RISE Project on Thursday released a report alleged drawn up by DIGIPI called «Note on aspects affecting the social and economic climate of Teleorman County,» that speaks of «a crime ring made up of the county's decision makers,» including PSD's Dragnea, who previously was the county's prefect, misappropriated European and
national budget funds.
Not exact matches
For instance, Gingrich is a strong advocate for
funding scientific research and has even endorsed doubling the
budget for the
National Institutes of Health (NIH) and medication - assisted treatment for opioid addiction.
(May previously served as U.K. home secretary, when austerity
budgets limited
funding for
national police.)
From fiscal year 2011 to fiscal year 2012, Rhode Island general
fund spending grew 5.2 percent and it grew another 5.1 percent from FY2012 to FY2013, according to data from the
National Association of State
Budget Officers (NASBO).
To deliver on the new
national climate plan, the next federal
budget will need to include
funding for initiatives to reduce carbon pollution.
NDP promises include a two point cut in the small business tax rate (already implemented in the
budget by the Conservatives); extension of the accelerated capital cost allowance for two years (also already implemented by the Conservatives); an innovation tax credit for machinery used in research and development; an additional one cent of gas tax for the provinces for infrastructure; a transit infrastructure
fund; increased
funding for social housing; a major child care initiative; increasing ODA
funding to 0.7 per cent of Gross
National Income (GNI); and restoring the 6 % annual escalator to the Canada Health Transfer.
The commitment in
Budget 2011 to undertake a Strategic Operating Review to find $ 4 billion in annual savings followed the
Budget 2010 initiatives which restrained growth in
national defence spending, capped
funding of the International Assistance Envelope, forced departments to absorb the increase in annual federal employees» wages for 2011 - 12, and froze their operating
budgets for 2011 - 12 and 2012 - 13 at their 2010 - 11 levels.
The minister who took an axe to the CBC this week, cutting its
funding by 10 per cent, unapologetically clung to the idea of being a champion of the arts on Thursday, touting a
budget that slashed his own department's operations while shielding the Canada Council for the Arts,
national museums and others from
funding cuts.
While we were pleased to see the
National Corridor Strategy in the previous
budget, the overall
funding available for improving and enhancing the Gateway from this program remains significantly below the necessary levels, and it is substantially behind in actually awarding the
funds to begin needed projects.
But if the
National Guard remains with Rahal, the No. 4 seat may remain open until the
budget is completed by sponsors or a driver who brings his / her own
funding.
Among other proposals, the
budget would slash of one - third of Environmental Protection Agency's discretionary
budget, totally eliminate the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the
National Endowment for the Arts, and end the grants that currently
fund food assistance to the elderly via Meals on Wheels.
In the American school lunch system, school lunch
budgets are allocated via federal
funds and school lunch menus are designed to add
national food products (that are available through the USDA).
Schumer said the Trump administration's proposed 2018
budget would cut
funding for the
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health by more than 40 percent.
After promising, to ensure that Nigerians across the country receive basic primary healthcare — so they won't have to pay so much out - of - pocket, he did it with the
National Assembly's passage of the stipulation that 1 % out of the Consolidated Revenue
Fund must go towards
funding primary healthcare in the 2018
budget.
At 10 a.m., Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz celebrates
National Community Development Week by visiting sites
funded by Community Development Block Grants, which are facing elimination in the proposed federal
budget, 100 Dona St., Lackawanna.
The cost of the Crossrail project was largely seen as its most controversial aspect and fears that substantial government
funding would place significant pressures on the transport
budget led former transport secretary Alistair Darling to announce that the Crossrail project would not be
funded entirely by the
national taxpayer.
When de Blasio unveiled his $ 84.68 billion second - draft
budget proposal for the coming fiscal year, he announced that the city would meet Mark - Viverito's request that city establish a permanent taxpayer
funding stream to the New York Immigrant Family Unity Project, a pilot program that has provided attorneys to unauthorized foreign
nationals in immigration court.
The Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika who made this known while briefing State House correspondents after the weekly Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting said that all the airports in the country will be concessioned as the Federal government will not be able to
fund infrastructure from the
national budget.
Also included in the
budget is a plan to buy the city's streetlights from
National Grid and
funds to increase security and maintenance in the downtown area.
