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Congressionally Directed Projects
Funding Profile by Subprogram
(dollars in thousands)
FY 2010 Actual FY 2011 FY 2012
Appropriation Request Request
Congressionally Directed Projects 13,000 0 0
Description
Congress initiated a research and education partnership program with Historically Black Colleges and
Universities (HBCU) and the Massie Chairs of Excellence within the Office of the Administrator
appropriation in FY 2005 and has supported it nearly every year thereafter. The NNSA has established
an effective program to identify national security research opportunities for these institutions so as to
increase their participation in national security-related research and to train and recruit HBCU graduates
for employment within the NNSA.
In FY 2012, the Office of the Administrator appropriation requests $4,677,051 to support HBCU
activities. Additionally, the Weapons Activities appropriation plans to provide up to$6,000,000; the
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation appropriation plans to provide up to $3,000,000; and the Naval
Reactors program plans to fund up to $1,000,000 of HBCU efforts in research areas applicable to
program activities.
HBCU Funding History
Office of the Administrator
Fiscal Year Congressionally Directed
Other HBCU
Activities
2005 22,320 0
2006 3,500 0
2007 0 1,431
2008 22,140 3,463
2009 23,312 4,368
2010 13,000 4,145
2011 0 4,677
2012 0 4,677
Note: Congressionally Directed in FY 2006 totalled $15,000,000
($3,500,000 OA and $11,500,000 other NNSA appropriations).
Office of the Administrator/
Congressionally Directed Projects Page 36
FY 2012 Congressional Budget