Fiscal Year 2003 Appropriation

February 14, 2003

Congressional leaders reached agreement on the Fiscal Year 2003 Omnibus Appropriations Act, a spending bill to fund much of the federal government for the fiscal year that began last October.

The appropriation for the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) would be more than $5.3 billion. Please see the table below for details. Numbers are presented in millions of dollars unless otherwise noted.

	FY 2002 Level ($)	FY 2003 Omnibus ($)	With .65% Across-the-Board Reduction ($)	Change Over FY 2002 Level ($)	Change Over FY 2002 Level (%)
Biological Sciences	508.41	574.87	571.13	62.72	12.3%
Computer and Information Science and Engineering	514.88	582.24	578.45	63.57	12.3%
Engineering	472.32	534.06	530.59	58.27	12.3%
Geosciences	609.47	689.21	684.73	75.26	12.3%
Mathematical and Physical Sciences	920.45	1,041.17	1,034.40	113.95	12.4%
Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences	168.79	192.31	191.06	22.27	13.2%
U.S. Polar Research Programs	229.74	253.33	251.68	21.94	9.6%
U.S. Antarctic Logistical Support Activities	68.07	69.00	68.55	0.48	0.7%
Integrative Activities	106.51	147.80	146.84	40.33	37.9%
Total, Research and Related Activities	3,598.64	4,083.00	4,056.46	457.82	12.7%
Education and Human Resources	875.00	909.08	903.17	28.17	3.2%
Major Research Equipment and Facilities	138.80	149.51	148.54	9.74	7.0%
Salaries and Expenses	170.04	190.35	189.11	19.07	11.2%
Office of Inspector General	6.76	9.25	9.19	2.43	35.9%
Office of the National Science Board		3.50	3.48	N/A	N/A
Total	$4,789.24	$5,344.69	$5,309.95	$520.71	10.9%

_{Totals may not add due to rounding.}