Recommendations for 2023 Science and Space Research Funding
January 1, 2023
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The Frame
This document outlines advocacy positions for the 2023 federal budget, which determines the availability of research grants for over 300,000 scientists and the scope of NASA's human health programs in space.
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Academic researchers
Researchers rely on NSF and NASA grants to fund their work and career development.
Underrepresented minorities in science
These groups are the focus of specific NSF-funded training and career development programs.
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Summary
Key Facts
- The American Physiological Society recommends an NSF budget of at least $11 billion for FY 2023.
- The NSF currently provides 24% of all federally funded basic scientific research.
- The NSF supports 65% of non-medical research in biology.
- 94% of the NSF budget is allocated directly to research and education.
- The NSF currently receives approximately $4 billion in well-rated grant proposals annually that it cannot fund.
- An $11 billion budget would allow the NSF to support approximately 2,000 additional research grants.
- The APS requests that Congress restore funding cuts to NASA's life sciences research budgets.
- NASA's Human Research Program (HRP) currently funds over 300 research grants in more than 30 states.
- The NSF has supported 248 Nobel Laureates since 1950.
Why It Matters
This document outlines advocacy positions for the 2023 federal budget, which determines the availability of research grants for over 300,000 scientists and the scope of NASA's human health programs in space.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does the APS want $11 billion for the NSF?
What is the NASA Human Research Program?
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AARP
2026
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Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
NASA Budget Transparency Issues
The APS notes that internal reorganizations at NASA have made it difficult to track specific funding levels for biomedical and gravitational biology research.
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