Trump’s Proposed Cuts to the Department of Energy and NASA, with their actual Congressional Increases.
Department of Energy Budget
In the following table for the science sectors of the Department of Energy, we give, in millions of dollars: the 2019 budget; the Trump proposed 2020 budget; the actual 2020 budget; and, the percent increase over 2019.
| DoE Sector | 2019 | proposed 2020 | 2020 | increase |
| Office of Science | 6,585 | 5,546 | 7,000 | 6.3% |
| Energy Efficiency and Renewables | 2,379 | 343 | 2,790 | 17.3% |
| Nuclear Energy | 1,326 | 824 | 1,493 | 12.6% |
| Fossil Energy R&D | 740 | 562 | 750 | 1.4% |
| ARPA-E | 366 | 0 | 425 | 16.1% |
We note the total proposed cut for the ARPA-E, the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Energy, to explore new ideas. We also note the proposed almost elimination of Energy Efficiency and Renewables research. The Nuclear Energy sector regulates the safety of our nuclear reactors, and its cuts would have been dangerous. The Office of Science funds fundamental research.
NASA Budget
Same columns as for the DoE budget, in millions of dollars.
| Sector | 2019 | proposed 2020 | 2020 | increase |
| Science Directorate | 6,906 | 6,394 | 7,139 | 3.4% |
| Aeronautics | 725 | 667 | 784 | 8.1% |
| STEM Engagement | 110 | 0 | 120 | 9.1% |
| Exploration Systems | 5,051 | 6,396 | 6,018 | 19.1% |
| Exploration Technology | 927 | 1,146 | 1,100 | 18.7% |
The first three are science sectors, and were reduced. STEM engagement is Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math engagement with students and the public. This is a key educational sector. The Exploration Systems and Technology increases are probably related to Trump’s self flattering goal of landing men on the moon in 2024, the last year of his supposed second term, instead of five years later, as originally planned. Those increases were not completely funded.
