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Federal R&D in FY 2015: Context, Overview, Outlook

Federal R&D in FY 2015: Context, Overview, Outlook. Matt Hourihan June 12, 2014 for the Council on Government Relations AAAS R&D Budget and Policy Program http://www.aaas.org/spp/rd. The Fiscal Context for FY 2015. Reminder: Budget Control Act’s two baselines

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Federal R&D in FY 2015: Context, Overview, Outlook

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  1. Federal R&D in FY 2015: Context, Overview, Outlook Matt Hourihan June 12, 2014 for the Council on Government Relations AAAS R&D Budget and Policy Programhttp://www.aaas.org/spp/rd

  2. The Fiscal Context for FY 2015 • Reminder: Budget Control Act’s two baselines • “pre-sequester” and “post-sequester” • Congress keeps rolling the cuts back (partially) • FY14: 50% reduction, FY15: 20% reduction • Discretionary spending cap: $1.014 trillion • 0.2% above FY14 • FY 2016 and beyond – back to sequester levels

  3. Administration R&D Priorities • Department of Energy: NNSA, renewables and efficiency, ARPA-E • Neuroscience • NASA: industry partnerships • Transportation: highways and high-performance rail • Extramural agresearch (“innovation institutes”) • Advanced Manufacturing • COMPETES Agencies: $11 billion for R&D (+1% from FY14) • Research budget hit? • (not really)

  4. Other Notes • NIH: Translational science, Alzheimer's, mental health, big data • Federal R&D drops to 0.75% of GDP (post WWII low) • Opportunity, Growth and Security Initiative: Extra funding

  5. Appropriations So Far • Bills in play have covered funding for NSF, NASA, NOAA, USDA, Transportation, DOE, Defense, NIH, DHS • A typically mixed bag, but perhaps more positive than negative • Sequestration recovery sustained/continued

  6. Appropriations So Far (continued) • Senate: NIH gets a boost • House: DOE offices flat or cut • House: DHS, Defense science boosted above request • Varying numbers for USDA • Transportation: mostly “no thanks”

  7. For more info… mhouriha@aaas.org 202-326-6607 www.aaas.org/spp/rd/

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