Today, the House Appropriations Committee released a list of 70 agencies/programs targeted for reductions from the President’s FY11 budget request. The list contains several agencies of importance to the higher education community, including:
- National Institutes of Health: $1 billion below President’s request (level-funded when compared to FY2010)
- National Science Foundation: $139 million below President’s request (an increase of approximately $360 million over FY2010)
- Department of Energy, Office of Science: $1.1 billion below President’s request (approximately $900 below FY2010)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: $336 million below President’s request (an increase of $481 million above FY2010)
- U.S. Geological Survey: $27 million below President’s request (level funded when compared to FY2010)
- National Endowment for the Humanities: $6 million below President’s request each ($14 million below FY2010)
- DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: $899 million below President’s request
- Agricultural Research: $246 million below President’s request
The cuts proposed by the House will eventually need to be reconciled with figures put forward in the Senate. As a result, the closeout of the FY11 appropriations process remains fluid.