With Unpredictable Federal R&D Backing Can Crowdfunding Fill the Gaps?

April 15, 2013 @ 7:23 am By PLOS.org

The White House released its $3.78 trillion fiscal year 2014 budget plan this week after much political wrangling in Washington DC. Among the winners and losers science looks like it’s emerged victorious, with government-funded R&D showing 9% gains over 2012 levels. This news comes closely on the heels of the Rally for Medical Research that was held in front of the Carnegie Library in the capital where around 10,000 researchers, medical professionals and protesters gathered to protest budget cuts that would hurt basic research due to the sequestration. Under the sequestration, cuts to the National Institute of Health topped $1.6 billion on March 1, with more cuts being only a matter of time.

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Reg A - Form 1-A Filings Beta

Beta. Initial Form 1-A only. Target raise is the stated Amount to be Raised, totaled. Compared with the same dates one year earlier.

YTD: Jan 1, 2026 - Oct 29, 2026 vs Jan 1, 2025 - Oct 29, 2025

Number of Filings132Prior 128 +3.1%

Target Raise, Total$3.44BPrior $3.56B -3.5%

	This YTD	Year prior	Change
Filings	132	128	+3.1%
Target raise	$3.44B	$3.56B	-3.5%

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