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Bob,

Would you say this is a gradual trend to squeeze "informal" projects out of
NSF's portfolio, or are all NSF divisions facing similar cutbacks in the FY
2013 budget?


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On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 9:03 PM, Robert Russell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>
> Did anyone see the FY 2013 budget? ISE is being cut about 25%, from $61
> million to $48 million, and renamed to Advancing Informal STEM Learning.
> Yikes!
>
> From the NSF budget document: “AISL (formerly ISE) (-$13.58 million to a
> total of $47.82 million) will support fewer awards, focusing on the
> research and model-building contributions of the program to better
> understand effective means and innovative models for engaging today’s young
> people and adults in science outside of school settings.”
>
>
> Bob Russell
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