Funneling congressionally-mandated money away from universities to business. 20-30% cuts in NSF programs to fund X-labs.
Michael Shirts
Been wondering why NSF isn't spending most of its FY26 appropriation? A $1.5B tech initiative may be the reason. And big cuts to hundreds of research programs could be just the beginning of the bad news. www.science.org/content/arti...
Unexpected shift in funds has meant sharp drop in grants this fiscal year