NSF Funding

NSF Letter Frames Concept of ‘Broader Impact’
Impact
March 23, 2021

NSF Letter Frames Concept of ‘Broader Impact’

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Senate Appropriations Panel Submits Budget for Science Agency
Investment
November 11, 2020

Senate Appropriations Panel Submits Budget for Science Agency

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Content Analysis Illustrates What Congress Wants from the NSF Today
Research
August 31, 2020

Content Analysis Illustrates What Congress Wants from the NSF Today

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House Appropriations Panel Aims to Increase NSF Budget
Investment
July 16, 2020

House Appropriations Panel Aims to Increase NSF Budget

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White House Budget Would Reduce NSF, Kill Minerva

White House Budget Would Reduce NSF, Kill Minerva

Although the budgets released by the administration of U.S President Donald Trump have been seen more as gestures than serious spending plans, […]

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NSF Getting Smaller 2020 Raise Than Anticipated

NSF Getting Smaller 2020 Raise Than Anticipated

The National Science Foundation, the premiere funder of basic social and behavioral research in the United States, will see a 2.5% increase in funding in the upcoming fiscal year.

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Senate Appropriators OK 3 Percent Increase in NSF Budget

Senate Appropriators OK 3 Percent Increase in NSF Budget

UPDATED: The U.S. Senate committee that oversees funding for the National Science Foundation, and with that most of the federal money spent on basic social and behavioral science research, today approved a 2020 budget that increases NSF spending by $242 million compared to the current fiscal year. The bill must still pass the full Senate, and be reconciled with a more generous House version.

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Washington and Social Science: Paring the Education Department?

Washington and Social Science: Paring the Education Department?

As details emerged on March 11 about the president’s fiscal year 2020 budget, it became increasingly clear that science funding would once again be targeted for significant spending cuts. But a new target also emerged – federal spending on education.

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Trump Administration Requests 12 Percent Cut to NSF Budget

Trump Administration Requests 12 Percent Cut to NSF Budget

The two federal agencies that spend the most on making grants to social and behavioral science research in the United States, both have their budgets shaved by an eighth in the Fiscal Year 2020 budget proposal released by the Trump administration earlier this month. But the move is more symbolic than substantive.

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Washington and Social Science: NSF Allocation Above FY18

Washington and Social Science: NSF Allocation Above FY18

The final agreement ending the most recent U.S. government shutdown provides $8.1 billion for the National Science Foundation, a $301 million increase over the amount appropriated in fiscal year 2018.

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Washington and Social Science: Basic Research and Opioid Epidemic

Washington and Social Science: Basic Research and Opioid Epidemic

One of the most important issues facing Congress this year is the opioid epidemic that has touched on the lives of so many Americans. On May 17, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce approved a package of 57 bills designed to address the crisis of health and behavior, and the full House is expected to debate these bills later this month.

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Science Advocates Ask Congress for Almost 9 Percent Increase in NSF Funding

Science Advocates Ask Congress for Almost 9 Percent Increase in NSF Funding

A group of professional organizations, universities, businesses, and scientific societies are thanking Congress for this year’s 4 percent increase in funding for the National Science Foundation — and wondering if they might double that next year.

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