Washington DC, United States-February 29, 2020: Entrance to the National Science Foundation (NSF) to Washington DC, United States. NSF is a government agency in the United States.
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) said Sunday That he has not frightened money, ending a payment stopping that aroused generalized confusion and left scientists without paying for almost a week.
The agency has resumed payments to existing subsidies after a court published a order to NSF and other federal agencies that make subsidies at “(n) on break, freeze, hindered, block, cancel or terminate … Rewards and obligations”, calling illegal frost.
NSF officially pause payments On January 28, saying that the agency needed time to examine how its subsidies comply with President Trump’s executive orders, in particular those aimed at eliminate Programs of diversity, equity and inclusion through the government. This would essentially apply to all NSF subsidies, because the agency is mandated by the congress to assess the way in which IT research proposals finance the participation of women and groups underrepresented in science, in addition to merit intellectual of the proposal.
NSF has an annual budget of $ 9 billion and finances a range of research, from astrophysics to zoology. In a press release, he indicates that he is still undergoing an examination of their subsidies to see how they comply with Trump’s executive orders. We do not know what this review can mean for existing subsidies, but the The agency said This, “NSF cannot take measures to delay or stop payment of active rewards based solely on the real or potential non-compliance of decrees.”
Frost prevented hundreds of scientists from accessing funds Awarded to pay their salary and research, and has raised concerns about other beneficiaries that the payments they expected in the weeks and months to come may not come.
While payments have resumed, NSF continues its Pause of grant examination panels – meetings during which external experts meet to examine the new research proposals – up to at least February 7.