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Congress Just Ignored Trump And Boosted America's Science Funding

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Believe it or not, in this newfound age of Alternative Facts, some good news has just emerged from the intertwined worlds of science and politics. Based on an advanced copy of America’s budget for the 2017 financial year, it looks like there has been an actual increase in science funding across the board, and rather wonderfully, Trump’s requests to have it cut have been comprehensively ignored.

sagansense:

Here are the highlights:

  • The National Institute of Health (NIH) has had its spending increase by $2 billion to a total of $34 billion. Trump requested this to be cut.
  • NASA has been granted $19.7 billion in funding, an increase even on what Obama requested. Of this, $5.8 billion is set aside for science research, including $1.9 billion for the Earth Sciences – something Trump officials said they wanted completely defunded.
  • $37 million has been given to NASA’s STEM programs and outreach, with $100 million total going towards educational programs, something Trump also wished, and still wishes, to cut by 2018.
  • The National Science Foundation (NSF), the largest federal fund for science and academia, has been given $7.5 billion, a slight increase from 2016’s budget.
  • The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has been given $1.09 billion, a slight increase from 2016. Trump wanted to cut this by 10 percent.
  • The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which faced a 31 percent cut by this year or the next, has only had its funding cut by 1 percent.
  • The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has been given $3.5 billion
  • Renewable energies and clean energy research funding have been boosted by $17 million.

foxnewsfuckfest:

parentheticalaside:

I haven’t had to do this since before the election but it’s looking necessary:

Trump’s budget is a PROPOSAL.

None of the cuts have been made. PBS still exists with the same funding as last week. Same for Meals on Wheels.

CONGRESS has to pass a budget. Trump only gets to make suggestions. And Congress hasn’t passed anything yet.

Since everyone still has plenty of time to call their representatives and tell them what they think about pulling the rug out from under most of America, maybe don’t use the past tense when you’re talking about funding cuts.

Pro tip: call your local Meals on Wheels and ask them how many meals they serve in your area. Use that info when you’re making your calls.

micdotcom:

micdotcom:

Trump’s new budget would gut the EPA and the arts but set aside billions for his wall

  • Trump will release his new budget on Thursday and, according to a report from the AP, Trump’s plan would get rid of a dozen departments and sets aside more than $1 billion in immediate funding for his border wall.
  • The $1.15 trillion budget, titled “America First: A Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again,” would eliminate, among other programs, the National Endowment for the Arts, a program providing legal aid for people who cannot afford it, a program to clean and protect the Great Lakes and AmeriCorps.
  • Trump’s proposal also cuts funding for programs that the AP reports are “congressional favorites,” like a program providing assistance to homeless military veterans. 
  • According to the New York Times, the Environmental Protection Agency is “among the hardest-hit agencies” in Trump’s proposed budget. Read more (3/16/17 6:43 AM)

Update: Trump’s budget would “significantly” cut financial aid to low-income college students

  • Trump’s budget proposal would cut $9 billion from the Department of Education — amounting to a 13% reduction in the department’s funding.
  • Included in the proposed $9 billion reduction are cuts to financial aid to low-income Americans seeking to earn a college degree.
  • That means the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant program — which gives grants up to $4,000 to “financially needy undergraduate students, who have not earned a bachelor’s or professional degree,” according to the Department of Education — would be completely eliminated. 
  • Trump’s budget blueprint would also “significantly” reduce funding to the Federal Work-Study program — which gives colleges and universities across the country funding to employ needy undergraduate and graduate students in on-campus jobs, according to the Department of Education.
  • And the Pell Grant program — which awards needy undergraduate students up to $5,920 — would also see a $3.9 billion cut if Congress adopted Trump’s budget proposal. Read more (3/16/17 10:41 AM)