U.S. National Science Foundation: An Overview Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title U.S. National Science Foundation: An Overview

Creator

  • Author: Matthews, Christine M.
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Specialist in Science and Technology Policy

Publisher

  • Name: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
    Place of Publication: Washington D.C.

Date

  • Creation: 2009-03-12

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: The National Science Foundation (NSF) was created by the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (P.L. 81-507). The NSF has the broad mission of supporting science and engineering in general and funding basic research across many disciplines. The agency provides support for investigator-initiated, merit-reviewed, competitively selected awards, state-of-the-art tools, and instrumentation and facilities.
  • Physical Description: 10 pages.

Subject

  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Research grants
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Federal aid to education
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Federal aid to research
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Federal aid programs

Primary Source

  • Item is not a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States

Collection

  • Name: Congressional Research Service Reports
    Code: CRSR

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Resource Type

  • Report

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • CRS Report Number: 95-307
  • Accession or Local Control No: 95-307_2009Mar12
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc86528
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