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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 Interior Budget Request

Enacted FY14 funding is used for comparisons unless otherwise noted.

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

Enacted FY14 funding is used for comparisons unless otherwise noted.

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

Enacted FY14 funding is used for comparisons unless otherwise noted.

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

Enacted FY14 funding is used for comparisons unless otherwise noted.

Highlights from the President's FY15 Department of Commerce 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.

Useful Stats: Federal Funds for R&D Spending by State, FY10

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has conducted a Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development for fiscal years 2010-12. In total, federal R&D obligations were $144.7 billion in FY10. The top state recipients, in absolute terms, are California ($28.3 billion, representing 19.6% of the national total), Maryland ($17.0 billion, 11.8%), Virginia ($9.3 billion, 6.4%), Massachusetts ($8.9 billion, 6.1%), and Texas ($7.3 billion, 5.0%). The states and territories receiving the least are Delaware, North Dakota, Puerto Rico, South Dakota, and finally Wyoming.

Federal Aid to States Will be Cut by $5.1 billion in FY13, According to Study

The current federal FY13 budget under sequestration will reduce the funding level for state aid by $5.1 billion from FY12, according to the study by the Economic Policy Institute, a nonprofit think tank focusing on low- and middle-income labor and economic policy. When including sequestration and funding levels under the current continuing resolution, 25 states and the District of Columbia will have federal grant funding reduced in FY13 compared to FY12, with the five highest states being Louisiana, Indiana, Maine, Connecticut and Massachusetts.

FY14 Federal Budget Request Overview

Each year, SSTI provides Digest readers with a comprehensive review of technology-based economic development spending in the the president's federal budget request. The year's edition includes proposed FY14 spending on R&D, STEM education, manufacturing, broadband, small business support, technology transfer, entrepreneurship, innovation workforce initiatives and more.

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