What is NSF yearly budget?
$7.0 billion
what does NSF stand for?
National Science Foundation
how does it fulfill its mission?
by issuing grants
does it run its own labs?
No
what precent of research do they fund?
24%
who is there medical counterpart?
NIH
who picks the leaders?
the President
what is the NSB?
the National Science Board
how often does the NSB meet to discuss policies?
6 times a year
who is the current NSF director?
France A. Córdova
when did he start?
2014
what did he do before?
He was an astronomer
where was he president?
Purdue University
what fields is NSF the major source of money for?
One is mathematics