The second
Budget also increased funding for the National Health Service, more apprenticeships, efforts to increase productivity and cuts to the welfare b
Budget also increased
funding for the
National Health Service, more apprenticeships, efforts to increase productivity and cuts to the welfare
budgetbudget.
The UK is now running a surplus of # 3.8 bn in its current
budget - the money borrowed to
fund day - to - day spending rather than long - term investment - according to the Office for
National Statistics figures.
Retired Senior Volunteer Program: Seniors concludes the Trump 2018
Budget Blueprint would eliminate all
funding for the Corporation for
National and Community Service, which is the grantor for the very popular Retired Senior Volunteer Program (herein referred to as «RSVP»).
«The Minister of
Budget and
National Planning, Udoma Udo Udoma, had stated that one of the ways to fund the economy was through the sale of some national assets and the proceeds reinvested in the economy for infrastructural deve
National Planning, Udoma Udo Udoma, had stated that one of the ways to
fund the economy was through the sale of some
national assets and the proceeds reinvested in the economy for infrastructural deve
national assets and the proceeds reinvested in the economy for infrastructural development.
Maloney says more work is needed to combat Lyme disease and other tick - borne illnesses — another reason not to cut
funding to the
National Institutes of Health, among cuts proposed in President Trump's 2018
budget.
He said that because part of
funds allocated to Second Niger Bridge in 2016 was returned at the end of the year, the
national assembly reduced allocation to the project in the 2017
Budget by N5bn.
The Trump administration is considering drastically slashing several
national security agency
budgets to
fund the president's long - promised border wall, according to a leaked
budget draft.
During his weekly «Ask the Mayor» segment, WNYC's Brian Lehrer highlighted several of de Blasio's left - wing headaches, including the language City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito inserted into the city
budget requiring the $ 26 million program to provide legal services to undocumented immigrants facing deportation not exclude those found guilty of violent crimes — in defiance of de Blasio's declaration that foreign
nationals convicted of rape, murder or terrorism should not benefit from city
funds.
«The
National Assembly already have an agreement with the Acting President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, that if for example, the Private Finance Initiative does not materialize to provide the needed
funds for the completion of the Lagos - Ibadan Expressway, just as in other areas where government has issues with the
budget, the instruments of virement and supplementary
budget can be used.
The Congressional
Budget Office (CBO) estimated that ACA's discretionary spending provisions, if fully
funded by future appropriations acts, would result in appropriations of almost $ 100 billion over the period FY2012 - FY 2021.11 However, much of that
funding — about $ 85 billion — would be for three programs that were in existence prior to, and whose
funding was reauthorized by, ACA; namely, the
National Health Service Corps, the federal health centers program, and the Indian Health Service (IHS).
But in a statement from the Nigerian Wailers signed by its Deputy
National Publicity Secretary, Mr Fasipe Oluyemi, the group has called on the good people of Nigeria to come out en mass for a protest (#OccupyCBN) to stop this impunity of the Fraudulent Forex Trading, Round Tripping and racketeering going on in the Central Bank of Nigeria aided by its Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele and bring to an end the Manipulation of Forex, illegally
funding Federal Government
budget, short - changing the Money Deposit Bank's reserve ratio at the expense of the Masses as the abuse of internal process.
The group in its statement made available to the Nigeria Politics Online and signed by Executive Director Adetokunbo Mumuni, Said that, «
Budget padding in fact is corruption, as it is implicit in corruption offences such as abuse of office, attempt to embezzle, divert, and misappropriate public
funds, conspiracy to act corruptly, and illicit enrichment, which are recognized under the UN Convention against Corruption to which Nigeria is a state party, and included in
national legislation such as the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Establishment Act and the Fiscal Responsibility Act.»
In a speech to Conservative conference, the culture secretary said
National Lottery
funding had protected «most
budgets» despite cuts in taxpayer
funding.
Citing research by the
National Center for Community Schools and the Children's Aid Society that shows community schools are most effective when they have strong leadership and sustainable
funding, Johnson implored her fellow Regents to advocate for a recurring
funding stream during next year's
budget negotiations.
U.S. Rep. John Katko said Monday that agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency, the
National Endowment for the Arts and grants that
fund Meals on Wheels may see their
budgets trimmed, but Congress will not let them be eliminated.
