SSTI's FY15 Budget Request Special Issue

Highlights from the President's FY15 Department of Justice Budget Request

Enacted FY14 funding is used for comparisons unless otherwise noted.

Highlights from the President's FY15 Department of Labor Budget Request

Enacted FY14 funding is used for comparisons unless otherwise noted.

Highlights from the President's FY15 Department of Transportation Budget Request

Estimated FY14 funding is used for the Department of Transportation comparisons, unless otherwise noted.

Highlights from the President's FY15 Department of Treasury Budget Request

FY14 enacted is used for Department of Treasury comparisons, unless otherwise noted.

Highlights from the President's FY15 Environmental Protection Agency Budget Request

Enacted FY14 funding is used for comparisons unless otherwise noted.

Highlights from the President's FY15 NASA Budget Request

FY14 enacted funding is used for NASA comparisons, unless otherwise noted.

Highlights from the President's FY15 National Science Foundation Budget Request

Estimated FY14 funding levels are used for NSF comparisons, unless otherwise noted.

Highlights from the President's FY15 Small Business Administration Budget Request

Enacted FY14 funding is used for comparisons unless otherwise noted.

Overview of the President's FY15 Federal Budget Request

While President Obama’s FY15 budget request is unlikely to find much support in Congress this year, the document has traditionally served as a useful guide to the administration’s priorities and to federal programs related to research, regional economic development, manufacturing, entrepreneurship and STEM education.

Regional Innovation Included in FY15 Bill; 254 Applications Received for FY14 Competition

Included in the continuing resolution/omnibus spending bill for FY15 is $10 million for the Regional Innovation program. The Regional Innovation Program was authorized under the American COMPETES Act and is designed to provide funding to support regional innovation activities. The program received its first funding of $10 million in FY14 after extensive work on the Hill by SSTI, its members and others. More than 60 organizations signed a letter urging Congress to fund the program at $20 million (see August 7, 2014 Digest article) for FY15. Last week, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced that the FY14 solicitation had received 254 applications requesting more than $100 million in funding.

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