Pressures on NSF Funding
Process Improvements: D required
Fund all highly rated grants $1.5B*
Increase grant size/dur. ($150K/4 yrs) $4.0B*
Increase pre/post-doc stipends $0.2B*
IT (PITAC Recommendation) $0.5B
Biocomplexity/Envir. (NSB Report) $1.0B
Math/Sci Education (per Glenn/Ehlers) $1.0B
Emerging Opportunities: FY ‘01 budget
Soc., Behav., and Econ. Sciences $135M
Total increase needed >$8B
* Approximate annualized increase by FY ‘05