Federal Spending: The Good Times Have Stopped Rolling

By STEPHEN BURD

Article: A Year of Recovery

Table: Showing a slowdown in federal spending on academic research

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Profiles: Outlook for higher education in the 50 state legislatures The flush years for federal spending on academic research appear to be over, except for those programs with backing from the Pentagon or the

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Past Coverage

Federal Funds: Limited Increases for Research and Student Aid - December 19, 2003
Federal Spending: Academe Faces First Real Cuts in 2 Decades - January 6, 2006
Federal Spending on Academic Research Continued Downward Trend in 2007 - August 25, 2008
Academic Pork Barrel Tops $2-Billion for the First Time - September 26, 2003
By the Numbers: Report Details Good and Bad News for American Science - January 16, 2008

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