Recently in the Budget Category


June 15, 2012 3:17 PM |

Senate Panel Approves $100 Million Boost for NIH in 2013

But lawmakers chastise agency on Alzheimer's research funding
June 15, 2012 2:16 PM |

The Real Cost of Research–And Who Pays

Academies' report proposes shifting money from research to pay for overhead
June 15, 2012 2:08 PM |

Germany Names New Top Universities

New awards in Germany's Excellence Initiative single out 11 top schools
June 12, 2012 5:40 PM |

Senate Panel Gives NIH $100 Million Boost for 2013

Raise of 0.3% is slight improvement on flat budget request by president
June 11, 2012 6:08 PM |

Monster Telescope Takes Another Step Forward

But some funding remains uncertain for the European Extremely Large Telescope
June 8, 2012 11:49 AM |

House Approves Slimmed Down DOE Budget

Science office would see $72 million cut
June 7, 2012 4:38 PM |

NASA Cancels Mission to Study Effects of Black Holes, Neutron Stars

Cost overruns doom mission
June 6, 2012 2:07 PM |

UPDATE: California's Prop 29 Advocates Not Conceding Defeat

At least 200,000 ballots still not counted
June 6, 2012 12:28 PM |

California Rejects Tobacco Tax to Raise Money for Research

Ballot measure fails by less than a percentage point
May 24, 2012 5:05 PM |

Is Homeland Security Science Going to the Dogs?

Senate spending panel calls for more research on bomb-sniffing canines
May 23, 2012 2:25 PM |

Home Away From Home Pays Off for DOE Physicists

Princeton University will return $1 million in lodging subsidies
May 17, 2012 3:19 PM |

U.S.-China Research Projects Draw Congressman's Ire

Rohrabacher questions U.S. spending on projects in China
May 16, 2012 3:02 PM |

House Panel Gives Controversial Biodefense Lab a Boost

Spending bill would also restore homeland security research funds
May 11, 2012 11:45 AM |

European Parliament Rebukes Three Regulatory Agencies

Lawmakers delay approving past expenditures
May 10, 2012 5:39 PM |

House Takes Pot Shots at Research and Ocean Policy

Spending bill hits programs at NSF and Census Bureau
May 8, 2012 3:11 PM |

U.S. White House Threatens Veto Over NOAA, NASA Funding

U.S. House of Representatives takes up spending bill today
May 2, 2012 4:14 PM |

Keeping an Eye on Earth Is Getting Harder

New NRC report says U.S. Earth observation system is declining rapidly
April 27, 2012 3:39 PM |

Is More Always Better?

White House wrestles with proposed congressional boosts to research
April 26, 2012 2:10 PM |

Spending Panels Back Boosts for NSF, NASA, NIST Programs

NSF and NASA got off to a strong start last week in the annual congressional budget race
April 25, 2012 6:09 PM |

Fusion Wins Big in House Spending Bill

Panel of lawmakers rejects plans to cut U.S. domestic fusion research
April 25, 2012 1:27 PM |

Wolf, OSTP Settle China Spat

Spending panel restores OSTP budget in return for new policy on collaborations
April 24, 2012 5:14 PM |

Senate Panel Preserves Energy Science, Boosts ARPA-E

Appropriators come closer than House to Obama's 2013 request
April 24, 2012 3:09 PM |

Congress Looks for Donors to Boost Agricultural Science

Senate version of Farm Bill reduces research grants and creates new foundation
April 20, 2012 5:35 PM |

No Love for NURP

NOAA's Undersea Research Program finds little favor with Senate
April 19, 2012 5:15 PM |

House Panel Would Protect Domestic Fusion Program

Spending bill reverses cuts in DOE's request for 2013
April 18, 2012 2:28 PM |

NIST's Numbers Continue to Rise

Agency fares well in initial House and Senate spending bills
April 18, 2012 1:18 PM |

House Panel Wants NASA to Plan Mars Sample Return

Mission to Jupiter moon would be next in line
April 18, 2012 12:44 PM |

House Bill Would Let NOAA Keep Satellites

Senate has proposed moving spacecraft to NASA
April 17, 2012 5:40 PM |

Senate Bill Good News for NASA Mars Missions

$5 billion mark above Obama Administration's request
April 17, 2012 5:25 PM |

Senate Panel Would Shake Up Satellite Program

NOAA's climate and weather satellites would move to NASA
April 17, 2012 5:10 PM |

NSF Budget Year Starts Out Well

Senate panel approves a 3.3% increase for 2013
April 3, 2012 6:24 PM |

Bigger-Than-Expected Budget Cuts Hit Spanish Scientists

Government announces a 25% funding cut
April 3, 2012 2:25 PM |

Greece May Not Be Able to Afford CERN

Spending ax could fall on either domestic or international programs
March 30, 2012 12:19 PM |

Canada Holds the Line on Research

Cuts to granting councils offset by targeted spending boosts
March 28, 2012 6:02 PM |

Senate Panel Questions NIH's 2013 Budget Plan

Appropriations panel chair concerned about source of Alzheimer's funding
March 21, 2012 4:23 PM |

White House Strikes Back at GOP Budget

OMB director projects massive research cuts under Ryan spending plan
March 20, 2012 5:42 PM |

House Lawmakers Grill NIH Leaders on 'Translational' Spending

Appropriations panel questions proposed budget, aims of new center
March 20, 2012 4:34 PM |

What's Missing in Ryan's Budget Plan

House Republicans gloss over research in 2013 proposal
March 19, 2012 1:46 PM |

India's Budget Plan Disappoints Scientists, Despite New Mission to Mars

NEW DELHI—The announcement of India's maiden mission to Mars is doing little to cheer Indian scientists disappointed with proposed spending increases for research in a new government budget plan....
March 16, 2012 3:28 PM |

Archeology, Wildlife Research Could Feel Dent From New Highway Bill

Less money, more competition. That's what archeologists, wildlife biologists, and wetlands scientists who have gotten funding from a little-known transportation program will face with shrinking federal support if a...