December 9, 2009

The Fiscal Year 2010 Omnibus Appropriations Conference Agreement was completed today. The conference agreement includes the final version of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies appropriations for FY 2010. Overall, the agreement will provide the U.S. National Science Foundation with $6.926 billion, an increase of $436 million, or 6.7%, over the FY 2009 enacted amount, and a reduction of $118 million, or 1.7%, from the president's request.

Research and Related Activities:

The Research and Related Activities account receives $5.618 billion, a decrease of $115 million, or 2%, below the president's request, and an increase of $435 million, or 8.4%, over the FY 2009 appropriations.

Education and Human Resources:

The Education and Human Resources account is funded at $872.76 million, an increase of $15 million, or 1.8%, above the requested level of $857.76 million, and an increase of $27.5 million, or 3.3%, over the FY 2009 appropriated level.

Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction:

The Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction account is funded at $117.29 million, equal to president's request. The agreement denied the request for the Judgment Fund of $3 million, and shifted that funding to the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope, which receives $13 million. The remainder of the Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction projects receive the requested level.

Agency Operations and Award Management:

The Agency Operations and Award Management account is funded at $300 million, a decrease of $18 million, or 5.8%, below the requested level, or an increase of $6 million, or 2%, above the FY 2009 appropriated level.

Office of Inspector General:

The Office of Inspector General is funded at the requested level of $14 million.

Office of the National Science Board:

The National Science Board is funded at $4.54 million, $200,000 above the requested level of $4.34 million to be used for "obtaining a general counsel independent of the NSF."

Please see the table below for details. Numbers are presented in millions of dollars.

_{Totals may not add due to rounding.}