hooray!
The economic stimulus plan has now passed the house and senate and is expected to be signed by President Obama on Monday. Here are some key provisions of one-time funds that affect federal agencies.
o Provides $3 billion for the National Science Foundation for basic research in fundamental science and engineering - which spurs discovery and innovation.
o Provides $1.6 billion for the Department of Energy’s Office of Science, which funds research in such areas as climate science, biofuels, high-energy physics, nuclear physics and fusion energy sciences - areas crucial to our energy future.
o Provides $400 million for the Advanced Research Project Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to support high-risk, high-payoff research into energy sources and energy efficiency in collaboration with industry.
o Provides $580 million for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, including funds for university construction and the Technology Innovation Program, that encourages universities working with industry).
o Provides $8.5 billion for NIH, including expanding good jobs in biomedical research to study diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, cancer, and heart disease.
o Provides $1 billion for NASA, including $400 million to put more scientists to work doing climate change research.
o Provides $1.5 billion for NIH to renovate university research facilities and help them compete for biomedical research grants.
o Provides $830 million for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) including $230 million for NOAA operations, research and facilities “to address a backlog of research, restoration, navigation, conservation and management activities,” and $170 million for climate modeling and to establish climate data records.
o Provides $700 million to Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) for comparative effectiveness research.
..."The National Science Foundation mostly plans to spend funds on proposals submitted through existing mechanisms in FY09 with a goal of having a 30% acceptance rate. In addition, a higher acceptance rate for NSF Graduate Fellowships is anticipated. There will not be an additional solicitation for the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) program but NSF hopes to have a high acceptance rate for proposals under review."
Too much? How about cutting back on tax cuts then since that worked so fucking well last time. You know people are just going to spend it on daycare and strollers and in-vitro fertilization so they can have far more kids than natural selection would ever allow, horrifying Darwin when he is just trying to celebrate his 200th birthday this past week. Whereas Jonathon Swift was absolutely right. Take babies from those who can't afford to feed them and make those who bought shit they couldn't afford in the last 10 years eat them. No the world isn't fair, but what a difference there is between the vagaries of life that can put you ahead and manipulating society to leverage your position at the expense of others. The latter should be legislated against. Make them eat babies.
o Provides $3 billion for the National Science Foundation for basic research in fundamental science and engineering - which spurs discovery and innovation.
o Provides $1.6 billion for the Department of Energy’s Office of Science, which funds research in such areas as climate science, biofuels, high-energy physics, nuclear physics and fusion energy sciences - areas crucial to our energy future.
o Provides $400 million for the Advanced Research Project Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to support high-risk, high-payoff research into energy sources and energy efficiency in collaboration with industry.
o Provides $580 million for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, including funds for university construction and the Technology Innovation Program, that encourages universities working with industry).
o Provides $8.5 billion for NIH, including expanding good jobs in biomedical research to study diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, cancer, and heart disease.
o Provides $1 billion for NASA, including $400 million to put more scientists to work doing climate change research.
o Provides $1.5 billion for NIH to renovate university research facilities and help them compete for biomedical research grants.
o Provides $830 million for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) including $230 million for NOAA operations, research and facilities “to address a backlog of research, restoration, navigation, conservation and management activities,” and $170 million for climate modeling and to establish climate data records.
o Provides $700 million to Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) for comparative effectiveness research.
..."The National Science Foundation mostly plans to spend funds on proposals submitted through existing mechanisms in FY09 with a goal of having a 30% acceptance rate. In addition, a higher acceptance rate for NSF Graduate Fellowships is anticipated. There will not be an additional solicitation for the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) program but NSF hopes to have a high acceptance rate for proposals under review."
Too much? How about cutting back on tax cuts then since that worked so fucking well last time. You know people are just going to spend it on daycare and strollers and in-vitro fertilization so they can have far more kids than natural selection would ever allow, horrifying Darwin when he is just trying to celebrate his 200th birthday this past week. Whereas Jonathon Swift was absolutely right. Take babies from those who can't afford to feed them and make those who bought shit they couldn't afford in the last 10 years eat them. No the world isn't fair, but what a difference there is between the vagaries of life that can put you ahead and manipulating society to leverage your position at the expense of others. The latter should be legislated against. Make them eat babies.