Defense (DOD) development of weapons systems and R&D in
the new Department of Homeland Security (DHS), leaving all other federal
R&D programs collectively with declining funding. Total research (basic
and applied) would barely increase by 0.6 percent to $55.3 billion, even
including DHS' expanding research efforts. 

- Outside of DOD development and DHS R&D, the federal R&D portfolio
would mostly decline or stay even with this year's funding, consistent
with the 0.5 percent increase for nondefense, non-homeland security 
discretionary spending overall.

- Even two favored nondefense R&D agencies in recent years are adjusting
to diminished expectations. The National Institutes of Health
(NIH) budget, after doubling in the five years between 1998 and 2003,
would see an increase of 2.6 percent in FY 2005. Although President Bush
signed an NSF authorization bill in December 2002 that called for its
budget to double over five years, the National Science Foundation (NSF)
budget would fall short of the mark with a budget of $5.7 billion, up
3.0 percent after similar increases in the past two years but well short
of the $7.4 billion envisioned in the authorization. Most NSF research
directorates would see increases of about 2 percent in FY 2005.  

- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would continue its dramatic
expansion of R&D capabilities with an R&D budget of $1.2 billion, up
$163 million or 15.5 percent after an even larger increase last year.
The department, officially created less than a year ago in March 2003,
would shift its efforts away from near-term technology development this
year to a more balanced portfolio of research and development. DHS plans
to more than double its basic and applied research portfolio to $431
million (up 152 percent). 

- Most of the other agencies in the federal R&D portfolio would see
steep cuts or at best modest increases in their R&D funding.  The
Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science would see its R&D funding
decline slightly, with small increases for core R&D programs offset by
cuts in congressionally designated R&D projects. Similarly, proposed
cuts in R&D earmarks balanced by flat or declining funding for core R&D
programs result in cuts to R&D in the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS; down
4.0 percent), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA;
down 9.2 percent), the basic research programs of DOD (down 4.5
percent), and U.S. Department of Agriculture R&D (USDA; down 8.8
percent). The Bush Administration once again proposes to eliminate the
Advanced Technology Program (ATP), a $171 million program in the
Department of Commerce. 

- Nanotechnology R&D would be the top priority in the federal R&D
portfolio in FY 2005 among multi-agency initiatives. After increasing
more than $100 million last year, funding for the National
Nanotechnology Initiative would climb another $118 million (or 13.7
percent) to $982 million, for a doubling of the federal investment in
just four years. Funding for the other two initiatives would decline in
tough budget times.

- Upcoming events that may be of interest:

- Wednesday, February 11, 2004
 The George Washington University Center for International Science and
Technology Policy 
 presents
 A Technology and Innovation Seminar
 "The Federal Investment in Research and Development for Fiscal Year
2005"
 
Kei Koizumi
Director
AAAS R&D Budget and Policy Program 
 
5:00 - 6:30 pm
1957 E Street Building, Room 602
1957 E Street, NW
Washington, DC  20052
(No RSVP or registration fee required) 
Brief Synopsis of the Presentation

President Bush released his proposal fiscal year (FY) 2005 budget on
February 2, including his funding proposals for the federal investment
in research and development (R&D). Kei Koizumi will present his analysis
of federal R&D in FY 2005, placing these proposals in the context of
recent and historical trends in federal R&D, innovation strategies in
U.S. industry and other nations, and the overall federal budget. The
analysis will highlight new directions in federal R&D, potential
political controversies, and will preview election-year politics as they
related to federal science and technology investments.

- Advance notice: The 29th Annual AAAS Forum on Science and Technology
Policy April 22-23, 2004 * Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill * Washingon, DC
The AAAS Forum on Science and Technology Policy, held in Washington each
spring, provides a forum for discussion and debate about budget and
other policy issues facing the S&T community. Since its beginning in
1976 it has grown into an annual institution that draws nearly 500 of
the nation's top science and technology experts. The Forum has
established itself as the major public meeting in the U.S. on science
and technology policy issues. 

The 29th Annual AAAS Forum on Science and Technology Policy will be held
April 22-23, 2004, at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
The preliminary program is now available. Mark your calendars now and
make plans to attend. 
( http://www.aaas.org/spp/rd/forum.htm )

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