the fy 2009 budget thomas n. cooley, nsf council of colleges of arts and sciences march 13, 2008
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The FY 2009 Budget
Thomas N. Cooley, NSF
Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences
March 13, 2008
Percentage Composition of Federal Government Outlays
National Defense
Net Interest
All Other
Payments to Individuals
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54 56 58 60 62 64 66 68 70 72 74 76 78 80 82 84 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 00 02 04 06
2008
National Defense Net Interest All Other Payments to Individuals
1940 1971 2008 Current $ $9.5B $210.2B $2,901.9B
$607B
$261B
$361B
$1,760B
Federal Spending - FY 2008
Non-Defense Discretionary
Defense Discretionary
Social Security
Entitlements
Net Interest
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
$ in Billions
Total = $2.9 Trillion
Total Defense Discretionary Non-R&D
Budget Authority$568B
Total Defense Discretionary R&D Budget Authority
$76B12%
88%
Defense R&D as a Percent of Total Defense Discretionary Budget Authority -- FY 2008
Total = $644B
Total Federal Civilian Discretionary Non-R&D
Budget Authority$385B
Total Federal Civilian R&D Budget Authority
$52B12%
88%
Federal Civilian R&D as a Percent of Total Civilian Discretionary Budget Authority -- FY 2008
Total = $438B
So, where’s the $$$$$?
• Basic Research ($29.2 B out of $145.4 B):– DOD: +4.0 %– NIH: +0.1 %– NASA: -9.1 %– DOE/Sci. +16.7 %– NSF +17.4 %– USDA: -6.8 %– Commerce: +83.3 %– Interior: -7.0 %– DHS: +12.8 %
FY 2009 Budget Request
FY 2009 Budget Request
American Competitiveness
Initiative
America COMPETES Act
The Big Picture
NSF FY 2009 Budget
TOTAL: $6.85 billion
Increase: 13%
FY 2009 Budget Request byAppropriations Account (millions)
Appropriations Account FY 2009 Request
Change from
FY 2008
Research & Related Activities $5,593.99 $772.52 (16.0%)
Education & Human Resources $790.41 $64.81 (8.9%)
Major Research Equipment & Facilities Construction
$147.51 $-73.23 (-33.2%)
Agency Operations &
Award Management
$305.06 $23.27 (8.3%)
National Science Board $4.03 $0.06 (1.5%)
Inspector General $13.10 $1.67 (14.6%)
TOTAL, NSF $6,854.10 $789.10 (13%)
FY 2009 Investment: $20 million
Science & Engineering Beyond Moore’s Law
Beyond Moore’s Law
• To position the U.S. at the forefront of communications and computation capability beyond the physical and conceptual limitations of current systems.
• Activities will encourage transformational activities as well as creating partnering opportunities with the private sector and national laboratories to accelerate innovation.
Adaptive Systems Technology
FY 2009 Investment: $15 million
Adaptive Systems Technology
• Focuses on generating creative pathways and natural interfaces between human and physical systems that will revolutionize the development of novel adaptive systems.
• Is essential to advances in highly-innovative adaptive control systems, hybrid computer architectures, improved electronic PDA’s, and computer-based, self-paced, learning and training tools.
FY 2009 Investment: $10 million
Dynamics of Water Processesin the Environment
Water
• Aims to increase fundamental understanding of the Earth’s freshwater systems and provide the scientific basis for decision-making about water resources.
• Efforts will include fundamental research on the complex processes and feedbacks that affect the vulnerability and resilience of freshwater systems to climate and environmental change.
Cyber-enabled Discovery and Innovation
FY 2009 Investment: $100 million
CDI
• To advance science and engineering along fundamentally new pathways opened by computational capabilities
• Three specific foci:– From Data to Knowledge– Understanding System Complexity– Virtual Organizations
FY 2009 Investment: $682 million
Petascale Computing & Cyberinfrastructure
Interdisciplinary Research
FY 2009 Investment: $76 million
Science and Technology Centers
Major Research Instrumentation
FY 2009 Investment: $ 115 million
U.S. Climate ChangeScience Program
FY 2009 Investment: $221 million
Highlights
• Climate Change• Cyberinfrastructure• NNI• N&ITR&D• CAREER• REU• RUI• STCs
• FY 2008 FY 2009• $205.25 $220.60M• $628.80 $681.95 M• $388.69 $396.79 M• $931.48 $1090.25
M• $167.76 $181.91 M• $ 57.73 $ 61.55 M• $ 31.53 $ 35.23 M• $ 64.95 $ 76.02 M
Sustained Support forAll Disciplines
Earth & Environment
Biology
Astronomy Computing
MaterialsEngineeringMathematicsEducation
People & Society PolarNano Physics
R&RA
• Directorate• BIO• CISE• ENG• GEO• MPS• SBE• OPP• OIA
• FY 2009 Increase• 10.3 %• 19.5 %• 19.2 %• 12.8 %• 20.2 %• 8.5 %• 10.9 %• 18.8%
Education
Enduring Strategies in Education
* Broadening participation in the S&E workforce
* Strengthening teacher preparation
* Integrating research and education
* Stimulating students through inquiry-based learning
* Reaching a broader public through informal education
Math and Science Partnerships
Graduate Fellowshipsand Traineeships
FY 2009 Request
% Increase
Graduate Fellowships: $125 29.7%
GK-12: $57 3.6%
IGERT: $64 1.5%
EHR
• Division• DRL• DUE• DGE• HRD
• FY 2009 Increase• 5.8 %• 4.2 %• 19.1 %• 9.2 %
MREFC
South Pole Station
Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction
ALMA IceCube
AdvLIGO
Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction
ATST
Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction
ARRV NEON
OOI
MREFC
• AdvLIGO• AARV• ALMA• IceCube• ATST
• FY 2008 FY 2009• $32.75 $51.43 M• $42.00 -0-• $102.07 $82.25 M• $25.91 $11.33 M• -0- $ 2.50 M
Research.gov
The Future of America
“To keep America competitive into the future, we must trust in the skill of our scientists and engineers and empower them to pursue the breakthroughs of tomorrow.”
The President’s State of the Union Address 2008
The Future of America
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