U.S. Science Budget for 2013

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What the U.S. Plans to Spend on Science in 2013

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What's New

March 25, 2013 5:35 PM

Congress Completes Work on 2013 Spending Bill

Continuing resolution retains sequester but gives some agencies a detailed spending plan
March 8, 2013 1:45 PM

Senate Spending Bill Would Help NSF Preserve Its Priorities

Mikulski wants to make yearlong budget agreement more flexible for some science agencies
February 21, 2013 2:45 PM

Updated: NIH Director, Senator Mikulski Warn of Sequester's Impact on Biomedical Research

Hundreds of research grants, training awards are at risk on 1 March
February 5, 2013 5:40 PM

Sequestration: A Primer for the Perplexed

What U.S. scientists need to know as the dreaded 1 March deadline approaches
January 2, 2013 12:05 PM

Fiscal Cliff Deal Delays Major Budget Cuts, but Includes Reductions That Could Affect Science

Deal would slice discretionary spending by $12 billion over 2 years
September 14, 2012 4:09 PM

Sequestration Would Cut U.S. Science Budgets By 8.2%, White House Estimates

Report details what happens to more than 1200 programs if Congress falls off "fiscal cliff"
September 13, 2012 12:14 PM

U.S. Spending Deal Spares Satellites, Restoration Programs

Continuing resolution into 2013 gives green light to RESTORE Act rules, funds JPSS and GOES satellites
July 19, 2012 6:03 PM

UPDATE: Master Teacher Corps a Go for 2012

U.S. Education Department to use money from existing program
July 18, 2012 5:35 PM

New Telescope Gains Key Endorsement From U.S. Science Board

Large Synoptic Survey Telescope slated to be built in Chile
July 18, 2012 5:22 PM

House Bill Targets Health Economics, Evidence-Based Medicine

Ban on economics research at NIH worries biomedical advocates
July 18, 2012 12:08 PM

Obama Seeks More Money for Master Science Teachers

Proposal would create a nationwide corps to improve science education
July 17, 2012 5:36 PM

Draft House Bill Would Flat Fund NIH at $30.6 Billion

Funding level matches president's request
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 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 8, 2012 11:49 AM

House Approves Slimmed Down DOE Budget

Science office would see $72 million cut
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 16, 2012 3:02 PM

House Panel Gives Controversial Biodefense Lab a Boost

Spending bill would also restore homeland security research funds
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
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 18, 2012 11:20 AM

House Panel Tops Senate Mark for NSF

A House of Representatives spending panel wants to nearly match the president's budget request for the National Science Foundation (NSF). A proposed $299 million increase in the agency's 2013...
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
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 21, 2012 12:27 PM

Proposed U.S. Fusion Cuts Ignite Debate

House spending panel questions DOE plan to shut U.S.-based fusion device
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 1, 2012 1:53 PM

House Panel Pummels Holdren Over Cuts to NASA's Planetary Program

A proposed $300-million cut to NASA's planetary science budget threatens U.S. leadership in the field—and breaks a promise to the community, says a Democratic member of the House of...
February 28, 2012 3:52 PM

Legislator Berates NSF for Rising Gas Prices

The National Science Foundation (NSF) likes to portray itself as the "engine of innovation" for the U.S. economy through its support of academic research. But much to the chagrin...
February 23, 2012 3:57 PM | Magazine Preview

Kansas Veterinary Biosecurity Lab Trampled in Spending Plan

A flagship government biodefense laboratory set to be built in Kansas is facing critical funding troubles—in part because of fierce opposition from cattle ranchers the facility is supposed to...
February 23, 2012 3:54 PM | Magazine Preview

Advocates Win 'Exceptional' Boost for Alzheimer's Research

The 2013 budget proposed by President Barack Obama last week would give the National Institutes of Health (NIH) not a penny more than it received this year. But the...
February 23, 2012 3:49 PM | Magazine Preview

Bigger Contribution to ITER Erodes Domestic Fusion Program

To remain at the cutting edge, U.S. fusion researchers must participate in the huge international experiment called ITER being built in Cadarache, France. But to pay for ITER—which aims...
February 23, 2012 2:03 PM | Magazine Preview

