February 18, 2005

For Science Programs, Bush Budget Proposes Mostly Cuts

By JEFFREY BRAINARD and KELLY FIELD

NIH and NSF would get minimal increases under spending plan

Table: NIH research grants from 1999 to 2006

Table: NSF budget growth from 1999 to 2006

Article: Bush Budget Takes Aim at Student Aid and Research

President Bush's budget for science in the 2006 fiscal year would provide slight increases for the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation and cuts for several other agencies that finance research in the physical sciences and

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