The Board approved the following awards: | Amount not to exceed |
Mathematical and Physical Sciences | |
Division of Mathematical Sciences Operation of the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI) Berkeley, California NSB-99-72) |
$17,000,000 for 60 months |
Division of Astronomical Sciences Operation of the National Astronomical and Ionosphere Center (NAIC) Cornell University (NSB 99-77) |
$58,926,000 for 60 months |
Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences | |
Division of International Programs The U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation for the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (CRDF) | $10,000,000 for five years; not to exceed $2,500,000 in any one year. Any NSF-appropriated funds transferred to CRDF should be directed so that there is clear traceability to the specific research supported. |