US Federal Budget for Fiscal Year 2026
FY26 Federal Appropriations
(Funding shown in millions; % change from FY25)
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FY25 Final |
FY26 White House |
FY26 US House |
FY26 US Senate |
FY26 BPS/Coalitions |
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| NIH |
$48.301 |
$30.336 |
-37.19% |
$46.901 |
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$48.701 |
0.83% |
$51.303 |
9% |
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| ARPA-H |
$1.500 |
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| NCI |
$7.224 |
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| NIAID |
$6.562 |
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| NIAMS |
$685 |
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| NIBIB |
$441 |
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| NIGMS |
$3.245 |
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| NINDS |
$2.604 |
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| NSF |
$9.060 |
$3.900 |
-56.95% |
$7.000 |
-22.74% |
$9.000 |
--0.66% |
$9.980 |
10% |
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| Research & Related Activ |
$7.177 |
$3.037 |
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| Math & Phys. Sciences |
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| Geosciences |
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| Polar Programs |
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| Engineering |
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| Tech & Innovation |
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| CompSci Engineering |
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| Biological Sciences |
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| Social & Behavioral Sci |
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| EPSCoR |
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| DOE/Office of Science |
$8.240 |
$8.600 |
4% |
$8.400 |
1.94% |
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15% |
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| Adv. Scientific Comp |
$1.016 |
$1.016 |
0.00% |
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| Basic Energy Sciences |
$2.626 |
$2.241 |
-14.66% |
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| Biological & Env. Rsrch |
$900 |
$395 |
-56.11% |
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| Fusion Energy |
$790 |
$745 |
-5.70% |
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| High Energy Physics |
$1.200 |
$1.113 |
-7.25% |
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| Nuclear Physics |
$804 |
$768 |
-4.48% |
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Recent US Federal Budgetary Actions
05/02/25 – The White House releases the 'Skinny Budget' for FY26
05/07/25 – Energy House Appropriations Committee hearing
05/14/25 – NIH House Appropriations Committee hearing
05/20/25 – NIH Senate Appropriations Committee hearing
05/21/25 – Energy Senate Appropriations Committee hearing
05/30/25 – The White House issues full budget request for FY26
06/10/25 – NIH Senate Appropriations Committee hearing
06/18/25 – Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing
07/10/25 – NSF First full committee markup of Senate bill
07/14/25 – Energy Subcommittee markup of House bill
07/15/25 – NSF Subcommittee markup of House bill
07/17/25 – Energy Full committee markup of House bill H.R.4553
07/17/25 – NSF Second full committee markup of Senate bill S.2354
07/31/25 – NIH Full committee markup of Senate bill S.2587
09/02/25 – NIH Subcommittee markup of House bill
09/04/25 – Energy House passed H.R. 4553 on a vote of 214-213
Understanding the Current Budgetary Landscape
Congress began markups for individual appropriations bills for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 in May. With FY25 expiring on September 30, Congress has considerable work remaining before a full budget can be enacted into law.
[Update 09/22/25] With mere days remaining in the fiscal year, we are facing one of two scenarios; first, a continuing resolution (CR) which would maintain the current level of funding for an agreed upon time or a government shutdown. Of the two scenarios, the best outcome for science would be for a CR to be enacted until Congress can agree upon a full budget.
The President’s Proposed Budget
The Trump Administration released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget proposal on March 30, 2025, outlining tax and spending priorities; it includes commitments to reduce overall federel spending on non-defense discretionary budgets, including basic and biomedical research across all agencies. The cuts proposed are the most dramatic cuts to research proposed by an Administration to date.
Understanding the Federal Appropriations Process
Want to understand more about the U.S. Federal Appropriations process, how funding levels are set for each Appropriations Committee for their agencies of jurisdiction, timelines for action, and how a continuing resolution works? Visit our Primer on the Federal Appropriations Process here.