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The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense…" With an annual budget of about $7.0 billion (FY 2012), we are the funding source for approximately 20 percent of all federally supported basic research conducted by America's colleges and universities. In many fields such as mathematics, computer science and the social sciences, NSF is the major source of federal backing.

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Fri, 12/12/2025 - 14:22 NSF announces new initiative to launch and scale a new generation of transformative independent research organizations to advance breakthrough science
Fri, 09/26/2025 - 17:57 NSF invests $30M in EPSCoR jurisdictions for research and workforce development in energy, semiconductors, nanotechnology and biotechnology
Fri, 09/19/2025 - 14:45 NSF and UKRI launch $10M quantum chemistry collaborative research effort
Thu, 09/18/2025 - 17:53 NSF selects 15 finalists to advance to the next round of its second Regional Innovation Engines competition
Thu, 09/04/2025 - 19:22 NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory speeds into the design phase
Wed, 09/03/2025 - 17:36 NSF announces funding to establish the National AI Research Resource Operations Center
Thu, 08/28/2025 - 18:57 NSF expanding national AI infrastructure with new data systems and resources
Fri, 08/22/2025 - 19:20 NSF announces new funding opportunities to advance AI education and build the STEM workforce of the future
Thu, 08/14/2025 - 17:59 NSF and NVIDIA partnership enables Ai2 to develop fully open AI models to fuel U.S. scientific innovation
Fri, 08/08/2025 - 15:10 NSF invests $29.2 million in EPSCoR Research Infrastructure collaborations for transformative impact across 11 jurisdictions
Thu, 08/07/2025 - 16:40 NSF invests nearly $32M to accelerate novel AI-driven approaches in protein design, strengthening the U.S. bioeconomy
Wed, 08/06/2025 - 17:18 NSF invests in AI-ready test beds to accelerate U.S. leadership
Tue, 08/05/2025 - 16:22 NSF to invest in new national network of AI-programmable cloud laboratories
Mon, 08/04/2025 - 23:45 Innovative traineeships prepare the next generation of STEM leaders in AI, quantum, biotech and more
Mon, 08/04/2025 - 11:33 NSF invests over $74 million in 6 mathematical sciences research institutes
Wed, 07/23/2025 - 18:03 Statement from NSF Chief of Staff Brian Stone, performing the duties of the NSF Director, on the White House AI Action Plan
Tue, 07/22/2025 - 13:15 NSF Graduate Research Fellow helps turn 'forever chemicals' into valuable resource
Sat, 07/19/2025 - 04:09 New axolotl study gives researchers a leg up in work towards limb regeneration
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