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Homeland Security Research Funding in the Federal Budget
AAAS Report on Research and Development in the FY 2009 Budget
In February, President Bush released his proposed budget for fiscal year (FY) 2009. Within a flat domestic budget, the 2009 budget continues to propose large increases for the three physical sciences agencies in the American Competitiveness Initiative (ACI), increases for human spacecraft development, flat funding for biomedical research in the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and mostly increases in other parts of the federal research and development (R&D) portfolio but cuts to key environmental and agricultural R&D agencies. Defense R&D would continue to increase and next year defense basic research in the physical sciences would share in the gains.
Research and development in homeland security will increase 10.2 percent in 2009, a total of $5.5 billion dollars; funding for the larger category of defense research will be increased, in total, by 3.7 percent ($84.5 billion dollars) in the coming year. Within these fields, particular areas receiving increased support will be basic physical sciences, radiological and nuclear countermeasures, and weapons systems and human spacecraft development. Some key homeland security and defense-related research projects will also be supported in areas that are seeing decreases in funding, such as pursuing new developments in drinking water protection and decontamination through the Environmental Protection Agency. However, within the Department of Homeland Security, funding allotted for universities will decrease from $49 million to $44 million, making grants more competitive .
The larger picture of available funding shows that the percentage of the national budget set aside for research and development continues to shrink (with inflation taken into account), as it has been doing for the past four years.
The newly published AAAS Report XXXIII: Research and Development FY 2009 is a comprehensive analysis of R&D in the proposed federal budget for FY 2009. It includes analyses of R&D by agency, theme, and discipline. A 16-page summary of the report is available as the AAAS Analysis of R&D in the FY 2009 Budget .
Source:
AAAS Preliminary Analysis of R&D in the FY 2009 Budget
Federal Funding Opportunities
Federal homeland security-related R&D funding includes recently-announced initiatives
and programs from the following agencies:
Corporation for National and Community Service
- Corporation
for National and Community Service (CNCS)
- Supports citizen engagement in service projects in critical areas such
as homeland security and public safety through three major programs: Senior
Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve America.
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Department of Defense (DoD)
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
For homeland security initiatives in the broad areas of basic research, diagnostics,
vaccines and drug development.
- Grants and Funding
- The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response serves as the Secretary's principal advisory staff on matters related to bioterrorism and other public health emergencies.
- The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority provides an integrated, systematic approach to the development and purchase of the necessary vaccines, drugs, therapies, and diagnostic tools for public health medical emergencies.
- The Office of Preparedness and Emergency Operations is responsible for developing operational plans, analytical products, and training exercises to ensure the preparedness of the Office, the Department, the Federal Government and the public to respond to domestic and international public health and medical threats and emergencies.
- The Hospital Preparedness Program enhances the ability of hospitals and health care systems to prepare for and respond to bioterrorism and other public health emergencies.
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- Funds research on major traumatic events, such as terrorism, combat
and war, mass shootings and various other forms of traumatic events (using
rapid funding mechanisms R03
and R21).
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
- Homeland Security Advanced
Research Projects Agency (HSARPA)
- Provides funds to develop, test, and transition to commercialization
the next generation of biological and chemical detectors required to effectively
counter biological and chemical attacks.
- Homeland
Security Grants
- Homeland security and public safety grant opportunities offered by
agencies across the federal government.
Department of Justice (DoJ)
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Homeland Security
Research
- Funding to protect human health and the environment from intentional
acts of terror with an emphasis on decontamination and consequence
management, water infrastructure protection, threat and consequence
assessment, and technology testing and evaluation.
National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Emerging
Frontiers
- Funds multidisciplinary research opportunities, including programs such
as infectious diseases and microbial genome sequencing.
- NSF Guide to Programs
- Lists all NSF research funding opportunities in sciences, mathematics
and engineering, including topics related to biodefense.
Non-Federal Funding Opportunities
To Find More Funding Opportunities
- COS Freedom
Funds: a listing of federal and private
grants that address needs related to homeland security.
- GrantSource
Library: UNC-Chapel Hill faculty, research staff, or graduate students
interested in obtaining more information about funding opportunities related
to homeland security (such as national and international security, sensor and surveillance
technology, safety and disaster response, bioterrorism, and peace and international
affairs) are invited to contact the GrantSource Library at 962-3463 or gs@unc.edu.
We would be happy to assist you in setting up a customized COS Funding Alert
to notify you of funding opportunities in your field.