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NSF to Hold Public Meeting on its Fiscal Year 2005 Budget RequestThe Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will release the President’s budget request for fiscal year 2005 on Monday, Feb. 2. National Science Foundation (NSF) Director Rita Colwell will brief members of the public, the news media and interested individuals and groups from the science and engineering communities on the new budget and NSF priorities for fiscal year 2005.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency that supports fundamental research and education across all fields of science and engineering, with an annual budget of nearly $5.3 billion. NSF funds reach all 50 states through grants to nearly 2,000 universities and institutions. Each year, NSF receives about 30,000 competitive requests for funding, and makes about 10,000 new funding awards. The NSF also awards over $200 million in professional and service contracts yearly. Receive official NSF news electronically through the e-mail delivery system, NSFnews. To subscribe, send an e-mail message to join-nsfnews@lists.nsf.gov. In the body of the message, type "subscribe nsfnews" and then type your name. (Ex.: "subscribe nsfnews John Smith") Useful NSF Web Sites:
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