Optimizing the Nation's Investment in Academic Research: A New Regulatory Framework for the 21st Century (2016)
Chapter: Appendix E: Federal Research and Development Spending
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Suggested Citation:
"Appendix E: Federal Research and Development Spending." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Optimizing the Nation's Investment in Academic Research: A New Regulatory Framework for the 21st Century. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/21824.
Appendix E
Federal Research and Development Spending
Table 19-1. FEDERAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SPENDING
(Budget authority, dollar amounts in millions)
| 2014 Actual | 2015 Enacted | 2016 Proposed | Dollar Change: 2015 to 2016 | Percent Change: 2015 to 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By Agency1 | |||||
| Defense2 | 66,018 | 67,451 | 72,121 | 4,670 | 7% |
| Health and Human Services | 30,585 | 30,475 | 31,040 | 565 | 2% |
| Energy | 11,996 | 11,736 | 12,597 | 861 | 7% |
| NASA | 11,906 | 12,145 | 12238 | 93 | 1% |
| National Science Foundation | 5,827 | 5,999 | 6.309 | 310 | 5% |
| Agriculture | 2,380 | 2,446 | 2,884 | 438 | 18% |
| Commerce | 1,556 | 1,526 | 2,127 | 601 | 39% |
| Veterans Affairs | 1,101 | 1,090 | 1,147 | 57 | 5% |
| Transporlaton3 | 853 | 900 | 1,115 | 215 | 24% |
| Interior | 840 | 904 | 985 | 81 | 9% |
| Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund | 297 | 506 | 578 | 72 | 14% |
| Homeand Security4 | 1,032 | 1,032 | 569 | -463 | -45% |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 539 | 523 | 559 | 36 | 7% |
| Education | 315 | 333 | 279 | -54 | -16% |
| Smithsonian Institution | 227 | 245 | 261 | 16 | 7% |
| Other | 763 | 758 | 885 | 127 | 17% |
TOTAL | 136,335 | 138,069 | 145,694 | 7,625 | 6% |
| Basic Research | |||||
| Defense | 2,112 | 2,292 | 2,101 | -191 | -8% |
| Health and Human Services | 15,862 | 15,482 | 15,966 | 484 | 3% |
| Energy | 4,095 | 4,120 | 4,245 | 125 | 3% |
| NASA | 3,371 | 3,198 | 3,198 | 0 | 0% |
| National Science Foundation | 4,752 | 4,834 | 5.062 | 228 | 5% |
| Agriculture | 992 | 1,004 | 1,114 | 110 | 11% |
| Commerce | 205 | 210 | 239 | 29 | 14% |
| Veterans Affairs | 451 | 429 | 450 | 21 | 5% |
| Transportation | |||||
| Interior | 52 | 53 | 61 | 8 | 15% |
| Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund | |||||
| Homeland Security4 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0% |
| Environmental Protection Agency | |||||
| Education | 27 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 17% |
| Smithsonian Institution | 200 | 209 | 225 | 16 | 8% |
| Other | 27 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0% |
SUBTOTAL | 32,187 | 31,897 | 32,728 | 831 | 3% |
| Applied Research | |||||
| Defense | 4,564 | 4,775 | 4,819 | 44 | 1% |
| Health and Human Services | 14,621 | 14,791 | 14,864 | 73 | 0% |
| Energy | 4,550 | 4,363 | 4.583 | 320 | 7% |
| NASA | 2,358 | 2,402 | 2.480 | 78 | 3% |
| National Science Foundation | 578 | 728 | 802 | 74 | 10% |
| Agriculture | 1,090 | 1,105 | 1251 | 146 | 13% |
| Commerce | 1,053 | 919 | 1,086 | 167 | 18% |
| Veterans Affairs | 583 | 564 | 597 | 33 | 6% |
| Transportation | 535 | 673 | 766 | 93 | 14% |
| Interior | 565 | 701 | 785 | 84 | 12% |
| Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund | 297 | 506 | 578 | 72 | 14% |
| Homeland Security4 | 210 | 210 | 176 | -34 | -16% |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 456 | 442 | 474 | 32 | 7% |
| Education | 179 | 199 | 159 | -40 | -20% |
| Smithsonian Institution | |||||
| Other | 507 | 533 | 626 | 93 | 17% |
SUBTOTAL | 32,546 | 32,911 | 34,146 | 1235 | 4% |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix E: Federal Research and Development Spending." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Optimizing the Nation's Investment in Academic Research: A New Regulatory Framework for the 21st Century. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/21824.
