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NSF also invests in actions that increase the capacity of the U.S. to conduct and exploit such research.</p><p>To promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity and welfare; and to secure the national defense.</p><p><strong>NSF's core values:</strong> NSF's core values are essential and enduring tenets that guide everyone in the organization as we support the agency's mission. They have been developed with the active engagement of NSF staff. These values identify who we are and what is important to us. They guide how we make decisions, set priorities, address challenges, manage trade-offs, recruit and develop personnel and work together with our awardees.</p><ul><li>Scientific leadership.</li><li>Diversity and inclusion.</li><li>Integrity and excellence.</li><li>Public service.</li><li>Innovation and collaboration.</li></ul></div> </section> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockbutton alignment-left nsf-component"> <a href="https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf22068" title="Read the full strategic plan" class="link-button usa-button usa-button--outline " > Read the full strategic plan </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout-container--wrapper nsf-layout nsf-layout--base constrained-width"> <div class = "nsf-layout--outer"> <div class = "nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--main"> <div class="block block-nsf-custom block-table-of-contents-block"> <div class="table-of-contents"> <h2 class="table-of-contents__title"> <img class="icon-document" src="/themes/custom/nsf_theme/components/images/icons/document.svg" alt="" /> Explore NSF's Strategic Goals and Objectives </h2> <nav aria-label="Table of Contents" class="table-of-contents__items"> <ul> <li> <a href="#strategic-goal-1-empower-484" > Strategic Goal 1 — Empower</a> </li> <li> <a href="#strategic-goal-2-discover-b5a" > Strategic Goal 2 — Discover</a> </li> <li> <a href="#strategic-goal-3-impact-1ea" > Strategic Goal 3 — Impact</a> </li> <li> <a href="#strategic-goal-4-excel-46a" > Strategic Goal 4 — Excel</a> </li> </ul> </nav> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout-container--wrapper nsf-layout nsf-layout--twocol-60-40 constrained-width"> <div class="nsf-layout--outer"> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <h2 id="strategic-goal-1-empower-484" class="text__title">Strategic Goal 1 — Empower</h2> <div class="text__content text-formatted"><h3>Empower STEM talent to fully participate in science and engineering.</h3><p>S&E are key to the nation's economic progress, and people are the core of America's scientific progress. To accelerate the advancement of discovery and learning, prepare for a world in which work is increasingly reliant upon scientific and technological skills and ensure that all citizens share in the benefits that flow from research, we must promote inclusion in the research community and STEM workforce, access to STEM learning and training and widespread STEM literacy.</p><p>Our global competitiveness depends critically on the readiness of the nation's STEM workforce, but millions of talented individuals are missing from that workforce. NSF seeks to empower these missing millions15 by making strategic investments in researchers and research training to harness the talents and creativity of America's diverse population. NSF also supports research into practical ways to promote a scientifically literate U.S. population that is well prepared for the economy and challenges of the 21st century.</p><p>NSF also supports research into practical ways to promote a scientifically literate U.S. population that is well prepared for the economy and challenges of the 21st century.</p><p><strong>Strategic Objective 1.1 — Ensure accessibility and inclusivity</strong><br>Increase the involvement of communities underrepresented in STEM and enhance capacity throughout the nation.</p><p><strong>Strategic Objective 1.2 — Unleash STEM talent for America</strong><br>Grow a diverse STEM workforce to advance the progress of science and technology.</p></div> </section> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockbutton alignment-left nsf-component"> <a href="https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22068/nsf22068.pdf#page=29" title="Continue reading about strategic goal 1" class="link-button usa-button usa-button--outline " > Continue reading about strategic goal 1 </a> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="image-link image-link--default without-title block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockimage-link nsf-component" class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockimage-link nsf-component" data-media-id="39603" data-is-footer-caption-credit data-footer-caption-credit-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/image_credit_caption_block_130x78_/s3/media_hub/empowerimage.png?VersionId=4LyIkDzxi_BPKYMf5vZy0PM63GYkAb9x&amp;itok=PnClgOTx" data-caption="" data-credit="Val Sloan" data-component-id="nsf_theme:image-link"> <a class="image-link__link" href="https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/strategic_plan/images/empowerimage.jpg" title="REU search"> <img class="" src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/cta_image/s3/media_hub/empowerimage.png?VersionId=3Ox8pkQxeN9EomUyk9xwIXshhvz7WssO&amp;itok=yvlJhF1D" alt="REU search" /> </a> <span class="image-link__overlay"></span> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <div class="text__content text-formatted"><p><strong>Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)</strong><br>NSF funds a large number of research opportunities for undergraduate students thought its REU Sites program. These experiences have inspired many students to pursue careers in research and science. REU Sites make a special effort to recruit from groups underrepresented in science and engineering.