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 Status of Research Appropriations (updated 8/16/10 - click here for analysis with earmarks and explanatory notes)
   Dollars in millions, excluding earmarks.  Percent change does not factor American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding.

  A G E N C Y 

FY 2009

FY 2010

FY 2011

Final

ARRA

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House

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Senate

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Conf.

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  National Science Foundation 6,490 2,402 6,927 7,424  7.2 7,424 7.2 7,350 6.1 TBD TBD
  DOE Office of Science 4,713 1,633 4,827 5,121 6.1 4,882 1.1 4,969 2.9 TBD TBD
  NIST Core 600 580 605 709 17.2 674 11.4 688 13.7 TBD TBD
  Defense Basic Research 1,633 3 1,722 1,999 16.1 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
  NASA Science & Aeronautics 5,003 550 4,970 6,157 23.9 5,592 12.5 5,904 18.8 TBD TBD
  T O T A L S 18,418 5,168 19,051 21,410 12.4  TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD


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