Challenges to Federal R&D for Science

Emerging Challenges to Federal Funding for Science and Innovation

Jerry SheehanGovernment Program Manager

July 15, 2005

The American Waterfall of Technological Innovation

Federal Funding Drives R&D at Universities

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Universities are Critical Performers of R&D for NIH and NSF

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The Long Wave of Federal Spending Shows A Troubling Pinching of Discretionary Spending

Congressional Budget Office, Jan 2005

The Growing Deficit Puts Pressure on Discretionary Spending

The Elephant in the Room

Budget Pressures Cause Basic Research to Flatline

FY06 R&D Funding by Select Agency

The Time of Troubles

DARPA Funding Trends

DARPA Support for IT Research

Total IT research funding

University IT research

funding

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~125M for FY05

43% reduction in 5 years!

Impact of Funding Change on NSF

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The Forces of Globalization: American Science and Engineering Dominance is

Challenged







Source: Richard Freeman, National Bureau of Economic Research, July 2005

Market Forces and Impacts on Computer Science Majors

Percentage of freshmen interested in CS

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The Only Thing We Have To Fear is Fear Itself:Reaction to International Students

Foreign Student Enrollment: The Impact of 9/11 in Historical Context

Source: Institute for International Education, Open Doors 2004 Report

California is Heavily Impacted by Changein Foreign Student Enrollment

Source: Institute for International Education, Open Doors 2004 Report

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