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U.S. National Science Foundation: An Overview

The majority of the research supported by the NSF is conducted at U.S. colleges and universities. Approximately 82.7% ($3,094.8 million) of NSF's FY2006 $3,740.6 million research and development (R&D) budget was awarded to U.S. colleges and universities. The America COMPETES Act was signed into law on August 9, 2007 (P.L. 110-69). The COMPETES Act authorizes a total of $22,058.0 million for the NSF for a three-year period - FY2008 ($6,600.0 million), FY2009 ($7,326.0 million), and FY2010 ($8,132.0 million). Priorities to be addressed in the authorization include those of supporting successful K-12 science, mathematics, and engineering education programs, promoting university-industry partnerships, balancing funding between interdisciplinary and disciplinary research, and improving funding rates for new investigators.

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