According to the statement, «As at today, the only request for approval from the Executive for loan was the one dated January 27, 2017 and signed by Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo seeking a «resolution of the
National Assembly For the Issuance of USD 1 Billion EuroBond In the International Capital Market For The
Funding of the 2016
Budget Deficit» and we immediately granted the approval.
NPR reported on a leaked draft document from the White House
budget office that drastically cuts
funding to the Office of
National Drug Control Po...
Although definitions for each category exist (as outlined by the
National Science Foundation in Federal R&D
Funding by
Budget Function: Fiscal Years 1995 - 1997), agencies are not always consistent in their reporting.
(Definitions adapted from
National Science Foundation, Federal R&D
Funding by
Budget Function: Fiscal Years 1993 - 95, Arlington, VA, 1994.)
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Funds for Scientific Research [March 23, 2018] AAAS Statement on FY 2018 Omnibus
Funding Bill [March 22, 2018] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement on Death of Rep. Louise Slaughter [March 16, 2018] AAAS CEO Urges U.S. President and Congress to Lift Funding Restrictions on Gun Violence Research [March 13, 2018] AAAS Statements on Elections and Paper Ballots [March 9, 2018] AAAS Statement on President's 2019 Budget Plan [February 12, 2018] AAAS Statement on FY 2018 Budget Deal and Continuing Resolution [February 9, 2018] AAAS Statement on President Trump's State of the Union Address [January 30, 2018] AAAS Statement on Continuing Resolution Urges FY 2018 Final Omnibus Bill [January 22, 2018] AAAS Statement on U.S. Government Shutdown [January 20, 2018] Community Statement to OMB on Science and Government [December 19, 2017] AAAS CEO Response to Media Report on Use of «Science - Based» at CDC [December 15, 2017] Letter from AAAS and the American Physical Society to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Regarding Scientist Ahmadreza Djalali [December 15, 2017] Multisociety Letter Conference Graduate Student Tax Provisions [December 7, 2017] Multisociety Letter Presses Senate to Preserve Higher Education Tax Benefits [November 29, 2017] AAAS Multisociety Letter on Tax Reform [November 15, 2017] AAAS Letter to U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee on Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1)[November 7, 2017] AAAS Statement on Release of National Climate Assessment Report [November 3, 2017] AAAS Statement on EPA Science Adviser Boards [October 31, 2017] AAAS Statement on EPA Restricting Scientist Communication of Research Results [October 25, 2017] Statement of the Board of Directors of the American Association for the Advancement of Science on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility [October 18, 2017] Scientific Societies» Letter on President Trump's Visa and Immigration Proclamation [October 17, 2017] AAAS Statement on U.S. Withdrawal from UNESCO [October 12, 2017] AAAS Statement on White House Proclamation on Immigration and Visas [September 25, 2017] AAAS Statement from CEO Rush Holt on ARPA - E Reauthorization Act [September 8, 2017] AAAS Speaks Out Against Trump Administration Halt of Young Immigrant Program [September 6, 2017] AAAS Statement on Trump Administration Disbanding National Climate Assessment Advisory Committee [August 22, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Issues Statement On Death of Former Rep. Vern Ehlers [August 17, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt and 15 Other Science Society Leaders Request Climate Science Meeting with EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt [July 31, 2017] AAAS Encourages Congressional Appropriators to Invest in Research and Innovation [July 25, 2017] AAAS CEO Urges Secretary of State to Fill Post of Science and Technology Adviser [July 13, 2017] AAAS and ESA Urge Trump Administration to Protect Monuments [July 7, 2017] AAAS Statement on House Appropriations Bill for the Department of Energy [June 28, 2017] Scientific Organizations Statement on Science and Government [June 27, 2017] AAAS Statement on White House Executive Order on Cuba Relations [June 16, 2017] AAAS Statement on Paris Agreement on Climate Change [June 1, 2017] AAAS Statement from CEO Rush Holt on Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Proposal [May 23, 2017] AAAS thanks the Congress for prioritizing research and development funding in the FY 2017 omnibus appropriations [May 9, 2017] AAAS Statement on Dismissal of Scientists on EPA Scientific Advisory Board [May 8, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement on FY 2017 Appropriations [May 1, 2017] AAAS CEO Statement on Executive Order on Climate