Regional Innovation Included in FY15 Bill; 254 Applications Received for FY14 Competition
Included in the continuing resolution/omnibus spending bill for FY15 is $10 million for the Regional Innovation program. The Regional Innovation Program was authorized under the American COMPETES Act and is designed to provide funding to support regional innovation activities. The program received its first funding of $10 million in FY14 after extensive work on the Hill by SSTI, its members and others.
President Obama Signs Spending Bill, Keeping S&T Funding Stable
This week, President Obama signed off on the continuing resolution omnibus spending package that will keep the federal government open for another nine months (see last week’s analysis).The spending bill provides stable funding for R&D and most research agencies, according to analysis by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Defense, Health Lead in Federal R&D Funding
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has released a breakdown of federal research and development (R&D) funding by research area. The report includes FY10 spending, FY11 preliminary spending levels and proposed FY12 levels. In 2010, national defense led the list of research priorities, receiving 59 percent of all U.S. R&D spending. Health research captured another 21.5 percent of spending. NSF provides tables for each research area that separate spending by federal agency and program.
U.S. House and Senate Subcommittees Consider FY13 Funding for Commerce, NASA, NSF
This week, both the U.S. House and the Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, Science and related agencies (CJS) approved FY13 funding legislation supporting several key TBED agencies.
Highlights from the President's FY17 Department of Agriculture Budget Request
Estimated FY16 funding levels are used for comparisons unless otherwise noted.
Highlights from the President's FY17 Department of Commerce Budget Request
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Highlights from the President's FY17 Department of Defense Budget Request
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Highlights from the President's FY17 Department of Energy Budget Request
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Highlights from the President's FY17 Department of Homeland Security Budget Request
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Highlights from the President's FY17 Department of Justice Budget Request
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) would receive $29 billion in FY17 discretionary funding under the president’s budget request, a 1 percent increase.
Highlights from the President's FY17 Department of the Interior Budget Request
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Highlights from the President's FY17 Department of the Treasury Budget Request
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Highlights from the President's FY17 Department of Transportation Budget Request
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The president’s FY17 budget request for the Department of Transportation (DOT) totals $98.1 billion (35.5 percent increase), including a vision to build a clean transportation system for the 21st century. Notable investments in research and development from the Department of Transportation include:
Highlights from the President's FY17 Environmental Protection Agency Budget Request
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Highlights from the President's FY17 Department of Housing and Urban Development Budget Request
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The president’s FY17 budget request for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is $48.9 billion, a 4 percent increase. Priority funding items within HUD include rental housing assistance, ending homelessness, supporting tribal communities, and improving mobility for low-income families.
Highlights from the President's FY17 Regional Commissions Budget Request
The president’s FY17 budget proposal includes requests for four regional commissions, which work to develop the economies of economically distressed regions.
Highlights from the President's FY17 Small Business Administration Budget Request
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Highlights from the President's FY17 NASA Budget Request
FY16 enacted funding is used for NASA comparisons, unless otherwise noted.
Under the president’s FY17 budget request, NASA would receive $19 billion (1.6 percent decrease). For a number of programs, FY16 comparisons are unavailable because NASA’s FY16 operation plan has not been finalized. Priority items in the NASA budget include the development of technologies that make future space programs more affordable and capable, continued support for the Webb Telescope, and developments to catalyze growth in the American commercial space industry.
Highlights from the President's FY17 Department of Labor Budget Request
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The president’s FY17 budget proposal would provide $12.8 billion in discretionary funding for the Department of Labor (DOL), a 4.9 percent increase from FY16. Priority items supported in the budget are apprenticeships, career navigation tools, and additional reforms recommended in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).
Highlights from the President's FY17 National Science Foundation Budget Request
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Highlights from the President's FY17 Department of Education Budget Request
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The president’s FY17 proposed budget would allocate $69.4 billion in discretionary funding (1.6 percent increase) for the Department of Education. Priority areas addressed in the budget proposal include increasing equity and excellence in education, providing additional support for teachers and school leaders, and expanding access, affordability, and completion in higher education.
Highlights from the President's FY17 Department of Health and Human Services Budget Request
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SSTI: New Survey Finds Bipartisan Support for Innovation Initiative Designed to Bolster U.S. Economy
Overwhelming majorities of voters across the nation and in key swing states support a comprehensive initiative designed to parlay the United States’ strong research base into greater economic prosperity and a higher quality of life for all. These findings come from a new survey conducted for the Innovation Advocacy Council, an initiative of SSTI, by the bipartisan team of Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research and TargetPoint Consulting.
Congressional Spending Deal Would Boost Funding for Regional Innovation, Make R&D Tax Credit Permanent
This week, congressional leaders reached a deal on spending that would prevent a federal government shutdown. The omnibus appropriations bill would fund the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Regional Innovation Program at $15 million, an increase of $5 million over the previous year. The Regional Innovation program is SSTI's highest legislative priority because of the flexible funding it provides for regional innovation activities.
SSTI Examines Details of the FY16 Spending Omnibus and Tax Legislation
As recently reported in the SSTI Digest, Congressional leaders were able to reach an agreement on federal spending that averted a government shutdown. The FY16 omnibus appropriations legislation and an accompanying bill related to tax provisions were signed by President Obama on December 18.