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OUR CHANGING PLANET
The U.S. Climate Change Science Program
for Fiscal Year 2009

A Report by the Climate Change Science Program and
The Subcommittee on Global Change Research
A Supplement to the President's Fiscal Year 2009 Budget
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Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Program Title
FY 2007
FY 2008 Estimate
FY 2009 Request
USGCRP
Global Carbon Cycle
11.9
12.8
12.4
Agricultural Research Service
3.7
3.7
3.1
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
0.9
0.9
2.0
Economic Research Service

0.1

0.1
0.1
Forest Service
7.3
8.1
7.3
Water Cycle
4.9
5.6
4.6
Agricultural Research Service
3.5
3.5
3.2
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service 1
0.0
0.0
0.0
Forest Service
1.5
2.2
1.5
Land Use / Land Cover Change
0.3
0.3
0.1
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
0.3
0.3
0.1
Understanding Atmospheric Composition and Chemistry
19.1
19.6
17.9
Agricultural Research Service
19.1
19.6
17.9
Understanding Ecosystems Changes
15.8
15.7
14.8
Agricultural Research Service
11.8
11.0
10.7
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
0.4
0.4
0.5
Forest Service
3.6
4.2
3.6
Understanding the Human Dimensions of Climate Change
0.0
0.0
0.0
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service 2
0.0
0.0
0.0
Support the UV-B Monitoring Network
0.0
1.6
2.4
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
0.0
1.6
2.4
Other National Research Initiative
0.6
0.6
0.5
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
0.6
0.6
0.5
USGCRP Total
52.7
56.3
52.9
CCRI
Carbon Cycle Research (ARS)
0.7 0.6 0.2
Carbon Cycle Research (FS) 3.6 3.5 3.6
Carbon Management Research 2.0 1.9 2.0
Regional and Sectoral Impacts of Climate Change 1.0 1.0 0.6
Carbon Inventory and Analysis 1.1 1.1 1.1
CCRI Total
8.3
8.1
7.4
Department of Agriculture Total
60.9
64.4
President’s Request
60.3

1 FY 2009 request for the USGCRP Water Cycle element within CSREES was $9,000.

2 FY 2007 and FY 2008 amounts for the USGCRP Human Dimensions element within CSREES were $39,000.

ARS - Agricultural Research Service

FS - Forest Service
Mapping of Budget Request to Appropriations Legislation. In the Appropriations acts, 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. In the interim Appropriations acts, 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

Additional program budget information

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