Much of the 8% overall cut to basic research proposed by the Senate would fall on programs supporting university-based research. The Army, Navy, and Air Force accounts funding University Research Initiatives would together drop by 16% to $364 million, while the House proposes a 2% overall cut for them. These accounts fund Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) grants and the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program, among other activities. The Senate also proposes to cut the Army’s separate University and Industry Research Centers program by a third to $88 million, meeting the administration’s request, while the House proposes a 7% cut.
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