</p></div> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout-container--wrapper nsf-layout nsf-layout--twocol-60-40 constrained-width"> <div class="nsf-layout--outer"> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <h2 id="strategic-goal-2-discover-b5a" class="text__title">Strategic Goal 2 — Discover</h2> <div class="text__content text-formatted"><h3>Create new knowledge about our universe, our world and ourselves.</h3><p>This goal furthers the first part of NSF's mission, "to promote the progress of science," pursuing the generation of new knowledge so the nation remains a global leader in expanding discovery in science, engineering and learning. By generating new knowledge, NSF-funded researchers provide the nation with the capability to maintain scientific, technological and economic leadership in a competitive world.</p><p>Fundamental research is a capital investment for the nation. Basic research leads to new knowledge. It provides scientific capital. It creates the fund from which the practical applications of knowledge must be drawn. New products and new processes do not appear full-grown. They are founded on new principles and new conceptions, which in turn are painstakingly developed by research in the purest realms of science. Those practical applications of knowledge sometimes begin to be realized very quickly; for example, some of NSF's investments in research related to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic produced actionable results within months. In other cases, the practical applications may not be fully felt until decades after the initial basic research. A connection between fluid dynamics and an improved industrial process may be easier to foresee than the practical benefits of fundamental physics research into what Einstein called "spooky action at a distance," but the initial research on quantum mechanics in the early 20th century paved the way for the development of new approaches to secure communications and more powerful computers that is underway in the 21st century's research on quantum information systems.</p><p>Just as financial advisors stress the importance of diversifying investments, so the benefits of research are maximized when a wealth of different fields and research questions are supported. NSF embodies this by supporting all fields of basic science, engineering and STEM learning research. NSF welcomes proposals for original research and for new tools, such as advanced instrumentation, data analysis, computation and novel facilities. Investment in competitively selected projects expands the knowledge base from which innovation springs. A special role of NSF is to encourage creative efforts that may not fit within the domain of specific mission agencies.</p><p>NSF fosters a culture of "smart risk-taking" and cultivates the spirit of exploration in researchers and students. Reviewers are encouraged to look for high potential rewards that justify taking risks to support projects that may not always work as planned.</p><p>NSF provides leadership in an evolving global research enterprise by supporting modern collaborative approaches to science, funding research within and between traditional fields and strengthening interactions between U.S. researchers and their leading counterparts abroad. By using novel funding mechanisms for exploratory research, NSF catalyzes and incubates new fields of research and the search for new insights that disrupt traditional understanding.</p><p><strong>Strategic Objective 2.1 — Advance the frontiers of research</strong><br>Accelerate discovery through strategic investments in ideas, people and infrastructure.</p><p><strong>Strategic Objective 2.2 — Enhance research capability</strong><br>Advance the state of the art in research practice.</p></div> </section> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockbutton alignment-left nsf-component"> <a href="https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22068/nsf22068.pdf#page=34" title="Continue reading about strategic goal 2" class="link-button usa-button usa-button--outline " > Continue reading about strategic goal 2 </a> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="image-link image-link--default without-title block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockimage-link nsf-component" class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockimage-link nsf-component" data-media-id="39605" data-is-footer-caption-credit data-footer-caption-credit-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/image_credit_caption_block_130x78_/s3/media_hub/dncdna_h.jpg?VersionId=tgPUcxSZQZTjD2nIFM6MZnCKPlfafACi&amp;itok=XriJNA3z" data-caption="DNA binding and cleavage fragment of yeast topoisomerase II. Model for the DNA binding and cleavage fragment of yeast topoisomerase II (blue/red spheres) bound to a separated DNA strand (green spheres). One protomer is shaded darker than the other to highlight the protein's two subunits. A second DNA (viewed end-on, yellow sticks) is modeled into a large internal hole present