1.A.2: Science Agency Funding

Double the R&D budget of key science agencies.

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The President’s Budget proposed to double the research budgets of three key science agencies: the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy's Office of Science, and the National Institutes of Standards and Technology. These investments will expand the frontiers of human knowledge and create the foundation for the industries and jobs of the future, such as the convergence of bio, info, and nanotechnologies. The Obama Administration will increase the impact of this investment by providing more support for high-risk, high-return research, for multidisciplinary research, and for scientists and engineers at the beginning of their careers.

Stakeholder(s):

• National Science Foundation


• Department of Energy's Office of Science


• National Institutes of Standards and Technology

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