Scientists Decry Cuts That Would Doom ExoMars Missions

Next week, planetary scientists building instruments for a 2016 Mars mission called Trace Gas Orbiter will update a committee advising NASA on its Mars exploration program. But they'll also...
February 14, 2012 4:40 PM

Obama's Budget Shuffles STEM Education Deck

The president's 2013 budget for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education programs at the Department of Education has a very familiar ring to science educators. That's the case...
February 14, 2012 3:21 PM

Global Health Advocates Aren't Impressed With Budget Plan

The budget proposal unveiled yesterday by President Barack Obama is getting negative reviews from some public health advocates. In particular, they say the Global Health Initiative, which targets HIV/AIDS,...
February 14, 2012 2:53 PM

Planned Kansas Biodefense Laboratory Over the Rainbow?

Four years ago, scientists and lawmakers in Kansas rejoiced when the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it had chosen Manhattan, Kansas, as the site for a...
February 14, 2012 11:41 AM

NSF Tops Research Agencies With a $340-Million Boost

Once again, the National Science Foundation's (NSF's) reputation as a jack-of-all-research has stood it in good stead with the man in the Oval Office. Yesterday, President Barack Obama proposed...
February 13, 2012 9:55 PM

Exascale Computing Off to Slow Start in DOE Budget

Supercomputer scientists who were watching the release of the Obama Administration's budget closely to see if contained new pots of money for exascale science came away both pleased and disappointed.
February 13, 2012 9:23 PM

At NIST, 14% Budget Increase Would Measure Up Nicely

One of the big winners in today's rollout of the Obama Administration's 2013 budget request was the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Its budget...
February 13, 2012 8:11 PM

Turbulence for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research

Overall, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) gets a 3% boost, to $5.06 billion, in the budget request released today. A major satellite program would remain roughly on...
February 13, 2012 8:00 PM

Good News for Research Funding at EPA, USDA, USGS

Science was favored in today's federal budget rollout for several agencies with sizable research portfolios, with increases for hot topics such as the environmental impact of "fracking" for natural...
February 13, 2012 6:20 PM

Mixed Numbers at CDC

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) would see a minuscule increase in total funding in the 2013 budget—$39 million—bringing its total to $11.2 billion. However, more than...
February 13, 2012 6:18 PM

At DOE, Body Blows to Fusion, Nuclear Physics, and Particle Physics

Overall, the budget numbers for the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Office of Science, the single largest funder of physical sciences research in the United States, look reasonably good. The...
February 13, 2012 5:41 PM

Failure to Launch: Mars Missions Sidelined in New NASA Budget Proposal

The not-so-bad news in the president's 2013 budget proposal for NASA is that his request for $17.71 billion is only marginally less than what the agency got in 2012,...
February 13, 2012 5:13 PM

A Flat Budget for NIH in 2013

There's little to cheer biomedical researchers in the president's budget proposal released today: the proposal would hold the National Institutes of Health's (NIH's) budget at the current level of...
February 13, 2012 4:57 PM

Basic Research Gets A Pass at Pentagon

Science appears to be on offense at the Department of Defense (DOD). As the Pentagon prepares to downsize by about $5 billion, it's making an exception in its budget...
February 13, 2012 4:31 PM

FDA Stays the Course, But Asks Firms to Kick In More Fees

Like many agencies, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will have a relatively flat budget if President Barack Obama has his way, with one notable exception. While the...
February 13, 2012 1:10 PM

Obama Budget Asks for 1% Boost in Research

One of the big three research agencies appears to be lagging behind its doubling peers in the president's 2013 budget request released this morning. The $4.9 billion budget of...
February 8, 2012 5:33 PM

NIH Scrambling to Shift $50 Million Into Alzheimer's Research

Yesterday, the Obama Administration announced that it wants to beef up the National Institutes of Health's (NIH's) investment in Alzheimer's disease research with $80 million in new funding in...
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