NIH Cuts Number But Boosts Size of Competing Grants

TI: 1990 FEDERAL SCIENCE BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS DT: February 6, 1989 PG: 3 TY: NEWS (The Scientist, Vol:3, #3, pg. 3, February 6, 1989) (Copyright, The Scientist, Inc.) ---------- (in millions of dollars) AGENCY 1989 1990 % Funded Requested Change NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH Major Organizations: NCI 1,571 1,646 +5 (Cancer) NHLBI 1,045 1,082 +2 (Heart,Lung,Blood) NIDR 130 136 +4 (Dental) NIDDK 559 582 +4 (Diabetes, Digestive, Kidney Diseases) NINDS 480 502 +4 (Neurological Disease) NIAID 743 8


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TI: 1990 FEDERAL SCIENCE BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS DT: February 6, 1989 PG: 3 TY: NEWS (The Scientist, Vol:3, #3, pg. 3, February 6, 1989) (Copyright, The Scientist, Inc.) ---------- (in millions of dollars) AGENCY 1989 1990 % Funded Requested Change NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH Major Organizations: NCI 1,571 1,646 +5 (Cancer) NHLBI 1,045 1,082 +2 (Heart,Lung,Blood) NIDR 130 136 +4 (Dental) NIDDK 559 582 +4 (Diabetes, Digestive, Kidney Diseases) NINDS 480 502 +4 (Neurological Disease) NIAID 743 843 +13 (Allergy, Infectious Disease) NIGMS 682 781 +14 (General Medicine) NICHD 425 444 +4 (Child, Human Development) NEI 231 239 +3 (Eye) NIEHS 223 231 +3 (Environmental Health) NIA 222 230 +3 (Aging) NIAMS 160 168 +5 (Arthritis) NIDCD 87 91 +4 (Deafness) DRR 358 308 -14 (Research Resources) NCNR 29 31 +6 (Nursing) NLM 74 78 +5 (Library Of Medicine) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration 1,259 1,075 -14 Patent And Trademark Office 109 101 -8 Natl. Inst. Of Standards And Technology 159 155 -2 AGENCY 1989 1990 % Funded Requested Change NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Major Research And Related Activities: 1,584 1,803 +14 Biological, Social Sciences 281 314 +11 Computer Sciences 152 191 +25 Engineering 187 211 +12 Geosciences 310 341 +10 Math, Phys. Sciences 503 553 +10 Education 171 190 +11 Antarctic Program 131 156 +19 NASA Research And Development $4,266 $5,751 +34 Space Station 900 2,050 +127 Space Science 1,228 1,414 +15 Physics, Astronomy 734 894 +21 Life Science 78 124 +59 Planetary Exploration 416 396 -4 Space Applications 601 579 -3 Space Research, Technology 295 338 +14 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY General Science And Research 922 1,169 +26 High-Energy Physics 559 616 +10 SSC 98 250 +155 Nuclear Physics 260 299 +15 Basic Energy Sciences 549 590 +7 Magnetic Fusion 350 349 0 Biological, Environmental 257 271 +5 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Ag. Research Service 563 581 +3 Coop. State Research Service 340 295 -13 (The Scientist, Vol:3, #3, pg. 18, February 6, 1989) (Copyright, The Scientist, Inc.) ---------- WE WELCOME YOUR OPINION. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THIS STORY, PLEASE WRITE TO US AT EITHER ONE OF THE FOLLOWING ADDRESSES: garfield@aurora.cis.upenn.edu 71764.2561@compuserve.com The Scientist, 3600 Market Street, Suite 450, Philadelphia, PA 19104 U.S.A. -------- NXT: --------------------------------------------------
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