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Review of FY 2010 Appropriations Outcomes: Increases/Decreases

DEC 30, 2009

The FY 2010 appropriations’ cycle drew to a close when President Obama signed the Department of Defense Appropriations bill. While most budget items tracked by FYI received funding increases, there were some decreases.

Below are percentage changes between FY 2009 and FY 2010 funding. FY 2009 funding does not include economic stimulus funding. No allowances have been made for changes in program content, completion of construction projects, or congressionally designated items. Additional information on the final appropriations for these programs can be seen here under the heading, “Latest Congressional budget action - FY 2010.”

National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation: +44.1%
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Industrial Technology Services: +11.2
NIST, Scientific and Technical Research and Services: +9.1
National Science Foundation (NSF), Research and Related Activities: +8.4
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Education: +7.9
NNSA, Total: +7.3
NASA, Exploration: +6.9
DOE Office of Science, Advanced Scientific Computing: +6.8
NSF, Total: +6.7
NASA, Space Operations: +6.6
U.S. Geological Survey, Total: +6.5
DOE Office of Science, Fusion Energy Sciences: +5.8
NASA, Total: +5.3
NIST, Total: +4.6
DOE Office of Science, Nuclear Physics: +4.5
DOE Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences: +4.1
NSF, Education and Human Resources: +3.2
DOE Office of Science, Total: +3.1
Air Force, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 Science and Technology Programs (S&T Programs): +2.8
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering: +2.7
Army, S&T Programs: +2.6
Department of Defense, 6.1 Basic Research Programs, Total: +2.2
DOE Office of Science, High Energy Physics: +1.9
Department of Education, Math and Science Partnerships: +0.8
Department of Defense, 6.3 Advanced Technology Development Programs: +0.7
DOE Office of Science, Biological and Environmental Research: +0.5
Department of Defense, Total S&T Programs: +0.3
NASA, Aeronautics: +0.2

National Nuclear Security Administration, Weapons Activities: -0.4
NASA, Science: -0.8
Department of Defense, Defense-Wide S&T Programs: -1.0
Department of Defense, 6.2 Applied Research Programs: -1.0
Navy, S&T Programs: -2.6
NASA, Cross-Agency Support: -3.4
NIST, Construction of Research Facilities: - 14.5

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