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Washington, D.C. and Social and Behavioral Science: The Picture for 2016

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Mark D. Vieth, Senior Vice President, CRD Associates

Coordinator, Social and Behavioral Science Campaign

Michael Todd,Editor, Social Science Space

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Social Science Research in the Fiscal Year 2017 Budget

ByMark Vieth

Senior Vice President, CRD AssociatesCoordinator, Social and Behavioral Science

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Summary

• What is the SBE Directorate?• Funding History of Social Sciences• Recent Attacks to SBE Funding• President’s FY17 Budget• Challenges in 2016 and beyond…

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What is the SBE Directorate

• Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences• One of Six Research Directorates at NSF• By far the Smallest Funded Directorate!

- Research and Related: $6 billion- SBE: $272 million in FY16 (4.5%)- BIO: $744 million in FY16

• Funds 67% of SBS research at universities• Total Awards FY15: 640 (21% funding rate)

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What is the SBE Directorate? Divisions

• Social and Economic Science (SES)• Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)• National Center for Science and

Engineering Statistics (NCSES)• Office of Multidisciplinary Activities (SMA)

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SBE Grants Under the Microscope

“Funds currently spent by the government on social science–including on politics of all things–would be better spent helping find cures to diseases.”

Former Majority Leader Eric Cantor, February 5, 2013

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SBE Grants Under the Microscope…

“The (Science) Committee is concerned that the Administration has lost sight of NSF's core mission in support of the physical sciences when so much funding is provided for SBE. Several recent studies conducted by NSF's SBE funding have been of questionable value, and something our nation can ill-afford. These SBE funds are better spent on higher priority scientific endeavors that have demonstrated return on investment for the American taxpayer.”

Chairman Lamar Smith letter to House Budget Committee, March, 2013

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SBE Grants Under the Microscope…

“ As NSF reviews these proposals, a question they should ask...is how will the principal purpose of this research project look in a headline in the New York Times or in a tweet?”

Rep. John Culberson, R-Tex., LA Times Interview, March 4, 2015

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SBE Funding: Congressional Activity

• America “COMPETES” Reauthorization

• Commerce Justice Science Appropriations

• The “Scientific Research in the National Interest Act.”

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America “COMPETES”

• Statute governing the National Science Foundation and other science agencies

• 43% Cut for SBE Directorate• Approved by House Science Committee on May

8, 2015• Approved by House May 20, 2015• Currently before Senate Commerce Committee• No Action Taken in Senate!

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CJS Appropriations

• Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act FY16: Funds NSF

• 16.5% Cut for SBE and Geosciences• Approved by House on June 4, 2015• Senate Bill included no cuts• Final Omnibus Appropriations freezes spending

for SBE at $272 million

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“Scientific Research in the National Interest Act”

• Originally part of America “COMPETES” Reauthorization

• Requires determination for EACH NSF grant awarded is “in the national interest”

• Defines “national interest” with several criteria• Approved by the House on February 10, 2015• Currently before Senate HELP Committee

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FY17 BUDGET: NSF• President’s Request for NSF: $7.964 billion

- Discretionary $7.564 billion- Mandatory $ 400 million

• $501 million over FY16 (6.7%)• Discretionary only a 1.3% increase• NSF Receives 50,000 proposals annually

- Accepts 12,000- Rejects 38,000

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Discretionary vs. Mandatory• Discretionary Spending included in annual

appropriations bills (CJS)• Mandatory approved outside of

appropriations process• Examples: Social Security, Medicare• Not Subject to Spending Caps• Separate Legislation Must be Approved by

Congress

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FY17 BUDGET: SBE

• FY17 Budget Request: $288.8 million- Discretionary: $272.41 million- Mandatory: $16.36 million

• 6% Increase Mandatory and Discretionary• Flat Funding Discretionary only• Entire discretionary increase NCSES

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What Next?• Appropriations: Committees will begin marking

up FY17 spending bills in March.• Discretionary Spending ceilings already set by

last year’s Budget Agreement.• Unlikely that Congress will approve a one-time

R&D Mandatory Spending bill.• Unlikely that Congress will approve additional

discretionary funding for NSF.

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Challenges to SBE in 2016

• CJS Appropriations: Cuts or Damaging Language

• America COMPETES: Possible Action in Senate?

• “National Interest” Bill: Senate?• Continued Scrutiny of Individual Grants

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The Good News…• Social Science is strong – our results speak for

themselves!• Science\Higher Ed Communities remain united

against picking “winners and losers” in science.• Inroads with key Republican offices.• Members of Congress don’t like to vote against

their universities!• Senate as a bulwark against rash House votes.

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