Researchers can now breathe a sigh of relief; even though the 2018 Federal spending plan took six additional months to pass, there are some encouraging budget figures for Research & Development (R&D).\u00a0 Over the past 12 months, the US R&D community has expressed considerable fears about the future of funding.<\/p>\n
The new Federal budget for “federal R&D spending will reach its highest point ever in inflation-adjusted dollars,” according to the American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS<\/a>) article “AAAS Celebrates Federal Spending Increases for Scientific Research<\/a>” (3\/23\/18).<\/span><\/p>\n Science<\/em><\/a> published an article on Friday, March 23rd as well, “Trump, Congress approves largest U.S. spending increase in a decade<\/a>,” highlighting some of the key science agencies benefiting from the spending plan:<\/p>\n The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture also received funding increases, although not in the amazing proportions as those mentioned above.\u00a0 Unfortunately, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) did not receive any budgetary increase; they received a partial win,\u00a0 narrowly escaping the proposed deep cuts that lawmakers ultimately rejected.<\/p>\n The\u00a0Science<\/em> article <\/a>estimated that “R&D spending in 2018 will reach $176.8 billion.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Researchers can now breathe a sigh of relief; even though the 2018 Federal spending plan took six additional months to pass, there are some encouraging budget figures for Research & Development (R&D).\u00a0 Over the past 12 months, the US R&D … Continue reading \n