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Astronomy and Astrophysics in the New Millennium
FIGURE 6.2 Percentage of National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences competitively reviewed individual investigator grant proposals funded (top curve) and funds in these grants as a percentage of the total Division of Astronomical Sciences budget (bottom curve), FY1990 to FY1999.
funding have compromised the ability of U.S. researchers to obtain the full scientific return on the funds invested in ground-based facilities. Although many astronomers have responded by seeking funding from NASA, the science that they can do is altered as a result and their funding is vulnerable to the failure of one of NASA’s flagship missions (NRC, 2000, Finding 4, p. 2). To improve the picture, the committee recommends two approaches to enhancing the NSF AST grants program:
With construction of each new facility, commit to a facility grants program, including it in a comprehensive project budget along with the allocations for construction, operations, and instrumentation.
Through a periodic competitive review of NSF-funded facilities, make existing funds available for grants or for new or improved facilities, depending on scientific priorities.
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