Resource Allocation 



Management of the 

 Human Genome 

 Program 



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88 89 90 



FISCAL YEAR 



The reports of HERAC and the National Research Council on the Human 

 Genome both recommended that national funding for the Human Genome 

 Initiative increase to reach a sustaining yearly level of $200 million. The 

 expenditures within the DOE program have been $5.5 million in FY 1987, $10.7 million 

 m FY 1988. $17.5 million in FY 1989, and $25.9 million in FY 1990. The presidential 

 budget for the DOE Human Genome Program in FY 1991 is $46.0 million, as shown in 

 the figure. Major administrative categories are; 



Resource and Technology Development 



• The National Laboratory Gene Library Project 



• Instrumentation and biological support for physical mapping 



• Physical mapping through clone ordering and macro-restriction analyses 



• Sequencing technology, including automation and robotics 



• Data management, analysis, and networking, 

 including GenBank -' 



Training 



• Predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowships at national 

 laboratories 



Supporting Activities 



• Human Genome Coordinating Committee 



• Task groups 



• Human Genome Management Information System 



• Workshops 



• Ethical and societal issues 



• Support for national and international meetings 



• Improvements to national laboratory resources and 

 facilities 



• Technology transfer activities 



• Publications 



Expenditures and FY 1991 presidential budget for the 

 DOE Human Genome Program 



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