Policy & Ethicsfederal fundingnsfnasa
U.S. Senate Approves Increased Science Agency Funding
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The U.S. Senate on Jan. 15, 2026 approved billions of dollars in funding for federal science agencies, rejecting deep cuts proposed by President Donald Trump. The bill allocates $8.75 billion to the National Science Foundation, $24.44 billion to NASA and $1.6 billion to Astrophysics—including $300 million for a dark-energy telescope and $500 million for the Dragonfly mission—supporting nearly 10,000 awards and about 250,000 researchers.
Scoring Rationale
High policy impact from bipartisan funding reversal; slightly limited by absence of novel technical breakthroughs or implementation details.
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