Abstract
EMBEDDED IN the $787 billion economic stimulus package that Congress passed this year are billions of dollars to support life sciences, environmental, and energy research. The R&D spending will help advance national agendas to improve health, cut pollution, and find new sources of energy. It also promises big bucks for makers of scientific instruments. By one measure, the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) directs more than $21.5 billion to shore up President Barack Obama’s science agenda this year and into 2010. The estimate also takes into account educational aid to students and teachers. It comes from three academic interest groups: the Association of American Universities, the Association of Public & Land Grant Universities, and the Science Coalition. Battelle Memorial Institute, a nonprofit R&D organization, measures the impact of ARRA funds on science research alone at $18.3 billion. About $14.7 billion of that amount is to advance new and existing R&D projects. The remaining $3.6 ...
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