FYI Number 51: April 16, 2003

A Final Look: Budget Changes in FY 2003

The following is one last look at the FY 2003 appropriations outcomes. The numbers below are the percentage changes between FY 2002 and FY 2003 (current year) for physics-related budgets tracked by FYI. For further information on the below budgets, consult "Latest Congressional Budget Action FY 2003". Note that program content has changed between years in some of the below budgets.

Budget item Percentage change Department of Education Mathematics and Sciences Partnerships + 703.2% NIH National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering + 148.5% NASA Space Science + 22.1% NSF Research and Related Activities + 12.7% NSF Mathematical and Physical Sciences + 12.4% NSF Geosciences + 12.3% NSF Engineering + 12.3% DOE Advanced Computing Research Program + 11.5% NSF (Total): + 10.4% DOE Nuclear Physics Program + 8.3% NIST Laboratory + 8.3% NSF U.S. Polar Research Programs + 7.2% NSF Major Research Equipment and Facilities + 7.0% NASA Biological and Physical Research + 5.3% NASA Earth Science + 5.1% DOE Basic Energy Sciences Program + 3.8% NIST (Total): + 3.4% DOE High Energy Physics Program + 2.9% Department of Education Improving Teacher Quality Program + 2.8% DOE Fusion Energy Sciences Program + 2.4% NSF Education and Human Resources + 1.0% USGS (Total): + 0.6%     NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program - 0.6% DOE Office of Science (Total) - 1.5% NIST Advanced Technology Program - 3.5% DOE Biological and Environmental Research Program - 9.1% NASA Human Space Flight - 10.1% NASA Academic Programs - 11.0%

Richard M. Jones
Media and Government Relations Division
American Institute of Physics
fyi@aip.org
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