Science Budgets

August 15th, 2005

Posted by: Roger Pielke, Jr.

This update from the excellent resouce provided by AAAS on R&D funding is worth a read. An excerpt:

“The funding outlook for the federal research and development (R&D) portfolio looks just a little brighter going into the August congressional recess than it did a month ago, and brighter still than when the fiscal year (FY) 2006 budget request was released in February. Because of Senate-proposed increases for biomedical R&D at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and congressional agreement on modest increases for environmental research in July, the federal R&D investment appears headed toward modest increases next year despite tough budget conditions.”

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  1. Trends and Issues in Extension Says:

    Update on Federal Research Dollars

    Prometheus has this post with a link to a current outlook report on federal spending for research. The outlook: better than a month ago, but still somewhat flat outside of NASA. USDA seems to be heading in the wrong direction. Extension implications: a

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  3. Roger Pielke Jr. Says:

    Kevin Vranes hits this nail on the head:

    http://nosenada.org/cblog/index.php?/archives/33-poor-physics….nobody-loves-you.html