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OUR CHANGING PLANET
The U.S. Climate Change Science Program
for Fiscal Year 2006

A Report by the Climate Change Science Program and
The Subcommittee on Global Change Research
A Supplement to the President's Fiscal Year 2006 Budget
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Department of Agriculture (USDA)

USDA Program Title
FY 2004
FY 2005 Estimate
FY 2006 Request
USGCRP
Global Carbon Cycle
11.7
10.4
12.1
Agricultural Research Service
1.6
2.1
1.8
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
2.8
1.0
3.0
Economic Research Service
0.1
0.1
0.1
Forest Service
7.2
7.2
7.2
Water Cycle
7.2
8.1
17.2
Agricultural Research Service
4.0
4.1
3.8
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
1.8
2.6
12.0
Forest Service
1.4
1.4
1.4
Land Use / Land Cover Change
2.9
3.5
5.0
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
2.9
3.5
5.0
Understanding Atmospheric Composition and Chemistry
20.7
21.2
20.0
Agricultural Research Service
18
18.2
17.0
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
2.7
3.0
3.0
Understanding Ecosystems Changes
17.6
17.8
18.2
Agricultural Research Service
11.6
11.8
11.6
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
2.5
2.5
3.0
Forest Service
3.5
3.5
3.6
Support the UV-B Monitoring Network
2.0
2.0
2.5
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
2.0
2.0
2.5
Other National Research Initiative
1.7
1.7
1.7
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
1.7
1.7
1.7
USGCRP Total
63.8
64.7
76.7
CCRI
Carbon Cycle Research (ARS)
0.9 1.1 1.4
Carbon Cycle Research (FS) 3.3 3.3 3.6
Carbon Inventory and Analysis (FS) 0.6 1.1 1.1
Carbon Management Research (FS) 1.2 1.6 1.9
Regional and Sectoral Impacts of Climate Change (ARS) 0.4 0.9 3.1
Strengthening Basic Climate Change Technology Research (ARS) 0.0 0.0 0.7
CCRI Total
6.4
8.0
11.8
Department of Agriculture Total
70.2
72.7
President’s Request
88.5

ARS Agricultural Research Service
FS Forest Service
Mapping of Budget Request to Appropriations Legislation. In the Appropriations Committee reports, Department of Agriculture CCSP activities are funded under Title I-Agricultural Programs, within the ARS, CSREES Research and Education Activities, and ERS accounts; and under Title II-Conservation Programs, within the NRCS Conservation Operations account. Also in the Appropriations Committee reports, U.S. Department of Agriculture CCSP activities are funded in the USDA FS section under Title II-Related Agencies, within the FS Forest Research account.

Also available:

PDF version of the USDA budget table

Appendix A: Details on USDA contributions to the CCSP

PDF version of the full report

The hardcopy version of this report is available free of charge from the GCRIO Online Catalog

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