Table 19-1. FEDERAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SPENDING
(Budget authority, dollar amounts in millions)
| 2014 Actual | 2015 Enacted | 2016 Proposed | Dollar Change: 2015 to 2016 | Percent Change: 2015 to 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development | |||||
| Defense2 | 58,986 | 60,366 | 65,036 | 4,670 | 8% |
| Health and Human Service | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0% |
| Energy | 2,559 | 2,322 | 2,621 | 299 | 13% |
| NASA | 5,004 | 6,481 | 6,423 | -58 | -1% |
| National Science Foundation | |||||
| Agriculture | 179 | 177 | 181 | 4 | 2% |
| Ccmmetce | 65 | 164 | 400 | 236 | 144% |
| Veterans Affairs | 67 | 66 | 67 | 1 | 2% |
| Transportation | 198 | 199 | 304 | 105 | 53% |
| Interior | 107 | 110 | 113 | 3 | 3% |
| Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund | |||||
| Homeland Security4 | 348 | 348 | 344 | -4 | -1% |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 78 | 76 | 80 | 4 | 5% |
| Education | 109 | 128 | 113 | -15 | -12% |
| Smithsonian Institution | |||||
| Other | 235 | 215 | 264 | 49 | 23% |
SUBTOTAL | 68,985 | 70,682 | 75,976 | 5,294 | 7% |
| Facilities and Equipment | |||||
| Defense | 256 | 18 | 165 | 147 | 817% |
| Health and Human Services | 172 | 172 | 180 | 3 | 5% |
| Energy | 792 | 931 | 1,048 | 117 | 13% |
| NASA | 173 | 64 | 137 | 73 | 114% |
| National Science Foundation | 397 | 437 | 445 | 8 | 2% |
| Agriculture | 119 | 160 | 338 | 178 | 111% |
| Commerce | 213 | 233 | 402 | 169 | 73% |
| Veterans Affairs | 31 | 33 | 2 | 6% | |
| Transportation | 20 | 28 | 45 | 17 | 61% |
| Interior | 13 | 39 | 2 | -37 | -95% |
| Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund | |||||
| Homeland Security4 | 433 | 433 | 8 | -425 | -98% |
| Environmental Protecton Agency | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Education | |||||
| Smithsonian Institution | 27 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0% |
| Other | -3 | -8 | |||
SUBTOTAL | 2,617 | 2,579 | 2,844 | 265 | 10% |
1 Some numbers in the chapter taxt include non-R&D activities and thus will be different from the R&D numbers in this table.
2 In this Budget, Department of Defense began reporting development activities from three additional accounts, adding $1.9 billion in FY 2014, $1.8 billion in FY 2015, and $1.5 billion in FY 2016,
3 Classification of R&D activities at the Federal Avaiation Administration have been recently updated.
4 As of the date the 2016 Budget was released, final 2015 appropriations tor the Department ol Homeland Security were not yet enacted. Therefore, the 2015 column of this table reflects amounts requested lor the Department of Homeland Security in the 2015 Budget.
SOURCE: Fiscal Year 2016 Analytical Perspectives of the U.S. Government, U.S. Government Printing Office, 2015, pp. 298–9, https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2016/assets/spec.pdf.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix E: Federal Research and Development Spending." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Optimizing the Nation's Investment in Academic Research: A New Regulatory Framework for the 21st Century. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/21824.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix E: Federal Research and Development Spending." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Optimizing the Nation's Investment in Academic Research: A New Regulatory Framework for the 21st Century. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/21824.
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