1. Trends in Geosciences R&D Funding Matt Hourihan September 16, 2014 for the Geosciences Congressional Visits Day AAAS R&D Budget and Policy Program http://www.aaas.org/program/rd-budget- and-policy-program http://www.aaas.org/program/rd-budget- and-policy-program

4. BCA takes effect: first year of caps

5. Sequestration kicks in (delayed and reduced by the American Taxpayer Relief Act)

6. Yearlong budget warfare resolved by Bipartisan Budget Act (restores some funding in FY14, sets table for FY15)

14. The Fiscal Context for FY 2015 Congress keeps (partially) restoring funding FY15: 25% reduction in cuts Discretionary spending cap is only 0.2% above FY14 Very little room in the discretionary budget for any sort of program growth President’s budget released in March Appropriators have made some progress, but things have stalled

16. Program Notes: USGS President’ s request: 4% boost Fracking, environmental health, climate-related research, invasive species Appropriations: sub-inflation overall Except natural hazards Current discretionary approps are 8.2% (Senate) and 9.1% (House) below FY 2005 levels But R&D estimates are about level

17. Program Notes: NSF GEO President’ s request: Divisions virtually flat across the board Research v. infrastructure: different changes in different divisions Appropriations: very limited changes GEO excluded from 3% research increase in House

18. Program Notes: NASA Earth Science President’ s request: 3.1 percent reduction Reductions: GPM, SMAP, OCO-2 entering operation; ICESat-II launch under review Funding ramp-up for decadal and Venture missions Approps: $82 million separates House and Senate Senate: $62 million above request (roughly flat from FY14) Increases for PACE mission, Landsat successor, Jason-3 and DSCOVR House: $20 million below request (4.2 percent below FY14) ROAM funding reduced

19. Program Notes: NOAA and DOE SC NOAA OAR: ~7% boost sought overall by Administration Primarily due to ~20% boost for climate-related research. BUT: Climate research cut by ~24 percent below FY14 levels in House Senate: smaller increases for climate research, ocean exploration NOAA weather satellites: boosts granted for GOES-R, JPSS DOE Science: climate modeling?

20. Up Next Continuing resolution? Lame duck omnibus? FY 2016 and beyond – back to post- sequester levels What it all means: very tight fiscal room, broad-based growth unlikely But growth in targeted programs?

23. For more info… mhouriha@aaas.org 202-326-6607 http://www.aaas.org/program/rd -budget-and-policy-program