Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the National Science Foundation

House Appropriations Committee
Senate Appropriations Committee
   Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee

11/05/2022 at 02:00PM

Hearing page

Chair Matt Cartwright (D-Penn.)

Witness

  • Sethuraman Panchanathan, Director, National Science Foundation

The President’s budget includes $10.5 billion for the U.S. National Science Foundation

  • $1.5 billion will fund a broad portfolio of research related to climate science and clean energy
  • $393 million will fund programs that aim to broaden the participation in science and engineering of groups that are underserved and underrepresented
  • $880 million will go toward expanding the newly established Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships within NSF to help translate research into practical applications
  • $187 million will fund the construction of major NSF research facilities, including long-term upgrades of NSF’s major Antarctic infrastructure