The Federal R&D Investment in Energy and the Environment Patrick J Clemins November 17, 2010 for the Pew Environment Group AAAS R&D Budget and Policy Program http://www.aaas.org/spp/rd
Composition of the Proposed FY 2011 Budget Total Outlays = $3.8 trillion outlays in billions of dollars Other Mandatory $647 Net Interest $251 Defense Discretionary $661 [Defense R&D] $83 Medicaid $297 Nondefense Discretionary $599 Medicare $491 Social Security $730 [Nondefense R&D] $71 Source: Budget of the United States Government FY 2011. Projected unified deficit is $1.3 trillion.
Trends in Discretionary Spending budget authority in billions of constant FY 2010 dollars 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 Total Discretionary w/ ARRA Defense Discretionary w/ ARRA Nondefense Discretionary w/ ARRA 0 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Source: Budget of the United States Government, FY 2011. FY 2010-2015 data are budget projections.
Federal R&D Funding by Source outlays in billions of constant 2008 dollars 400 350 300 Other 250 200 150 100 Private Industry Federal Government 50 0 1954 1957 1960 1963 1966 1969 1972 1975 1978 1981 1984 1987 1990 1993 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 Source: NSF, Division of Science Resources Statistics, National Patterns of R&D Resources (NSF 08-318) 2008 figures are preliminary.
Character of R&D, 2008 outlays in billions of dollars 300 250 200 Development 150 Applied Research 100 Basic Research 50 0 Federal Government Private Industry Other Source: NSF, Division of Science Resources Statistics, National Patterns of R&D Resources (NSF 08-318) Figures are preliminary.
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT R&D The FY 2011 Federal R&D Investment Total R&D: $148.1b, -0.3% from FY 2010 Basic Research: $30.4b, +4.3% Applied Research: $31.6b, +2.1% Development: $81.5b, -2.9% Equipment and Facilities: $4.6b, +1.3% $82.2b for defense R&D, -4.8% $65.9b for non-defense R&D, +5.9% -1.4% in constant dollars from FY 2010 +0.7% in constant dollars since FY 2004 Peak in FY 2009
Total R&D by Agency, FY 2011 budget authority in billions of dollars DHS, $1.0 USDA, $2.4 All Other, $6.6 Total R&D = $148.1 billion NASA, $11.0 NSF, $5.5 DOE, $11.2 DOD, $78.0 HHS (NIH), $32.2 Source: OMB R&D budget data, agency budget justifications, and other agency documents. R&D includes conduct of R&D and R&D facilities.
Trends in R&D by Agency in billions of constant FY 2010 dollars 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 ARRA Funding All Other USDA NSF NASA DOE NIH DOD 0 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 Source: AAAS Report: Research & Development series. FY 2010 and FY 2011 figures are latest estimates. 1976-1994 figures are NSF data on obligations in the Federal Funds survey.
Trends in Research by Agency in billions of constant FY 2010 dollars 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 ARRA Funding All Other USDA NASA NSF DOD DOE NIH 0 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 Source: AAAS Report: Research & Development series. FY 2010 and FY 2011 figures are latest estimates. Research includes basic research and applied research. 1976-1994 figures are NSF data on obligations in the Federal Funds survey.
U.S. Global Change Research Program, by Agency (budget authority in billions of constant FY 2010 dollars) 3.0 2.5 ARRA All Other 2.0 1.5 1.0 Interior Agriculture Energy NSF 0.5 0.0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 NOAA NASA Source: USGCRP/CCSP Annual Reports and OSTP. Constant-dollar conversions based on OMB's GDP deflators.
Federal Environmental R&D billions of constant FY 2010 dollars budget authority 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 ARRA All Other DOD EPA Interior USDA NOAA NSF NASA DOE Nominal w/ ARRA Total Nominal Source: OMB R&D data, Budget of the United States Government, agency budget justification, agency budget documents, and historical data. Yearly values are adjusted for inflation using OMB's GDP deflators. Nominal values are unadjusted.
Environmental R&D at the Department of Energy (budget authority in billions of constant FY 2010 dollars) 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 * Environmental Management Science Energy Resources Total Nominal 0.0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Source: OMB R&D data, Budget of the United States Government, agency budget justification, agency budget documents, and historical data. * ARRA adds $5.7 billion in Environmental R&D in FY 2009. Yearly values are adjusted for inflation using OMB's GDP deflators. Nominal values are unadjusted. ARRA figure includes more non-r&d items than a typical year due to programmatic funding decisions.
Environmental R&D at the National Science Foundation (budget authority in billions of constant FY 2010 dollars) 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 ARRA Priority Areas Engineering Polar Programs Biological Sciences Geosciences Nominal w/ ARRA Total Nominal 0.0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Source: OMB R&D data, Budget of the United States Government, agency budget justification, agency budget documents, and historical data. Yearly values are adjusted for inflation using OMB's GDP deflators. Nominal values are unadjusted.
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT R&D Recent Energy Initiatives EERE - Biomass/Biorefinery ($777m), Geothermal ($393m), Building Efficiency ($319m), Weatherization ($5.0b), Energy Efficiency and Conservation Grants ($2.8b), Appliance Rebate Program ($299m), Advanced Battery Manufacturing ($2.0b), Alternative Fueled Vehicles ($299m), Transportation Electrification ($398m) ED Smart Grid Investments ($4.1b) Fossil Carbon Capture ($2.6b), Clean Coal Round 3 ($800m) Nuclear Restructure proposed in 2011, splits Gen IV and 2010 into Reactor Concepts and Enabling Technology - Fuel Cycle R&D ARPA-E - $400m in ARRA, $300m requested in 2011
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT R&D Industry Innovation Initiatives S.3839 - SBIR/STTR Extended through January 31, 2011 Keeps same percentages (SBIR: 2.5%, STTR: 0.3%) R&D Tax Credit Proposal Make the tax credit permanent Increase simple formula credit from 14 to 17 percent ARRA Report: $100 billion in innovation $18.7 billion in R&D H.R.5297 Small Business Jobs and Credit Act $30 billion small business lending fund $12 billion in tax breaks Make it in America Agenda Patent Reform