The Trump administration's withholding of $1.4 billion from the National Science Foundation's research budget significantly harmed US scientific research capabilities.

Science PoliticsOct 3, 2026score 2.842 posts · 122 replies across 2 instances

The thread discusses the impact of the Trump administration's budget cuts on the National Science Foundation's research budget, highlighting concerns about the state of US science. The posts reference a specific fiscal year and the amount withheld, indicating a significant financial impact on scientific research.

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Parent: US ScienceEntity: National Science FoundationImpact: negativeDate: Oct 3, 2026Target: The impact of the Trump administration's budget cuts on US scientific research

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I don’t think everyone realizes how bad things are for US science:

For the fiscal year that just ended, the Trump regime withheld $1.4 billion from the National Science Foundation’s research budget, which is about 1/5 of its primary research budget.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/us/politics/national-science-foundation-research-funds.html?unlocked_article_code=1.F1E.adOl.I5OvE-oZxF24&smid=nytcore-ios-share

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@[email protected]

I don’t think everyone realizes how bad things are for US science:

For the fiscal year that just ended, the Trump regime withheld $1.4 billion from the National Science Foundation’s research budget, which is about 1/5 of its primary research budget.

National Science Foundation Di...

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