Washington Update

StateNets MeetingTempe, Arizona

Sue FratkinFebruary 9, 2006

Reports with Impact

• National Innovation Initiative (NII)– Council on Competitiveness

• http://innovateamerica.org/webscr/report.asp

– National Innovation Act of 2005 – S. 2109• KEY ELEMENTS

– INNOVATION ACCELERATION GRANTS– COMMITMENT TO BASIC RESEARCH– FELLOWSHIPS– PERMANENT EXTENSION OF TAX CREDITS– STUDY ON BARRIERS TO INNOVATION

• National Academy of Sciences– Rising Above A Gathering Storm

• www.nationalacademies.org/cosepup

– Protecting America’s Competitive Edge Acts S.2197

• PACE - Energy • PACE - Education• PACE – Finance

Comparing Bills

• NSF – NII – doubles research funding - 5 yrs– PACE - nearly doubles R&RA budget – 7 yrs– ADMIN – doubles overall funding – 10yrs

• DOE– NII – no recommendation– PACE – nearly doubles basic research – 7 yrs

• Authorizes research grants – 5yrs• Establishes Advanced Research Proj. Authority

– ADMIN – doubles overall funding at DOE Office for Science – 10 yrs

• DOD –– NII – 3% of total DOD budget to sci&tech res– PACE – inc.DOD basic res.10% annually2013

• New research grants –early career scientists

– ADMIN – 8% inc FY’07 over FY’06 req. for basic and applied research

Framework for ’07 Budget

• FY’06 budget signed this week – austere– Cuts across the board except DHS & NASA &

NSF in non-defense areas• NIH – .5% Inc.• DOE/OS - 3.8% Dec.• USGS – 4.6% Dec.• EPA - .5% Dec.• DoED –flat (inc. for Katrina)

• Defense Supplemental – 70B addtl spending through 2006– 50B now requested

• Total $120B for 2006, similar to 2005

• Another supplemental expected in Spring

– $4.5B a month in Iraq; $800M a month in Afghanistan

Admin Budget Request – FY’07

• www.gpoaccess.gov/USbudget

• www.aaas.org/spp/rd/fy07.htm

• www.nsf.gov/about/budget/fy2007

• www.ed.gov/about/overview/budget

• www.energy.gov

• www.dhs.gov

Dept of Ed & States

• Ed Tech State Grants– FY’06 $279M; FY’07 O (Block State Grants)

• 21st Century Community Learning Centers– FY’06 $991M; FY’07 $981M

• Assistive Technology– FY’06 $30M; FY’07 $22M (Formula to states)

• Community Tech Centers– FY’06 O; FY’07 O (why even list this?)

Next Steps

• Review budgets

• Determine direct impact

• Make note of impact

• Share details with Federal Relations staff

• Ask that info be shared with MOC local office

• Support FY ’07 budget increases