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Research Facilities 



Support for Research Facilities totals $661 million in FY 1997, a decrease of $3 million, or 0.4 

 percent, from the FY 1996 Estimate NSF supports large, multi-user research facilities that are 

 characteristically large, complicated, and expensive, requiring long-term commitments of support 

 The principal focus is providing access to state-of-the-art capabilities that might otherwise be 

 unavailable to US researchers 



Education and Training 



Education and Training totals $657 million in FY 1997, an increase of $33 million, or 5 3 percent, 

 over the FY 1996 Estimate NSF's education and training component supports activities from pre- 

 kmdergarten through postdoctoral levels, including public science literacy, aimed at enabling U S 

 students to become scientifically literate citizens and well-trained members of the nation's 

 workforce 



Cross-Cutting Activities in Research and Education 



Many activities cut across the key program functions described above For example, one might 

 argue that all NSF programs have an education and training component since they develop 

 participants' knowledge and skills Explicit examples of research project support activities with 

 significant education and training components include Research Experiences for Undergraduates, 

 Research in Undergraduate Institutions, and the Faculty Early Career Development program 

 (CAREER) Likewise, there are cross-cutting interdisciplinary activities, many of great importance 

 in delivering benefits to the nation, that merit attention Examples include earthquake research, 

 which incorporates components of all the key program functions Other areas where NSF 

 specifically coordinates activities across program functions and organizations include 

 biotechnology, civil infrastructure systems, environment and global change, high performance 

 computing and communications, manufacturing, and materials These coordinated activities 

 interact vigorously with one another and with a complementary focused activity on science, math, 

 engineering and technology education. 



Administration and Management 



Administration and Management totals $139 million in FY 1997, an increase of $2 million or 15 

 percent above the FY 1996 Estimate. This program function provides operating funds to support 

 NSF staff in efforts to achieve strategic goals by implementing programs in all key program areas 

 NSF programs require both a high-level professional workforce and an effective management and 

 support staff. 



