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2016 Appropriations: By the Numbers

Re-posted from from the American Institute of Physics: 07 January 2016

AIP News Bulletin

The annual spending law that funds the federal science agencies, offices, and accounts through the end of fiscal year 2016 provides significant growth for the physical sciences.

Below is a compilation of budget charts capturing the outcomes for the major science agencies and offices in the fiscal 2016 year-end spending law. Click a given subheading to link to more detailed information about the outcome for that agency, office or account. FYI published an overview analysis of the FY 2016 appropriations law here. Yesterday, the White House announced that the President will release his FY 2017 budget request on Feb.

Agency / Office / AccountFY14 enactedFY15 enactedFY16 President's requestFY16 enactedChange between FY15 and FY16
National Science Foundation7,131.47,344.27,723.67,463.51.6%
NASA17,646.518,010.218,529.119,285.07.1%
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration5,322.55,448.95,982.65,765.65.8%
National Institute of Standards and Technology850.0863.91,119.7964.011.6%
Department of Energy Office of Science5,070.25,071.05,339.85,350.25.5%
Department of Defense Science & Technology12,008.612,252.012,266.313,250.78.2%
* Figures in millions of U.S dollars

NSF Grows 1.6%

Agency / Account / DirectorateFY14 actualFY15 enactedFY16 President's requestFY16 enactedChange between FY15 and FY16
National Science Foundation7,131.47,344.27,723.67,463.51.6%
Research & Related Activities5,775.35,933.66,186.36,033.61.7%
Education & Human Resources832.0866.0962.6880.01.6%
Major Research Equipment & Facilities Construction200.0200.8200.3200.3-0.2%
* Figures in millions of U.S dollars

DOE Science Grows 5.6%

Department / Office / DivisionFY14 enactedFY15 enactedFY16 President's requestFY16 enactedChange between FY15 and FY16
Department of Energy27,182.027,402.429,923.829,717.38.4%
Office of Science5,066.45,067.75,339.85,350.25.6%
Advanced Scientific Computing Research478.1541.0621.0621.014.8%
Basic Energy Sciences1,711.91,733.21,849.31,848.76.7%
Biological & Environmental Research609.7592.0612.4609.02.9%
Fusion Energy Sciences504.7467.5420.0438.0-6.3%
High Energy Physics796.5766.0788.0795.03.8%
Nuclear Physics569.1595.5624.6617.13.6%
Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy280.0280.0325.0291.03.9%
* Figures in millions of U.S dollars

NASA Grows 7.1%

Agency / Directorate / DivisionFY14 enactedFY15 enactedFY16 President's requestFY16 enactedChange between FY15 and FY16
NASA17,646.518,010.218,529.119,285.07.1%
Science5,148.25,244.75,288.65,589.46.6%
Earth Science1,824.91,772.51,947.31,921.08.4%
Planetary Science1,345.71,437.81,361.21,631.013.4%
Astrophysics678.3684.8709.1730.66.7%
James Webb Space Telescope658.2645.4620.0620.0-3.9%
Heliophysics641.0662.2651.0649.8-1.9%
Aeronautics566.0651.0571.4640.0-1.7%
Space Technology576.0596.0724.8686.515.2%
Exploration4,113.24,356.74,505.94,030.0-7.5%
Space Operations3,774.03,827.84,003.75,029.231.4%
Education116.6119.088.9115.0-3.4%
* Figures in millions of U.S dollars

NIST Grows 11.6%

Agency / AccountFY14 enactedFY15 enactedFY16 President's requestFY16 enactedChange between FY15 and FY16
National Institute of Standards and Technology850.0863.91,119.7964.011.6%
Scientific and Technical Research and Services651.0675.5754.7690.02.1%
Industrial Technology Services143.0138.1306.0155.012.2%
Construction of Research Facilities56.050.359.0119.0136.6%
* Figures in millions of U.S dollars

DOD Science & Tech Grows 8.2%

Department / AccountFY14 enactedFY15 enactedFY16 President's requestFY16 enactedChange between FY15 and FY16
Department of Defense
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation63,457.864,006.569,976.470,016.19.4%
Science & Technology12,008.612,252.012,266.613,250.78.2%
Basic Research (6.1)2,166.62,277.82,088.92,309.31.4%
Applied Research (6.2)4,641.24,647.84,713.25,004.07.7%
Advanced Tech Development (6.3)5,200.85,326.45,464.45,937.411.5%
* Figures in millions of U.S dollars

STEM Programs Mostly Flat Funded

Department / Agency / Directorate / ProgramFY14 enactedFY15 enactedFY16 President's requestFY16 enactedChange between FY15 and FY16
Department of Education67,300.070,470.074,138.071,698.01.7%
Math and Science Partnerships149.7152.7202.7152.70.0%
Minority Science and Engineering Improvement9.09.09.09.00.0%
National Science Foundation7,131.47,344.27,723.67,463.51.6%
Education & Human Resources832.0866.0962.6880.01.6%
Advancing Informal STEM Learning54.855.060.062.513.6%
STEM + Computing Partnerships57.457.151.951.9-9.1%
Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation45.546.046.046.00.0%
Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarships62.660.960.960.90.0%
* Figures in millions of U.S dollars

NOAA Grows 5.8%

Agency / Office / ProgramFY14 actualFY15 enactedFY16 President's requestFY16 enactedChange between FY15 and FY16
NOAA5,322.55,448.95,982.65,765.65.8%
Office of Atmospheric & Oceanic Research423.9446.3507.0482.08.0%
Climate Research154.2158.0188.8158.00.0%
Weather & Air Chemistry Research81.190.897.3103.213.7%
Ocean, Coastal & Great Lakes Research166.3172.1186.4188.69.6%
National Weather Service1,062.61,087.51,098.91,124.13.4%
Observations205.3210.8204.9216.42.7%
Central Processing100.196.687.992.9-3.8%
Analyze, Forecast and Support474.7483.1489.8496.02.7%
Dissemination46.340.146.744.711.5%
Science & Technology Integration123.1123.6134.2138.812.3%
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service2,087.12,223.12,379.62,350.75.7%
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites - R Class940.4980.8871.8871.8-11.1%
Joint Polar Satellite System820.6916.3809.0809.0-11.7%
Polar Follow On0.00.0380.0370.0NEW
* Figures in millions of U.S dollars

DOE Nuclear Energy Grows 8%

Department / Agency / Office / AccountFY14 enactedFY15 enactedFY16 President's requestFY16 enactedChange between FY15 and FY16
Department of Energy27,182.027,402.429,923.829,717.38.4%
National Nuclear Security Administration11,207.011,399.012,565.412,526.59.9%
Weapons Activities7,845.08,231.88,846.98,846.97.5%
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation1,954.01,641.41,940.31,940.318.2%
Naval Reactors1,095.01,238.51,375.51,375.511.1%
Nuclear Energy888.4913.5907.6986.28.0%
* Figures in millions of U.S dollars

NIH Grows 5.8%

Agency / InstituteFY14 enactedFY15 enactedFY16 President's requestFY16 enactedChange between FY15 and FY16
National Institutes of Health30,070.130,311.331,311.332,084.05.8%
National Cancer Institute4,932.44,953.05,098.55,214.75.3%
National Institute of General Medical Sciences2,366.52,372.32,433.82,512.15.9%
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders404.3405.2416.2423.04.4%
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering327.0327.2337.3346.86.0%
* Figures in millions of U.S dollars

Michael S. Henry
Government Relations Division
American Institute of Physics
mhenry@aip.org
301-209-3094