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III. IMPACTS ON NSF AND THE COMMUNITY This section seeks to identify where and by how much NSF’s ability to fulfill its mission has been impacted by declining funding rates and increasing proposal submissions. In particular, this section examines impacts on: NSF’s capacity to fund high quality and transformative research NSF’s review process (rev ...  more>>

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NSF Funding by Appropriation (Dollars in Millions) FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 Change Actuals Request Request Amount 3,615.97 3,783.21 4,106.36 323.15 866.11 908.08 938.04 29.96 115.35 126.28 202.33 76.05 169.93 202.95 225.70 22.75 6.70 7.70 8.77 1.07 $4,774.06 $5,028.22 $5,481.20 $452.98 Research and Related Activities Education and Human Resources 1 ...  more>>

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8.0 The Role of the National Science Foundation (NSF) The National Science Foundation, particularly through its Directorate for Engineering, appears to have played an important role in the emergence of tissue engineering as a recognized field of activity, and in shaping the character and in determining the direction of the field. In addition to int ...  more>>

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97 the costs involved. In order to assure proper funding levels for the Shuttle program, extraordinary flexibility for transfers was allowed by the Committee. Now that the Shuttle program has returned to regular funding patterns, the need for comprehensive transfer authority no longer exists. NASA shall abide by the guidelines provided in section 5 ...  more>>

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WORKSHOP REPORT ON DETECTING AND COUNTERING IEDS AND RELATED THREATS Principal Investigator: Dr. Judee Burgoon, Center for the Management of Information, University of Arizona Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Vasundara V. Varadan, Microwave & Optics Laboratory for Imaging & Characterization, University of Arkansas Significance of IEDs and Related T ...  more>>

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National Science Foundation 4201 Wilson Boulevard Arlington, Virginia 22230 NSF-SIA/NRI Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Supplements to NSF Centers in Nanoelectronics (NSF 07-051) Submission Deadline: December 12, 2007. Dear Colleague: In 2005 and 2006,1 the National Science Foundation (NSF) undertook a cooperative effort with the Semicond ...  more>>

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SELECTED CROSSCUTTING PROGRAMS NSF crosscutting programs include interdisciplinary programs and programs that are supported by multiple directorates. Examples of major crosscutting activities include the following: ADVANCE: A budget of $20.79 million for ADVANCE in FY 2009, a decrease of $560,000 below the FY 2008 Estimate, will fund transformative ...  more>>