NSF Funding Pressures
Process Improvements D required
Fund all highly rated grants $1.5B*
Increase grant size/duration ($150K/4 yrs) 4B*
Increase pre/post-doc stipends 0.2B*
IT (PITAC recommendation) $0.5B
Biocomplexity/Environment (NSB Report) 1B
Math/Science Education (Glenn/Ehlers) 1B
Emerging Opportunities FY ‘01 budget
Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences 135M
* Approximate annualized levels by FY ‘05