“While Congress rejected eliminating NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, it approved the administration's recommendation to move three major weather research programs, including the U.S. Weather Research Program (USWRP), from OAR to the National Weather Service.”
NOAA saw its funding remain nearly the same as FY 2025, at $6.17 billion, compared to just under $6.18 billion. That's about $1.67 billion above President Trump's request, which had proposed cutting the agency's budget by about 25 percent.
Congress used budget process to push back on Trump administration cuts to science
Feb 4, 2026 01:29
