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Astronomical Sciences (AST)
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
NSF has released plans for allocating funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which provides $3 billion in supplemental funding to NSF in the 2009 fiscal year. NSF's Important Notice about these plans is now available at http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/issuances/in131.pdf. Please also see:
Dear Colleague Letter
Dear Colleague Letter: National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center (NAIC) (NSF 09-014) announces that NSF will compete the next cooperative agreement for the management and operation of NAIC. Dear Colleague Letter: Providing Progress Update on Senior Review Recommendations can be found here.
PREST Program
The Program for Research and Education with Small Telescopes (PREST) Programs is no longer receiving Proposals.
The Senior Review
The report from the Senior Review can be found here.
For more information on the process and plans for the future, see http://www.nsf.gov/mps/ast/ast_senior_review.jsp.
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