Scientists have attacked the government’s spending policies after it locked down nearly half of the money that had been allocated for science funding.

The bill for fiscal year 2019 increases allocations for NSF, FDA, and others above 2018 levels.

As the second full week of lapsed funding comes to a close, some 800,000 federal employees are stuck at home, including some biologists.

The ongoing stalemate over the federal budget has forced one-quarter of the US government to begin a second week of closure.

Money from the NIH’s budget, among others, will be used to care for kids in federal custody.

The plan would also allow non-EU countries to pay to participate in EU research programs, albeit without wielding “decisional power.”

The agency is also poised to end a 50-year effort to restore endangered whooping crane populations.

Funds for the NIH and NSF would stay flat, while some agencies, including the FDA and NASA, would see increases.

Congress has increased discretionary spending caps, making it possible that the budgets of US science agencies will rise this fiscal year.