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On 24 June, the National Science Foundation (NSF) held a briefing entitled "The Biological Sciences in 2010 and Beyond."
James Collins, Assistant Director for Biological Sciences, discussed the NSF's evolving priorities and identified the Foundation's top six for FY 2010: Climate Research, Innovation, Disciplinary Research, Research Resources, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), and Education and Learning. The NSF BIO directorate received $260 million in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and $733 million is requested for BIO in the FY 2010 President's budget. Although the America COMPETES Act, signed in 2007, authorized doubling the NSF's funding to $11.2 billion by FY 2011, Collins discussed the Foundation's current budget projections which anticipate, based on the FY 2010 budget request, reaching a funding level of $11.2 billion by FY 2016. The briefing also touched on the NSF's ongoing efforts to utilize BIO funding and maintain innovation by investing in interdisciplinary research, developing new management structures and exploring new partnerships with other directorates, agencies and organizations.
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