Budget Information
HIGHLIGHTS
- The House Appropriations Committee proposed to boost NIH funding by $1.25 billion over the current level of $33.3 billion, while the Senate Appropriations Committee proposed a $2 billion increase.
- Both the House and Senate Appropriations Committees propose an increase for NASA in FY2017 that is $1 billion more than the president’s budget request.
- The House and Senate have both proposed increasing the DOE Office of Science by $50 million over the FY2016 funding level of $5.35 billion.
- The Senate Appropriations Committee bill would hold funding for NSF research steady at $6.034 billion while the House would increase it by less than 1 percent to $6.079 billion. This is in line with the president’s budget request which also proposed $6.079 billion in discretionary spending for NSF research next year.
FY2017 EPSCoR/IDeA Budget Summary
Numbers in millions of dollars
| Agency | FY15 Omnibus | FY16 Omnibus | FY17 Budget Request | FY17 Coalition Goals | FY17 House | FY17 Senate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSF | $159.69 | $160.00 | $162.13* | $170.00 | $170.70 | $160.00 |
| NIH | $273.33 | $320.80 | $320.84 | $331.14 | $333.30 | $333.40 |
| DOE | $10.00 | $15.00 | $8.50 | $20.00 | $10.00 | $20.00 |
| USDA | $48.70** | $52.50** | N/A | $56.25** | $56.25** | $52.25** |
| NASA | $18.00 | $18.00 | $9.00 | $25.00 | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| TOTALS | $509.72 | $566.30 | $500.45*** | $602.39 | $588.25 | $587.65 |
* Represents discretionary spending only
** Represents 15 percent of the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) budget
*** Figure does not include AFRI funding