FY2011: Budget in Brief

Introduction

The Administration is committed to moving the Nation from recession to recovery by sparking job creation to get millions of Americans back to work and building a new foundation for the long-term prosperity for all American families. To do this, the 2011 Budget makes critical investments in the key areas that will improve the lives of every American as innovations diffuse and scale throughout the economy, leading to breakthroughs in health, clean energy, infrastructure, and much more.

From the day he took office, Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke has been working to improve the way the Department of Commerce serves its customers, especially American entrepreneurs and businesses, the backbone of our nation's economy. The Department is focused on strengthening the conditions for economic growth and opportunity by promoting innovation, entrepreneurship, competitiveness, and stewardship. The 2011 budget reflects this ethic and will allow the Department of Commerce to better meet the needs of the American people.

The President's FY 2011 budget request for the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) proposes a funding level of $918.9 million, a 7.3 percent increase over the FY 2010 appropriations for the agency.

"While the President's budget request freezes most domestic spending, NIST needs this increase to ensure we're making the kind of future-oriented science and technology investments that ultimately create high-wage jobs and jump-start the economy," said Commerce Secretary Gary Locke.

"The President's request for NIST recognizes the critical role that measurement science and standards play in fostering innovation and economic growth," said NIST Director Patrick Gallagher. "The budget also maintains the President's commitment to double the NIST laboratory budget by 2017 to support and enhance our world leadership in the physical sciences and technology."

The pages that follow provide specifics describing the NIST FY 2011 budget request.

• Competitive Manufacturing and Construction in a Clean-Energy Economy
• Standards and Conformity Assessment for Interoperability in Emerging Technologies
• Scalable Cybersecurity for Emerging Technologies and Threats
• Innovations in Healthcare - Measurement Science and Standards to Support Manufacturing and Regulatory Approval of Biologic Drugs
• Disaster Resilient Buildings and Infrastructure
• Sustainable Energy Sources and Nanomaterials
• Enhancing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education
• Building 1 Renovation
• General Purpose Laboratories Renovations
• Safety, Capacity, Maintenance and Major Repairs (SCMMR)

NIST FY 2011 Budget Request Table

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