Fiscal Year 2011 Appropriation

May 23, 2011

Congress passed, and the president signed into law, a full-year continuing appropriations act that funds federal agencies through September 30, 2011. The final version of H.R. 1473 is the result of a bipartisan agreement reached late in the evening of Friday, April 8, averting by hours a threatened government shutdown. On April 14, the House approved the measure by a vote of 260–167. The Senate voted on the same day, approving the measure by a vote of 81–19, clearing the bill for the White House. The president signed it into law (P.L. 112-10) the following day.

The U.S. National Science Foundation is funded at approximately $6.8 billion for Fiscal Year 2011, a $65 million, or 1%, reduction from the FY 2010 enacted spending level. The FY 2011 figure includes a 0.2% across-the-board rescission applied to all non-defense programs.

Please see the table below for details. Numbers are presented in millions of dollars.

NSF Activity/Subactivity	FY 2011 Current Plan ($)
Molecular and Cellular Biosciences	123.78
Integrative Organismal Systems	212.79
Environmental Biology	142.69
Biological Infrastructure	129.48
Emerging Frontiers	102.81
Total, Biological Sciences	711.56
Computing and Communication Foundations	175.77
Information and Intelligent Systems	168.74
Computer and Network Systems	209.84
Information Technology Research	80.74
Total, Computer and Information Science and Engineering	635.10
Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems	158.74
Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation	189.70
Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems	97.28
Industrial Innovation and Partnerships	162.71
Engineering Education and Centers	125.28
Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation	29.00
Total, Engineering	762.71
Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences	257.61
Earth Sciences	183.43
Integrative and Collaborative Education and Research	91.83
Ocean Sciences	351.90
Total, Geosciences	884.77
Astronomical Sciences	236.46
Chemistry	232.74
Materials Research	294.59
Mathematical Sciences	239.83
Physics	278.55
Multidisciplinary Activities	26.12
Total, Mathematical and Physical Sciences	1,308.28
Social and Economic Sciences	95.56
Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences	91.18
SBE Office of Multidisciplinary Activities	25.08
National Center for Science & Engineering Statistics ¹	35.41
Total, Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences	247.23
Office of Cyberinfrastructure	209.94
Office of International Science and Engineering	49.04
Arctic Sciences	105.71
Antarctic Sciences	69.16
Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics including [US Antarctic Logistical Support Activities]	258.13 [67.52]
Polar Environment, Health and Safety	6.52
USCG Polar Icebreaking ²	53.89
Total, Office of Polar Programs	493.40
EPSCoR Activities	146.83
Other Integrative Activities	113.43
Integrative Activities Total	260.26
United States Arctic Research Commission	1.58
Total, Research and Related Activities	5,563.87
Undergraduate Education	284.97
Graduate Education	170.90
Human Resource Development	156.50
Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings	248.67
Total, Education and Human Resources	861.03
Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction	117.06
Agency Operations and Award Management	299.40
Office of Inspector General	13.97
Office of the National Science Board	4.53
Total	$6,859.87

_{Totals may not add due to rounding.}

_{¹ The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics is the new name for the former Science Resources Statistics as authorized by the "America Competes Reauthorization Act of 2010," P.L. 111-358.}

_{² The amount of 54.0 million was transferred to the U.S. Coast Guard for icebreaking services to cover all anticipated operations and maintenance costs for FY 2011 less the 0.2% rescission, per P.L. 112-10.}