Lewis-Burke has provided campus with a report about the potential implications of the November elections on overall U.S. research and development (R&D) priorities for the next Administration. While there are currently limited details on R&D priorities for a second Trump or a Harris Administration, we assume a future President Harris would have similar priorities as President Biden (with some additional new signature initiatives expected), and we also consider what was included in former President Trump’s previous Administration in terms of R&D priorities. It should be noted that the extent of different policies being implemented between a Democratic and Republican Administration depends on how unified the next government will be overall.
This report includes a comparison of R&D priorities; information on federal agency leadership; an outlook for signature Biden Administration investments areas that are currently being supported; and an overview of federal funding in recent years.