Support NSF funding for 2010

Although Congress has now passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the fiscal year (FY) 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act, the process of securing funding for FY 2010 has started!  Many science agencies, including the National Science Foundation (NSF), have recently received important new funding.  It is now time to ensure that we do not lose ground in the coming budget and appropriations cycle.

A bipartisan effort has been launched in the United States House of Representatives to support the Administration's plans to provide $7.0 billion in funding to the NSF in FY 2010.  A "Dear Colleague" letter is being circulated in the House at this time.  Please consider writing your Representative and asking him/her to sign the Ehlers, Holt, Lipinski, Foster, and Inglis NSF Dear Colleague letter.  If one of these members of Congress is your Representative, please thank them for their leadership.

You can quickly send a letter to your Representative through the AIBS Legislative Action Center.  Please go to http://capwiz.com/aibs/home/ and click on "Support Increased Funding for the National Science Foundation" in the box labeled "Take Action Now".  The Dear Colleague letter is scheduled to close on 26 March, so please write to your Representative today.