National Science Foundation
February 2, 2015
Today, National Science Foundation (NSF) Director France A. Córdova
outlined President Obama's fiscal year (FY) 2016 budget request to
Congress for NSF. The FY16 request calls for $7.7 billion for NSF, an increase of $379 million over FY15, which is an increase of 5.2 percent.
The budget request includes support for new approaches to research on
sustainability, global climate, the food-energy-water nexus, cognitive
science and neurosciences, and risk and resilience. It promotes advanced
manufacturing research and clean energy activities and sustains
investments in cybersecurity research. It also supports a range of
investments in developing the science, technology, engineering and
mathematics (STEM) workforce, including new efforts to broaden
participation in STEM fields. Read more
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