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Introduction and NSF Overview. Vannevar Bush And Science: The Endless Frontier. The Endless Frontier Recommendations. Universities should be the nation’s primary basic research infrastructure Federal funds should do double duty: Procure research results - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Introduction
and
NSF Overview
Vannevar BushAnd
Science:The Endless Frontier
The Endless Frontier Recommendations
Universities should be the nation’s primary basic research infrastructure
Federal funds should do double duty:Procure research resultsEducate the next generation
Award research grants based on merit
Establish a national science foundation
NSF Act of 1950
Encourage & develop a national policy for the promotion of basic research and education in the math, physical,
medical,biological, engineering and other sciences
NSF Act: AuthorizationsAct of 1950• Initiate and support:
Basic research Programs to strengthen
research potential Science education
programs at all levels• Award scholarships and
fellowships• Foster international S&T• Avoid “undue concentration”• Provide a central clearinghouse
for data on science and engineering and information for policy formulation
Subsequent Authorizations
• Foster and support the development and use of computer and other technologies
• Evaluate the status and needs of the various sciences and fields of engineering
• Promote equal opportunities in science and engineering
NSF Vision
Advancing discovery, innovation, and education
beyond the frontiers of current knowledge, and
empowering future generations in science and
engineering.NSF-3
NSF in a Nutshell
Independent Agency
Primarily Uses Grant Mechanism
Low Administrative Costs
Discipline-based structure
The National Science The National Science BoardBoard
Office of International Science and Engineering
Provides innovative awardsand supplements that promote research
excellence through new internationalcollaboration and that develop the nextgeneration of globally engaged scientists
www.nsf.gov/oise
Office of Polar Programs
Manages and initiates National Science Foundation funding for basic research and its
operational support in the Arctic and the Antarctic.
Rotators (IPAs):Our Leavening Ingredient
Intergovernmental Personnel ActVisiting Scientists
Mathematical& PhysicalSciences
(MPS)
Geosciences(GEO)
Engineering(ENG)
Computer &Information Science &
Engineering(CISE)
BiologicalSciences
(BIO)
Office of theInspector General
(OIG)
DirectorDeputy Director
National Science Board(NSB)
Office of Cyberinfrastructure
Office of Equal Employment Opportunity Programs
Office of the General Counsel
Office of Integrative Activities
Office of International Science & Engineering
Office of Legislative &Public Affairs
Office of Polar Programs
Social, Behavioral
& EconomicSciences
(SBE)
Education & Human
Resources(EHR)
Budget, Finance & Award
Management(BFA)
Information& Resource Management
(IRM)
NSF Organizational Chart
The Political Climate
America COMPETES Act
Authorizes budget levels at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Department of Energy's Office of Science, and the National Science Foundation (NSF) on a path to doubling within the near term. The total NSF budget is authorized to double its budget in approximately seven years.
$6.854 billionIncrease over FY 2008
Request:
$822.,1 million, 13.6%
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
9.4%Annually
APPROPRIATIONS FOR NSF FY 1998 – 2009 Request
Bill
ions
of
Dol
lars
0.19%Annually
NSF FY 2009 Budget Request
NSF Funding by Account(Dollars in Millions)
2009Request
2009 CR
Research and Related Activities
$5,593.99 $4,821.47
Education and Human Resources
790.41 725.6
MREFC 147.51 220.74Agency Operations and Award Management
305.06 281.47
National Science Board 4.03 3.97Office of Inspector General 13.10 11.43Total NSF $6,854.1 6065
Cross-FoundationInvestments
Cyber-enabled Discovery and Innovation$100 million
Science and Engineering Beyond Moore’s Law
$20 million
Adaptive Systems Technology$15 million
Dynamics of Water Processes in the Environment
$10 million
Science and Engineering Beyond Moore’s Law
Goal: To position the United States at the forefront of communications and computation capability beyond the physical and conceptual limitations of current systems.
$20 million to encourage transformational activities and create partnership opportunities with the private sector and national laboratories
Adaptive Systems Technology
Goal: To generate creative pathways and natural interfaces between human and physical systems that will revolutionize the development of novel anticipatory and adaptive systems
$15 million to support small, high-risk, transformative research projects to explore promising research directions in this emerging field.
Dynamics of Water Processes In The Environment
Goal: To increase our fundamental understanding of the Earth’s freshwater systems and provide the scientific basis for decision making about water resources.
$10 million to promote fundamental research on the complex processes and feedbacks that affect the vulnerability and resilience of freshwater systems to climate and environmental change.
Proposal, Award and Funding Trends
44,199 proposal actions ~248,000 reviews ~45,000 reviewers 11,156 awards 25.0% funding rate
(Research 21%)
NSF PROPOSAL STATISTICS
(FY 2008)
Competitive awards (Research): 7,022
Average annual award: $143,212
Median annual award: $110,000
Average duration (research): 3.00 years
NSF RESEARCHNSF RESEARCHGRANT PROFILEGRANT PROFILE
(FY 2008) (FY 2008)
Year Mail & Panel
Mail Only
Panel Only
1993 23% 30% 41%
2007 32% 8% 56%
Type of Review
Perc
enta
ge C
hang
e
1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003
COMPARISON OF COMPARISON OF NSF BUDGET, STAFF, ANDNSF BUDGET, STAFF, ANDCOMPETITIVE PROPOSAL COMPETITIVE PROPOSAL
SUBMISSIONSUBMISSION
*And How To Find It
National Science Foundation Update
Key Documents
• FY 2008 NSF Budget Request– http://www.nsf.gov/about/budget/
• Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide– http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=papp
• Science and Engineering Indicators– http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/seind08/
• When in doubt – – http://www.nsf.gov/