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 - Elementary, Secondary and Informal Education: $194.5 million; down 
7.7% from the FY 2002 appropriation; down 8.1% from the FY 2003 
request.  Activities supported by the FY 2004 request include 
instructional and assessment materials development, teacher 
development, Centers for Learning and Teaching, a continuum of 
professional experiences for pre- and in-service teachers, 
Presidential Awards in science and math teaching, and informal science 
education.

 - Undergraduate Education: $142.1 million; down 0.4% from the FY 2002
appropriation; up 4.8% from the FY 2003 request.  Activities supported 
under Curriculum, Laboratory and Instructional Development include the 
STEM Talent Expansion Program, the Robert Noyce Scholarship Program, 
the National STEM Education Digital Library, the NSF Director's Awards 
for Distinguished Teaching Scholars, and course, curriculum and 
laboratory improvements.  Activities supported under Workforce 
Development include Scholarships for Service to protect the nation's 
critical cyber and information infrastructure, improvements in 
technician education, Teacher Professional Continuum initiative, and 
Higher Education Centers for Learning and Teaching.

 - Graduate Education: $156.9 million; up 48.0% from the FY 2002
appropriation; up 22.2% from the FY 2003 request.  The requested 
increase for FY 2004 would help achieve greater diversity and 
increased support levels for the Graduate Research Fellowships.

 - Human Resources Development: $103.4 million; up 6.6% from the FY 
2002 appropriation; up 14.6% from the FY 2003 request.  This request 
supports programs for historically black and tribal colleges and 
universities, Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, 
Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring, gender equity and disabilities 
programs, Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology, 
and other programs.

 - Research, Evaluation and Communication: $66.2 million; down 4.1% 
from the FY 2002 appropriation; down 1.5% from the FY 2003 request.  
The request supports research into learning and education, and the 
Interagency Education Research Initiative.

The FY 2004 budget request for NSF and supporting materials are 
available at http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/bud/fy2004/toc.htm .

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Within the Department of Education, the Math and Science Partnership 
is the only program dedicated specifically to the improvement of 
science and math education.  Additionally, funding for recruitment, 
support and professional development of teachers in all fields is 
available through the Improving Teacher Quality State Grants.

 - Mathematics and Science Partnerships: $12.5 million; equal to FY 
2002 appropriation and to FY 2003 request.

By law, the Education Department's Math and Science Partnership 
program must be funded at $100 million or more for the funds to be 
distributed to all states by formula grant, as intended in the 
authorizing legislation.  However, this program only received $12.5 
million in its first year and, in fact, administration of the 
Education Department's partnerships was combined with that of the 
similar NSF partnership program in FY 2002.  The FY 2004 request would 
maintain the program at its current funding level.  According to 
Education Department budget documents, "For 2004, grants will focus on 
intensive summer institutes for teachers at elementary and 
middle-school levels."

 - Improving Teacher Quality State Grants: $2,850.0 million, equal to 
FY 2002 appropriation and the FY 2003 request.

The FY 2004 budget request for the Education Department and supporting
materials are available at

http://www.ed.gov/offices/OUS/Budget04/index.html .

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Audrey T. Leath
Media and Government Relations Division
The American Institute of Physics
fyi{at}aip.org
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