Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2015

Sargent, John F., Jr.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Federal budgets;    Federal budget process;    Research and development;    Research grants;   

RP-ID  :  R43580
RP-ID  :  R43580_2014Dec17

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The federal government has played an important role in supporting research and development (R&D) efforts that have led to scientific breakthroughs and new technologies, from jet aircraft and the Internet to communications satellites, shale gas extraction, and defenses against disease. However, widespread concerns about the federal debt and recent and projected federal budget deficits are driving difficult decisions about the prioritization of R&D, both in the context of the entire federal budget and among competing needs within the federal R&D portfolio. This report begins with a discussion of the overall level of R&D funding requested in the President's budget, followed by analyses of requested R&D funding from a variety of perspectives and for selected multiagency R&D initiatives. The report concludes with discussion and analysis of the R&D budget requests of selected federal departments and agencies that, collectively, account for about 98% of total federal R&D funding.