Change [March 28, 2017] AAAS leads an intersociety letter on the HONEST Act [March 28, 2017] President's Budget Plan Would Cripple Science and Technology, AAAS Says [March 16, 2017] AAAS Responds to New Immigration Executive Order [March 6, 2017] AAAS CEO Responds to Trump Immigration and Visa Order [January 28, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement on Federal Scientists and Public Communication [January 24, 2017] AAAS thanks leaders of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act [December 21, 2016] AAAS CEO Rush Holt raises concern over President - Elect Donald Trump's EPA Director Selection [December 15, 2016] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement Following the House Passage of 21st Century Cures Act [December 2, 2016] Letter from U.S. scientific, engineering, and higher education community leaders to President - elect Trump's transition team [November 23, 2016] Letter from AAAS CEO Rush Holt to Senate Leaders and Letter to House Leaders to pass a FY 2017 Omnibus Spending Bill [November 15, 2016] AAAS reaffirms the reality of human - caused climate change [June 28
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Funding Restrictions on Gun Violence Research [March 13, 2018] AAAS Statements on Elections and Paper Ballots [March 9, 2018] AAAS Statement on President's 2019 Budget Plan [February 12, 2018] AAAS Statement on FY 2018 Budget Deal and Continuing Resolution [February 9, 2018] AAAS Statement on President Trump's State of the Union Address [January 30, 2018] AAAS Statement on Continuing Resolution Urges FY 2018 Final Omnibus Bill [January 22, 2018] AAAS Statement on U.S. Government Shutdown [January 20, 2018] Community Statement to OMB on Science and Government [December 19, 2017] AAAS CEO Response to Media Report on Use of «Science - Based» at CDC [December 15, 2017] Letter from AAAS and the American Physical Society to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Regarding Scientist Ahmadreza Djalali [December 15, 2017] Multisociety Letter Conference Graduate Student Tax Provisions [December 7, 2017] Multisociety Letter Presses Senate to Preserve Higher Education Tax Benefits [November 29, 2017] AAAS Multisociety Letter on Tax Reform [November 15, 2017] AAAS Letter to U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee on Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1)[November 7, 2017] AAAS Statement on Release of National Climate Assessment Report [November 3, 2017] AAAS Statement on EPA Science Adviser Boards [October 31, 2017] AAAS Statement on EPA Restricting Scientist Communication of Research Results [October 25, 2017] Statement of the Board of Directors of the American Association for the Advancement of Science on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility [October 18, 2017] Scientific Societies» Letter on President Trump's Visa and Immigration Proclamation [October 17, 2017] AAAS Statement on U.S. Withdrawal from UNESCO [October 12, 2017] AAAS Statement on White House Proclamation on Immigration and Visas [September 25, 2017] AAAS Statement from CEO Rush Holt on ARPA - E Reauthorization Act [September 8, 2017] AAAS Speaks Out Against Trump Administration Halt of Young Immigrant Program [September 6, 2017] AAAS Statement on Trump Administration Disbanding National Climate Assessment Advisory Committee [August 22, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Issues Statement On Death of Former Rep. Vern Ehlers [August 17, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt and 15 Other Science Society Leaders Request Climate Science Meeting with EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt [July 31, 2017] AAAS Encourages Congressional Appropriators to Invest in Research and Innovation [July 25, 2017] AAAS CEO Urges Secretary of State to Fill Post of Science and Technology Adviser [July 13, 2017] AAAS and ESA Urge Trump Administration to Protect Monuments [July 7, 2017] AAAS Statement on House Appropriations Bill for the Department of Energy [June 28, 2017] Scientific Organizations Statement on Science and Government [June 27, 2017] AAAS Statement on White House Executive Order on Cuba Relations [June 16, 2017] AAAS Statement on Paris Agreement on Climate Change [June 1, 2017] AAAS Statement from CEO Rush Holt on Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Proposal [May 23, 2017] AAAS thanks the Congress for prioritizing research and development funding in the FY 2017 omnibus appropriations [May 9, 2017] AAAS Statement on Dismissal of Scientists on EPA Scientific Advisory Board [May 8, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement on FY 2017 Appropriations [May 1, 2017] AAAS CEO Statement on Executive Order on Climate Change [March 28, 2017] AAAS leads an intersociety