Here’s how extreme the NSF budget cuts could be:
The bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act authorized an NSF budget of $18B for the next year.
But per last night, a White House proposal could set that as low as…$3B, about **one-sixth of the CHIPS authorization**
Call your rep with that info!!
The bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act authorized an NSF budget of $18B for the next year.
But per last night, a White House proposal could set that as low as…$3B, about **one-sixth of the CHIPS authorization**
Call your rep with that info!!
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One thing to watch is if he specifically targets investment in Blue states for cuts and allows red states to continue.
For example the new Micron plant in Syracuse, NY. will need to watch that if they are still expecting funds
A little complex, but basically was a game of fiscal austerity and compromises that NSF got caught up in. See here:
and they know every inch of our country
now that's out of the box thinking
America last.
be better!
“Hey, here’s what we need to do to address tech competitiveness with China.” Remind your elected rep of that. Maybe toss in DeepSeek.
About the possible NSF budget cuts:
Yesterday's news about a potential 66% cut to NSF's budget refers to steps 2 & 3 here:
https://www.usa.gov/federal-budget-process