"The NSF, with its budget of US$9 billion, is one of the world's largest funders of basic research and typically awards around 11,000 grants each year. However, the number of grants issued so far this year is unusually low: 854, which is 25% of the five-year average for 19 April."
"For researchers such as Amelia Shevenell, a palaeoceanographer at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, the delay has been nerve-wracking. Last June, Shevenell sent the NSF a grant proposal about using ice cores to measure ancient ocean temperatures, but ten months later, she has heard nothing."
The US National Science Foundation (NSF) has issued only 854 grants this fiscal year, significantly lower than the five-year average. Delays are attributed to late fund distribution and ongoing negotiations between Congress and the Trump administration. Researchers are concerned about the impact on crucial projects and staff salaries. The NSF typically awards around 11,000 grants annually, but the current pace of funding is alarmingly low, raising worries about the future of scientific research in the US.
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