Clinton budget request includes substantial increases for science programs

Proposed NIH Budget Includes Mandatory Funding.

President Obama has proposed an overall budget increase of $825 million for the NIH in fiscal year 2017 compared with 2016. That money would be reserved for three efforts: the NCI's "moonshot" initiative, the Precision Medicine Initiative cohort program, and the BRAIN program.

The Budget: Kennedy Asks for Science Increases beyond the Increases Ike Recommended.

Budget decides salary increases

The percentage increase in faculty salaries for 1976-1977 cannot be determined until spring, according to Fr. James T. Burtchaell. university provost. Burtehaell stated yesterday that work on next year's budget has just begun. "The Budget Priorities Committee is just beginning its work," Burtchaell said. "They will be working all through the winter. We won't know about precise figures until nex...

Implications of Budget Reconciliation for Commodity Programs

There appears to be a renewed emphasis in Washington on reducing the federal budget deficit. Although the US economy is improving, it appears that the only way to make real progress in reducing the deficit is to reduce government expenditures. The desire to reduce the deficit, coupled with the President’s agenda that includes several controversial and potentially costly items, has many in Washi...

Budget worries cloud Europe’s science plans

because the Commission had been unable to spend all of last year's money. " We accept that this is a priority area, but since you are already underspending, we don't believe they'll be able to spend more of it, " an official said. " It is unhelpful and unfortunate that the commission should choose to single out one country when, as presidency, we are representing the whole council and this is a...