The hearing summary below has been provided by staff from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU). APLU Hearing Summary Date: May 14, 2009 Committee: House Committee on Science and Technology, Full Committee Hearing Subject: An Overview of the Federal Research and Development (R&D) Budget for FY2010 Members Present: Chairman Bart Gordon (D-TN), Ranking Member Ralph Hall… Read More

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) has prepared a preliminary analysis (below) of the higher education components of President Obama’s FY10 Budget Request. Additional information will be provided as the UW Office of Federal Relations and various higher education associations examine the budget request. In the Federal Budget section of this website, budget briefing… Read More

NOAA has requested a total of $4.5 billion in FY 2010, which is an increase of $110M over the FY 2009 enacted level. The Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) requests a total of $404.6 million which is an increase of $3.7 million over the FY 2009 enacted level. In summary, OAR requests: $209.8… Read More

DOD FY10 Budget Request Briefing Materials Press Release DoD Releases Fiscal 2010 Budget Proposal President Barack Obama today sent to Congress a proposed defense budget of $663.8 billion for fiscal 2010.  The budget request for the Department of Defense (DoD) includes $533.8 billion in discretionary budget authority to fund base defense programs and $130 billion… Read More

NASA FY10 Budget Request Briefing Materials Statement from Acting Administrator Today, I am pleased to release NASA’s FY2010 budget request in the amount of $18.686 billion to advance Earth science, complete the International Space Station, explore the solar system and conduct aeronautics research. The budget request represents an increase of $903.6 million, about 5 percent,… Read More

**UPDATE** NSF Budget Materials Available The National Science Foundation has not yet released electronic versions of its FY10 budget request briefing materials. However, the Office of Management has provided an overview of the NSF budget. President Obama has proposed an NSF increase of 8.55% over the FY2009 appropriations level, from $6.49 billion to $7.045 billion. … Read More

HHS FY10 Budget Request Briefing Materials Press Release Budget Helps Control the Skyrocketing Cost of Health Care, Cuts Waste & Fraud from Medicare and Protects Public Health Citing the rapidly escalating cost of health care in this country and the enormous pressures that health care costs are putting on our economic future, Health and Human… Read More

NEA FY10 Budget Request Briefing Materials Press Release National Endowment for the Arts’ 2010 Budget Submitted to Congress Washington, D.C. – Today, details of the Fiscal Year 2010 budget request for the National Endowment for the Arts were submitted to Congress as part of President Obama’s FY 2010 budget. The President’s budget requests $161.3 million… Read More

NEH FY10 Budget Request Briefing Materials Press Release President Obama requests $171.315 million for NEH in FY 2010 Budget seeks increases in funding for federal humanities grant programs  WASHINGTON (May 7, 2009)–President Barack Obama’s fiscal year 2010 budget request for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) seeks funding of $171.315 million, an increase of… Read More

The 2010 Budget provides $30.8 billion in appropriations for NIH, an increase of $443 million or 1.5 percent above the 2009 enacted level. In addition, NIH received $10.4 billion in Recovery Act funding, which will be spent in 2009 and 2010. After relatively sustained funding between 2004 and 2008, the Recovery Act provides an unprecedented… Read More