NSF plans cuts to basic science programs to fund White House initiative0

• SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX
• July 11, 2026

The U.S. National Science Foundation, one of the world’s largest funders of fundamental science, is expected to sharply reduce spending across most of its directorates.Credit: IB/Alamy Photography The US National Science Foundation (NSF) plans to expropriate money from its core science programs to fund an initiative by the White House Office of Science and Technology