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Suggested Citation:"D: National Science Foundation Budget Numbers." National Research Council. 2000. Federal Funding of Astronomical Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9954.
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National Science Foundation Budget Numbers

TABLE D.1 National Science Foundation and Mathematics and Physical Sciences Directorate Budget Numbers in Millions of Real-Year Dollars, 1990 to 1999

Year

Total NSF R&Da

Total NSF R&RAb

MPSc

MPS+MREc

1990

1,729

1,555

514.09

518.50

1991

1,893

1,773

541.63

564.13

1992

1,972

1,871

584.36

622.36

1993

2,014

2,046

585.86

619.93

1994

2,243

2,168

617.88

634.92

1995

2,396

2,281

645.24

771.24

1996

2,391

2,327

660.51

730.51

1997

2,424

2,434

693.45

748.45

1998

2,501

2,572

675.09

713.40

1999

2,714

2,809

706.83

736.67

a NSF total R&D funding from AAAS historical data on federal R&D, March 1999, available online at <http://www.aaas.org/spp/dspp/rd/guide.htm >.

b NSF total R&RA funding from NSF and R. Konkel; does not include facility construction.

c NSF MPS data are from R. Eisenstein and P. McNamara and include science and technology centers' funding. The column labeled MPS (Mathematics and Physical Sciences Directorate, NSF) does not include funding for major research equipment (MRE).

Suggested Citation:"D: National Science Foundation Budget Numbers." National Research Council. 2000. Federal Funding of Astronomical Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9954.
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The Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics (CAA), at its meeting on September 8, 1997, was briefed on the legislative report accompanying the bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for the National Science Foundation (NSF). The report raised a number of questions about trends in support for research in astronomy and the overall robustness of the programs providing that support. At its meeting, the CAA heard the views of NSF and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on these issues. In consultation with the Board on Physics and Astronomy, the Space Studies Board, and representatives of NASA and NSF, the committee accepted the task of studying three of the questions raised by the House Science Committee (HSC). It was intended that the results of the study would help guide federal support of basic research for the next decade and serve as analytical input to the new 2000 decadal survey of the Astronomy and Astrophysics Survey Committee (AASC). The study would not offer specific funding recommendations, but rather would provide a background analysis of the alignment between available resources, agency priorities, and the vitality of the basic research program.

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