2020-2022 Committee on Strategy (CS)
Committee Members
Charge
The Committee on Strategy is established to:
- Provide a forum for developing the Board’s strategic discussions of NSF’s budget, programs, organization structure and agency vision;
- Make recommendations to the Board on annual Budget Requests and quadrennial Strategic Plans; and
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Provide strategic guidance to the Board on NSF’s programs.
In fulfilling this charge, the Committee will help address the Board’s responsibilities to:
- Consult with the Director on the “formulation of programs” 1
- Consult with the Director on NSF’s organizational structure;2
- Approve NSF’s quadrennial Strategic Plan; and
- Approve NSF’s annual Budget Request submission to OMB.
The Committee is expected to:
- Engage in generative discussions about the future of research and education in science and engineering;
- Collaborate with NSF to ensure development of forward looking strategy and priorities;
- Engage with NSF staff at all stages of budget request formulation to ensure that investments, including the MREFC account, align with and support NSF’s strategic priorities;
- Work with NSF staff on Strategic Plan development and implementation, including maintaining awareness of strategic reviews and their outcomes;
- Ensure that NSF’s strategy and investment priorities incorporate input from the scientific community, Congress, and the Administration;
- Recommend budgets and strategic plans to the Board for approval;
- Provide guidance on NSF’s programs, including education and Foundation-wide programs, through portfolio reviews, decadal surveys and other mechanisms;
- Recommend to the Board NSF policies within the Committee’s purview (e.g., budget request formulation, strategic plan development); and
- Consult with the Director, as requested, on NSF’s organizational structure.
1 42 USC 16 §1864 (d)
2 42 USC 16 §1866
*Members of the National Science Board whose terms have recently expired, temporarily serving as consultants to the Board.