ATP funding goes from zero to $221 million in final budget

Article Abstract:

The appropriation of $221 million embodied in the 1996 budget for the Advanced Technology Program (ATP) will enable the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to make good its promises to ATP awardees. The earlier budget draft was silent on ATP funding despite Pres. Clinton's proposal allotting $491 million for the same program. The NIST is responsible for ATP and plans to hold a general competition for 1996.

Budget, Analysis, Fiscal policy

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NIST programs get good marks

Article Abstract:

Reports from the Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT) and from the Dept. of Commerce lauded the programs of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). VCAT commended the NIST programs for their impact on national economics while the Dept. of Commerce focused on the role of the Advanced Technology Program in promoting economic growth by fostering technology development in the private sector.

Technology Assessment, Evaluation, Reports, United States. Department of Commerce

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President requests $693 million for NIST

Article Abstract:

President Bill Clinton has submitted a 21% increase in the 1998 budget appropriation for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), amounting to $692.5 million. This will enable the NIST to exclusively fund its Advanced Technology Program and Manufacturing Extension Partnership program, without any assistance from the Technology Reinvestment Project of the Department of Defense.

Science & Technology, Clinton, Bill, Budget, Budgeting, Budgets, Science and technology policy, Science and state, Science policy

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