Month: May 2009

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 $16.315 million over the agency’s FY 2009 appropriation.  The request includes $10 million for the Endowment to administer the National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs program, which the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts currently operates.  The 2010 request recommends enhanced support for many of the Endowment’s grant programs in the humanities, including significant increases both for the agency’s Federal/State Partnership and the 56 state humanities councils it supports, and for NEH programs that fund basic research and original scholarship in the humanities. Continue reading “NEH FY10 Budget Request Briefing Materials”

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 increase for NIH. The 2010 Budget continues to support biomedical research.

FY10 Budget Request Table by Institute

Department of Education FY10 Budget Request Briefing Materials

Press Release

The U.S. Department of Education’s FY 2010 $47.6 billion budget proposal will advance President Obama’s agenda to reform the nation’s schools while making fiscally responsible decisions to cut ineffective programs and unnecessary personnel, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said in releasing the budget today.

“This budget makes tough decisions, investing in the programs that will deliver results in student learning while ending ones that aren’t working,” Duncan said. “It will give educators the resources they need to turn around the schools in the most trouble, and it will build a foundation for success in school for our youngest citizens.” Continue reading “Department of Education FY10 Budget Request Briefing Materials”

Department of Energy FY10 Budget Request Briefing Materials

Press Release

Secretary Chu: President’s Energy Budget Creates Jobs, Restores America’s Scientific Leadership and Puts Nation on the Path to Energy Independence

Washington D.C. — U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today detailed President Barack Obama’s $26.4 billion Fiscal Year 2010 budget request for the Department of Energy, highlighting the Administration’s commitment to transformational discoveries, breakthrough science, and innovative technologies in the nation’s effort to secure reliable, clean, safe and secure energy, create new jobs and fight climate change.  While the budget makes important investments in energy independence and job creation, it also cuts back on programs that don’t work as well or are no longer needed. Continue reading “Department of Energy FY10 Budget Request Briefing Materials”

The White House Office of Management and Budget has posted the FY10 President’s Budget Request Appendix to its website. The document provides details on requested agency and program funding levels. Additional details and analyses are forthcoming.

FY10 President’s Budget Request Appendix