Fiscal Year 2004 Appropriation

January 26, 2004

On January 23, the president signed into law a $328 billion spending bill that includes $5.57 billion for the U.S. National Science Foundation. The appropriation for NSF represents an increase of about $267 million, or 5%, over the Fiscal Year 2003 funding level, and nearly $97 million more than the FY 2004 budget request. 

The consolidated spending bill funds the operations of most of the federal government through September 30, 2004. Since October 1, 2003, when the current fiscal year began, NSF and the other agencies funded by the measure have been operating under a series of stop-gap funding bills that kept the agencies at their FY 2003 levels and prevented the start of new programs.

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

NSF Accounts and Subfunctions

FY 2003 Level ($)

FY 2004 Conference Mark ($)

FY 2004 Final* ($)

Difference Relative to FY 2003 ($)

Biological Sciences

570.68

592.00

588.51

17.83

Computer and Information Science and Engineering

581.89

609.60

606.00

24.11

Engineering

540.51

561.00

557.69

17.18

Geosciences

692.21

719.00

714.76

22.55

Mathematical and Physical
Sciences

1,041.02

1,100.00

1,093.51

52.49

Social, Behavioral and
Economic Sciences

167.52

175.00

173.97

6.45

International Science and Engineering

26.82

30.00

29.82

3.00

Polar Programs

319.07

345.00

342.96

23.89

Integrative Activities

116.74

145.00

144.14

27.41

Total, Research and Related Activities

4,056.46

4,276.60

4,251.37

194.91

Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA)

29.81

51.00

50.70

20.89

EarthScope

29.81

43.50

43.24

13.44

HIAPER

25.53

     

IceCube Neutrino Observatory

24.54

42.00

41.75

17.21

Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation

13.47

8.10

8.05

-5.42

National Ecological Observatory Network        

 South Pole Station

5.73

1.30

1.29

-4.44

Terascale Computing System

9.94

10.00

9.94

0.00

Scientific Ocean Drilling (vessel)        
Total, Major Research Equipment and Facilities

148.54

155.90

154.98

6.44

Math and Science Partnerships

126.67

140.00

139.17

12.50

EPSCoR

89.41

95.00

94.44

5.03

Elementary, Secondary and Informal Education (excl. H1-B)

176.29

207.00

205.78

29.49

Undergraduate Education

159.56

162.94

161.98

2.42

Graduate Education

139.96

156.88

155.95

15.99

Human Resources Development

104.53

116.53

115.84

11.31

Research, Evaluation and
Communication

66.76

66.20

65.81

-0.95

Total, Education and Human Resources

903.17

944.55

938.98

35.81

Salaries and Expenses

189.11

220.00

218.70

29.59

Office of Inspector General

9.19

10.00

9.94

0.75

Office of the National Science Board

3.48

3.90

3.88

0.40

Total

$5,309.95

$5,610.95

$5,577.85

$267.90

Biocomplexity in the Environment

70.47

     
Information Technology Research

298.87

     
Nanoscale Science and Engineering

221.25

255.00

253.50

32.25

Mathematical Sciences Initiative

60.09

     
Human and Social Dynamics

10.00

     
Workforce for the 21st Century  

0.00

0.00

 

*Including 0.59% across-the-board rescission. 

Totals may not add due to rounding.