FY17 OMNIBUS PACKAGE INCREASES RESEARCH AND HIGHER EDUCTION FUNDING
OVERVIEW OnMay5,2017,PresidentTrumpsignedintolawtheFY17ConsolidatedOmnibusAppropriationsbill(H.R.244),whichincorporates11outof12FY17appropriationsbills(MilitaryConstruction-VeteransAffairswasenactedearlier).Thepackage,whichpassedtheHouseonMay3andtheSenateonMay4,includesfundingincreasesforseveralresearchandhighereducationprograms,includinga$2-billionincreasefortheNationalInstitutesofHealth(NIH)andrestorationoftheyear-roundPellGrant.
ThisdocumentsummarizestheFY17fundingforfederalagenciesandprogramsofinteresttoStonyBrookUniversity.
RESEARCH DepartmentofDefense(DOD)
Theomnibusprovides$516.1billioninbaseDefensefundingand$61.8billionforOverseasContingencyOperations(OCO).Themeasureincludes$2.28billionforbasicresearch,a$33million,or1.4percent,reductionfromFY16.Themajorityofthecutsto6.1targettheNavyaccount.ThebillprovidesfundingfortheDefenseAdvancedResearchProjectsAgency(DARPA)at$2.94billion,anincreaseof$48millionor1.7%overFY16.Theomnibusalsoincludesa$50millionrescissionlistedasDARPAundistributedreduction.
DepartmentofEnergy(DOE)
Theomnibusprovides$5.39billionfortheDOEOfficeofScience,anincreaseof$42million,orlessthanonepercent,aboveFY16.ThemeasurealsofundstheAdvancedResearchProjectsAgency–Energy(ARPA-E)at$306million,a$15million,or5.2percent,increaseaboveFY16.
NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)
Theomnibusprovides$19.65billionforNASA,a$368millionincreaseaboveFY16.Thisfigureincludes$5.76billionforNASA’sScienceMissionDirectorate,a3.15percent,or$175million,increaseoverFY16.EarthSciencewouldreceive$1.921billion,Astrophysics$750million,theJamesWebbSpaceTelescope$569.4million,andHeliophysics$678.5million.
FY17 OMNIBUS PACKAGE INCREASES RESEARCH AND HIGHER EDUCTION FUNDING
Theomnibusprovidesamodestincreaseof$20millionfortheAeronauticsMissionDirectorateforatotalof$660million.TheSpaceTechnologyMissionDirectorateislevel-fundedat$686.5million.Theomnibusalsoincludes$40millionfortheSpaceGrantFellowshipProgram.
NationalScienceFoundation(NSF)
Theomnibusprovides$7.47billionforNSF,anincreaseof$8.7millionfortheagency.TheResearchandRelatedActivitiesDirectorateandtheEducationandHumanResourcesDirectoratearelevel-fundedare$6.03billionand$880million,respectively.Theomnibusalsoincludes$209millionforMajorResearchEquipmentandFacilitiesConstruction,whichisa$9millionincreaseoverFY16.
NationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration(NOAA)
OverallfundingfortheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration(NOAA)dips1.6%to$5.68billion.However,thelargestpercentageincreasegoestoNOAA’sOfficeofOceanicandAtmosphericResearch(OAR),whosebudgetrises6.67%to$514million.ThisisadramaticdifferencefromTrump’sFY2018proposaltocutOARby26%.
OtherNOAAprograms:
• OceanicandAtmosphericResearch:$477.73million($15millionincrease)• SeaGrant&MarineAquacultureProgram:$72.5million($500thousanddecrease)
HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND STUDENT FINANCIAL AID DepartmentofEducation(ED)
TheomnibusfundsthePellGrantprogramat$22.475billionandmaintainsthediscretionaryportionofthemaximumawardat$4,860forthe2017-18schoolyear.Themandatoryportionofthemaximumawardraisestheawardby$105to$5,920.1.
Inaddition,thelanguagerestoresyear-roundPellGrantawards,whichisestimatedtoprovideapproximatelyonemillionstudentsanadditional$1,650.Thebillrescinds$1.3billionfromthePellsurplus,allottingacarryoverof$6.2billionforFY18.
FY17 OMNIBUS PACKAGE INCREASES RESEARCH AND HIGHER EDUCTION FUNDING
OtherEDprograms:
• FederalWorkStudy(FWS)isfundedat$990million,thesamelevelasFY16• SupplementalEducationOpportunityGrant(SEOG)isfundedat$733million,thesamelevelas
FY16• GraduateAssistanceinAreasofNationalNeed(GAANN)isfundedat$28million,reflectinga$1
millionor3.4percentcutfromFY16• InstituteofEducationSciences(IES)isfundedat$605million,a$13million,or2.1percent
decreasefromFY16• InternationalEducationandForeignLanguageStudies(TitleVI)isfundedat$72million,thesame
levelasFY16
NationalEndowmentfortheHumanities(NEH)
Theomnibusprovides$150millionforNEH,a$2million,or1.4percent,increaseabovetheFY16fundinglevel.
HEALTH NationalInstitutesofHealth(NIH)
TheomnibusprovidesfundingforNIHat$34.1billion,anincreaseof$2billion,or6.2percent,abovetheFY16level.Thisfigureincludes$352millionprovidedbythe21stCenturyCuresAct.
Keyhighlights
• $1.39billionforAlzheimer’sdiseaseresearch,anincreaseof$400million• $5.7billionfortheNationalCancerInstitute,anincreaseof$475.8million• $320millionforthePrecisionMedicineInitiative,anincreaseof$120million• $260millionfortheBRAINInitiativetomapthehumanbrain,anincreaseof$110million• $463milliontoCombatAntibioticResistantBacteria,anincreaseof$50million
FY17 OMNIBUS PACKAGE INCREASES RESEARCH AND HIGHER EDUCTION FUNDING
• The bill does not include additional funding to implement ObamaCare (ACA) programs, and
continues prohibitions and limitations on use of federal funds related to ACA. • IncreasestoeveryInstituteandCentertocontinueinvestmentsininnovativeresearchtoadvance
fundamentalknowledgeandspeedthedevelopmentofnewtherapies,diagnostics,andpreventivemeasurestoimprovethehealthofallAmericans
• Inadditiontothe$2billionincreaseformedicalresearch,NIHwillreceive$162millionforconstructionoftheNIHClinicalCenter’sE-Wing.
CentersforMedicareandMedicaidServices(CMS)–Thebillprovides$3billionforCMSprogrammanagementandoperations,whichis$576millionbelowthefiscalyear2016enactedleveland$1billionbelowthepreviousAdministration’sbudgetrequestCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC)–Thelegislationprioritizesfundingforcriticaldiseasepreventionandbiodefenseactivities.Theagreementincludesatotalofprogramlevelof$7.3billionfortheCDC–$22millionabovethefiscalyear2016enactedlevel.Thisincludes$6.3billioninappropriatedfunds,aswellas$891millionintransfersfromthePreventionandPublicHealthFund.Thebillincludes$112million–$42millionabovethefiscalyear2016enactedlevel–toexpandeffortstocombatprescriptiondrugabuse.FightingOpioidAbuse–$801million,anincreaseof$650millionor430percentPreventiveHealthandHealthServicesBlockGrant(PreventBlockGrant)–$160million,levelwithFY2016.ThepreviousAdministrationproposedtoeliminatethisprogram.ThePreventBlockGrantprovidesflexiblefundingforstatestoimplementpreventionactivitiesaccordingtolocalhealthneeds.