letter on the HONEST Act [March 28, 2017] President's Budget Plan Would Cripple Science and Technology, AAAS Says [March 16, 2017] AAAS Responds to New Immigration Executive Order [March 6, 2017] AAAS CEO Responds to Trump Immigration and Visa Order [January 28, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement on Federal Scientists and Public Communication [January 24, 2017] AAAS thanks leaders of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act [December 21, 2016] AAAS CEO Rush Holt raises concern over President - Elect Donald Trump's EPA Director Selection [December 15, 2016] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement Following the House Passage of 21st Century Cures Act [December 2, 2016] Letter from U.S. scientific, engineering, and higher education community leaders to President - elect Trump's transition team [November 23, 2016] Letter from AAAS CEO Rush Holt to Senate Leaders and Letter to House Leaders to pass a FY 2017 Omnibus Spending Bill [November 15, 2016] AAAS reaffirms the reality of human - caused climate change [June 28
Funding Restrictions on Gun Violence Research [March 13, 2018] AAAS Statements on Elections and Paper Ballots [March 9, 2018] AAAS Statement on President's 2019
Budget Plan [February 12, 2018] AAAS Statement on FY 2018
Budget Deal and Continuing Resolution [February 9, 2018] AAAS Statement on President Trump's State of the Union Address [January 30, 2018] AAAS Statement on Continuing Resolution Urges FY 2018 Final Omnibus Bill [January 22, 2018] AAAS Statement on U.S. Government Shutdown [January 20, 2018] Community Statement to OMB on Science and Government [December 19, 2017] AAAS CEO Response to Media Report on Use of «Science - Based» at CDC [December 15, 2017] Letter from AAAS and the American Physical Society to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Regarding Scientist Ahmadreza Djalali [December 15, 2017] Multisociety Letter Conference Graduate Student Tax Provisions [December 7, 2017] Multisociety Letter Presses Senate to Preserve Higher Education Tax Benefits [November 29, 2017] AAAS Multisociety Letter on Tax Reform [November 15, 2017] AAAS Letter to U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee on Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1)[November 7, 2017] AAAS Statement on Release of
National Climate Assessment Report [November 3, 2017] AAAS Statement on EPA Science Adviser Boards [October 31, 2017] AAAS Statement on EPA Restricting Scientist Communication of Research Results [October 25, 2017] Statement of the Board of Directors of the American Association for the Advancement of Science on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility [October 18, 2017] Scientific Societies» Letter on President Trump's Visa and Immigration Proclamation [October 17, 2017] AAAS Statement on U.S. Withdrawal from UNESCO [October 12, 2017] AAAS Statement on White House Proclamation on Immigration and Visas [September 25, 2017] AAAS Statement from CEO Rush Holt on ARPA - E Reauthorization Act [September 8, 2017] AAAS Speaks Out Against Trump Administration Halt of Young Immigrant Program [September 6, 2017] AAAS Statement on Trump Administration Disbanding
National Climate Assessment Advisory Committee [August 22, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Issues Statement On Death of Former Rep. Vern Ehlers [August 17, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt and 15 Other Science Society Leaders Request Climate Science Meeting with EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt [July 31, 2017] AAAS Encourages Congressional Appropriators to Invest in Research and Innovation [July 25, 2017] AAAS CEO Urges Secretary of State to Fill Post of Science and Technology Adviser [July 13, 2017] AAAS and ESA Urge Trump Administration to Protect Monuments [July 7, 2017] AAAS Statement on House Appropriations Bill for the Department of Energy [June 28, 2017] Scientific Organizations Statement on Science and Government [June 27, 2017] AAAS Statement on White House Executive Order on Cuba Relations [June 16, 2017] AAAS Statement on Paris Agreement on Climate Change [June 1, 2017] AAAS Statement from CEO Rush Holt on Fiscal Year 2018
Budget Proposal [May 23, 2017] AAAS thanks the Congress for prioritizing research and development
