Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations

On March 23, the president signed into law the omnibus appropriations bill that funds the federal government for the rest of Fiscal Year 2018, which ends on September 30. The House passed the measure by a vote of 256 to 167 on March 22, and Senate approval came early the next day in a 65-to-32 vote.

The "Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018" (Public Law 115-141) provides $1.3 trillion to fund the federal government. Title III covers funding for the U.S. National Science Foundation and other science agencies. The measure provides $7.8 billion for NSF, an increase of $295.14 million, or 3.9%, above the FY 2017 appropriation. It provides $6,334 million for the Research and Related Activities account; $902 million for the Education and Human Resources account; $183 million for the Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction account; $329 million for the Agency Operations and Award Management account; $4 million for the National Science Board account; and $15 million for the Office of Inspector General account.

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

_{Totals may not add due to rounding.}