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.