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Trump is bleeding science dry as the National Science Foundation closes it's fiscal year with over $1B left unspent. NSF says the money will be invested in Trump aligned initiatives.

The decrease in awarded grants can be seen across nearly all the agency’s directorates, despite Congress prohibiting the NSF from cutting any directorate’s budget by more than 5% compared with fiscal 2024 in the latest spending bill. “There’s just way less out there for researchers."

In addition to creating fewer funding opportunities for researchers, the NSF’s decision to roll this much money into the next fiscal year could affect the agency’s budget going forward. Every cut can have ripple effects that last for years.