funding in the FY 2017 omnibus appropriations [May 9, 2017] AAAS Statement on Dismissal of Scientists on EPA Scientific Advisory Board [May 8, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement on FY 2017 Appropriations [May 1, 2017] AAAS CEO Statement on Executive Order on Climate Change [March 28, 2017] AAAS leads an intersociety letter on the HONEST Act [March 28, 2017] President's Budget Plan Would Cripple Science and Technology, AAAS Says [March 16, 2017] AAAS Responds to New Immigration Executive Order [March 6, 2017] AAAS CEO Responds to Trump Immigration and Visa Order [January 28, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement on Federal Scientists and Public Communication [January 24, 2017] AAAS thanks leaders of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act [December 21, 2016] AAAS CEO Rush Holt raises concern over President - Elect Donald Trump's EPA Director Selection [December 15, 2016] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement Following the House Passage of 21st Century Cures Act [December 2, 2016] Letter from U.S. scientific, engineering, and higher education community leaders to President - elect Trump's transition team [November 23, 2016] Letter from AAAS CEO Rush Holt to Senate Leaders and Letter to House Leaders to pass a FY 2017 Omnibus Spending Bill [November 15, 2016] AAAS reaffirms the reality of human - caused climate change [June 28
funding in the FY 2017 omnibus appropriations [May 9, 2017] AAAS Statement on Dismissal of Scientists on EPA Scientific Advisory Board [May 8, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement on FY 2017 Appropriations [May 1, 2017] AAAS CEO Statement on Executive Order on Climate Change [March 28, 2017] AAAS leads an intersociety letter on the HONEST Act [March 28, 2017] President's
Budget Plan Would Cripple Science and Technology, AAAS Says [March 16, 2017] AAAS Responds to New Immigration Executive Order [March 6, 2017] AAAS CEO Responds to Trump Immigration and Visa Order [January 28, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement on Federal Scientists and Public Communication [January 24, 2017] AAAS thanks leaders of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act [December 21, 2016] AAAS CEO Rush Holt raises concern over President - Elect Donald Trump's EPA Director Selection [December 15, 2016] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement Following the House Passage of 21st Century Cures Act [December 2, 2016] Letter from U.S. scientific, engineering, and higher education community leaders to President - elect Trump's transition team [November 23, 2016] Letter from AAAS CEO Rush Holt to Senate Leaders and Letter to House Leaders to pass a FY 2017 Omnibus Spending Bill [November 15, 2016] AAAS reaffirms the reality of human - caused climate change [June 28, 2016]
The
budget plan proposes steep cuts at the
National Institutes of Health, which
funds biomedical research conducted by the nation's leading colleges and universities.
A Senate spending panel today approved a tiny
budget increase next year for the
National Science Foundation (NSF) and flat
funding for NASA — and congratulated themselves for doing so given a cap on overall domestic discretionary spending across the government.
National Institutes of Health
Funding Tables:
Budget by Institute
Budget by Mechanism See also: NIH in the AAAS Appropriations Dashboard
Ultimately,
funds will need to come from
national sources, perhaps augmented from the communal
budget of the EU.
Critics of the agreement, including many politicians and some astronomers in Brazil, thought the original pledge of
funding was way above the pay grade of the
national science
budget, especially as the country's finances worsened.
Australia's other main grant
funding body, the
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), invests its A$ 700 million yearly
budget in fields that cover the government's health priorities, such as dementia, obesity and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people's health.
Observers agreed that Congress was likely to try hard to hold the line against
budget increases and to provide extra
funding only for a small number of high
national priorities.
It would become a new
National Institute for Research on Safety and Quality
funded at $ 272 million from NIH's
budget, with an additional $ 107 million from an existing trust
fund for patient - centered outcomes research.
According to Matthew Hourihan, director of the AAAS R&D
Budget and Policy Program, current legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives would reduce support for the
National Science Foundation's geosciences directorate by approximately 16 percent in fiscal year 2016, compared with current levels, while NASA's Earth Sciences program would receive a 5 %
funding cut.
With its annual
budget of more than $ 27 billion, the
National Institutes of Health (NIH), the giant of American research
funders, dwarfs the
National Science Foundation (NSF), with less than $ 6 billion a year.
The US
National Science Foundation (NSF), which
funds about two - thirds of the observatory's annual US$ 12 - million
budget, has decided to continue operating it in collaboration with as - yet - to - be-decided partners.