TABLE 1 Alternative Perspectives on the President's FY 2001 Science and Technology Budget (millions of current dollars)
Agency |
21st Century Fund |
FS&T |
R&D |
Dept. of Defense |
4,361 |
7,609 |
38,576 |
Basic research (6.1) |
1,217 |
1,217 |
1,217 |
Applied research (6.2) |
3,144 |
3,144 |
3,144 |
Advanced technology development (6.3) |
— |
3,182 |
3,182 |
Medical research |
— |
66 |
66 |
Test and evaluation |
— |
— |
30,967 |
NASA |
5,165 |
10,040 |
10,040 |
Space, Earth, and Life & Microgravity Sci. |
4,107 |
4,107 |
4,107 |
Aerospace Technology |
1,058 |
1,193 |
1,193 |
Other Science, Aeronautics, and Technology |
— |
629 |
629 |
Human Space Flight and Mission Support |
— |
4,111 |
4,111 |
Dept. of Energy |
4,221 |
6,882 |
7,639 |
Solar and Renewable Energy R&D |
410 |
376 |
376 |
Nuclear Energy R&D |
— |
92 |
92 |
Fossil Energy R&D |
— |
293 |
293 |
Energy Conservation |
660 |
465 |
465 |
Science Programs |
3,151 |
2,969 |
2,969 |
Atomic Energy Defense Activities |
— |
2,647 |
3,405 |
Radioactive Waste Management |
— |
40 |
40 |
Dept. of Health & Human Services |
18,813 |
19,168 |
19,168 |
National Institutes of Health |
18,813 |
18,094 |
18,094 |
Other HHS programs |
— |
1,074 |
1,074 |
National Science Foundation |
4,572 |
3,432 |
3,432 |
Research and Related Activities |
3,541 |
3,183 |
3,183 |
Major Research Equipment |
139 |
139 |
139 |
Education and Human Resources |
729 |
110 |
110 |
Salaries, Expenses, and Inspector General |
164 |
— |
— |
Dept. of Agriculture |
1,649 |
1,824 |
1,824 |
Dept. of the Interior |
895 |
590 |
590 |
Dept. of Transportation |
899 |
778 |
778 |
Environmental Protection Agency |
758 |
673 |
673 |
Dept. of Commerce |
862 |
1,148 |
1,148 |
Dept. of Veterans' Affairs |
321 |
655 |
655 |
Dept. of Education |
379 |
271 |
271 |
Other Agencies |
— |
632 |
632 |
TOTAL |
42,895 |
53,702 |
85,427 |
Source: OMB, Budget of the U.S. Government FY 2001 and AAAS, Tables II-1, II-2, II-7, II-8, II-11, and II-12. |
TABLE 2 Federal Science and Technology (FS&T) Budget, by Agency, FY 1999-FY2001 (millions of constant FY 2000 dollars)
TABLE 3 Trends in FS&T and R&D, FY 1994-FY 2001 (millions of constant FY 2000 dollars)
FS&T |
R&D |
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Fiscal Year |
Current |
Constant |
Current |
Constant |
1994 |
43,002 |
47,396 |
71,074 |
78,338 |
1995 |
42,688 |
46,079 |
70,948 |
76,581 |
1996 |
42,162 |
44,649 |
71,206 |
75,407 |
1997 |
43,340 |
45,132 |
73,934 |
76,987 |
1998 |
45,191 |
46,464 |
75,942 |
78,080 |
1999* |
48,151 |
48,869 |
80,172 |
81,370 |
2000* |
51,975 |
51,975 |
83,334 |
83,334 |
2001* |
53,702 |
52,649 |
85,427 |
83,751 |
Chg., FY 1994-FY 2001 |
24.9% |
11.1% |
20.2% |
6.9% |
Chg., FY 1999-FY 2000 |
7.9% |
6.4% |
3.9% |
2.4% |
Chg., FY 2000-FY 2001 |
3.3% |
1.3% |
2.5% |
0.5% |
* Note: Changes in DOE accounting for Atomic Energy Defense Activities have resulted in a modification in the calculation of FS&T beginning with FY 1999. Source: AAAS Tables I-16 and II-1; FS&T figures for 1994-1998 carried forward from Observations on the President's FY 2000 Federal Science and Technology Budget. |
TABLE 4 Cross-Cutting National Science and Technology Council Initiatives, President's FY 2001 Budget (millions of constant FY 2000 dollars)
Percent Change |
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1999 Actual |
2000 Est. |
2001 Budgt. |
FY 1999-FY 2000 |
FY 2000-FY 2001 |
|
Nanotechnology Initiative |
251 |
270 |
485 |
7.7% |
79.7% |
Information Technology R&D |
1,320 |
1,721 |
2,270 |
30.3% |
31.9% |
Clean Energy |
198 |
196 |
283 |
−1.0% |
44.6% |
Climate Change Technology Initiative |
1,036 |
1,099 |
1,404 |
6.1% |
27.7% |
Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles |
239 |
226 |
250 |
−5.2% |
10.6% |
Integrated Science for Ecosystem Challenges |
639 |
657 |
732 |
2.8% |
11.5% |
U.S. Global Change Res. Program |
1,682 |
1,701 |
1,706 |
1.1% |
0.3% |
Interagency Education Research Initiative |
30 |
38 |
49 |
24.8% |
29.0% |
Critical Infrastructure Prot. R&D |
457 |
461 |
594 |
0.9% |
28.9% |
Weapons of Mass Destruction Preparedness R&D |
325 |
473 |
491 |
45.6% |
3.8% |
Source: U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2001. |