Table 5-3
EPSCoR and EPSCoR-like program budgets, by agency: FY 1996–2006
(Millions of dollars)
 
Agency   1996   1997   1998   1999   2000   2001   2002   2003   2004   2005   2006
 
All agencies   79.1   80.9   74.1   91.0   129.7   209.2   270.7   353.9   351.5   365.7   353.4
DOD   18.6   16.2   18.0   19.0   24.0   18.7   15.7   15.7   8.4   11.4   11.5
DOE   6.5   6.3   6.8   6.8   6.8   7.7   7.7   11.7   7.7   7.6   7.3
EPA   NA   2.5   2.5   2.5   NA   NA   NA   NA   2.5   2.4   0.0
NASA   5.0   4.6   5.0   5.0   8.9   9.2   8.8   9.2   8.6   10.8   0.0
NIH   2.2   1.9   5.0   10.0   40.0   100.0   160.0   210.0   214.0   222.0   220.0
NSF   35.7   38.4   36.8   47.7   50.0   73.6   78.5   87.9   93.3   92.9   96.6
USDA   11.1   11.0   NA   NA   NA   NA   NA   19.3   17.0   18.6   18.0
 

NA = not available

DOD = Department of Defense; DOE = Department of Energy; EPA = Environmental Protection Agency; EPSCoR = Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research; NASA = National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NIH = National Institutes of Health; NSF = National Science Foundation; USDA = U.S. Department of Agriculture

NOTES: EPA discontinued issuing separate EPSCoR program solicitations in FY 2006. NASA plans for FY 2006 awards, but no selections yet made. NASA has 2-year money.

SOURCES: 1998–2006 data for DOE, NASA, NIH, NSF, and USDA provided by agency EPSCoR representatives (USDA 2003–05 data from agency website); 2004–06 data for EPA taken from DOE website, EPSCoR Funding by Agency; 2000–06 data for DOD from DOD news releases; 1996–97 data for all agencies and 1998 and 1999 data for DOD and EPA from National Science Board, Science and Engineering Indicators 2000, table 6-1.

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