The FY 2015 Request: Review and Context Matt Hourihan March 17, 2014 for the ASEE Engineering Research Council AAAS R&D Budget and Policy Program
Some observations… Many agencies ahead of the discretionary curve Total research “cut” (?) ~$1.3 billion,1.9% Both basic and applied While development boosted
Agency observations NSF: Only SBE increased (NCSES) ENG flat (except SBIR) NSF-wide initiatives: boosts for neuroscience, Innovation Corps NASA: Space Technology (+23%), Heliophysics, Commercial Crew (+22%) escape the knife Dept. of Transportation: Highway R&D and Intelligent Transportation Systems boosted (19%) High-performance rail R&D
Looking ahead… Congress marking up at current cap level Senate: no budget resolution House budget? Moving quickly? Can R&D stay ahead of the curve?
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