in the enzyme. This figure represents a likely conformational and substrate-bound intermediate of this region of the topoisomerase during its duplex DNA passage reaction. This research was performed in the lab of James Berger, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of California, Berkeley. Research in Berger's lab focuses on understanding the molecular basis of protein assembly and function. In particular, we aim to develop mechanistic models that explain how proteins physically exploit shape and chemistry to form large complexes and transduce energy into work. The primary focus of my group's investigations is on proteins that replicate, manipulate, and organize nucleic acids in the cell, and on metabolic enzymes required for maintaining nucleic acids in the pathogenic bacterium, M. tuberculosis. A combination of structural analyses, such as X-ray crystallography, small-angle X-ray scattering and EM, coupled with biphysical and biochemical experimentation, forms the core of our methodological approach. (Date of Image: 1995)" data-credit="Figure courtesy James M. Berger, UC-Berkeley" data-component-id="nsf_theme:image-link"> <a class="image-link__link" href="https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/strategic_plan/images/discoverimage.jpg" title="Enabling the biotechnology industry"> <img class="" src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/cta_image/s3/media_hub/dncdna_h.jpg?VersionId=751RgfetJfcubvaqXXTVJbsS6CNqoPvO&amp;itok=xQt3UBsw" alt="Enabling the biotechnology industry" /> </a> <span class="image-link__overlay"></span> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <div class="text__content text-formatted"><p><strong>Enabling the biotechnology industry</strong><br>NSF-supported researchers Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier teamed up to fuse tracr-RNA and CRISPR-RNA to produce what they called guide RNA, a tool that enables cleavage of DNA molecules at extremely precise locations, based on how the guide RNA was designed. This technology continues to transform the way we understand gene regulation.</p></div> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout-container--wrapper nsf-layout nsf-layout--twocol-60-40 constrained-width"> <div class="nsf-layout--outer"> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <h2 id="strategic-goal-3-impact-1ea" class="text__title">Strategic Goal 3 — Impact</h2> <div class="text__content text-formatted"><h3>Benefit society by translating knowledge into solutions.</h3><p>NSF has since its creation in 1950, impacted society not only in the U.S. but also around the world. From groundbreaking discoveries used for medicine and gene therapies to cybersecurity research that protects individuals, corporations and governments alike, NSF has been at the forefront of scientific discovery and technological advancements improving society for this generation and the next.</p><p>Curiosity-driven, discovery-based explorations and use-inspired, solutions-focused innovations are part of NSF's DNA. The scientific pursuit of knowledge and understanding is part of the development of new technological capabilities. And in turn, those new capabilities allow us to pursue new research questions that were either unseen or out of our reach.</p><p>For the past 70 years, NSF has made transformative impacts possible through strategic, long-term commitments to advancing the entire spectrum of research, and through partnerships to catalyze new ideas, new discoveries and new technologies.</p><p>Decades of investment have positioned the U.S. as the world leader in curiosity-driven research and resulted in breakthroughs in emerging fields from renewable energy to quantum computing and AI. These discoveries have also resulted in translation of research and innovations that have changed the world — from smartphones to 3D printing and much more.</p><p>To accelerate translation of knowledge to innovation outcomes requires looking at all the components that make it possible — partnerships, infrastructure, and most importantly, people. NSF advances scientific careers by providing the support needed for researchers to explore bold ideas. For example, NSF has a multitude of programs, fellowships and career awards to strengthen pathways into STEM fields, increase diversity and expand our reach into all communities where talent exists.</p><p>By engaging stakeholders outside the research community, research questions whose answers will have a meaningful societal impact can be more readily identified. Such research is strengthened by the active involvement of stakeholders in shaping and facilitating the research, as well as in evaluating intermediate results.</p><p><strong>Strategic Objective 3.1 — Deliver benefits from research</strong><br>Advance research and accelerate innovation that addresses societal challenges.</p><p><strong>Strategic Objective 3.2 — Lead globally</strong><br>Cultivate a global S&E community based on shared values and strategic cooperation.</p></div> </section> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockbutton alignment-left nsf-component"> <a href="https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22068/nsf22068.pdf#page=39" title="Continue reading about strategic goal 3" class="link-button usa-button usa-button--outline " > Continue reading about strategic goal 3 </a> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="image block block-component block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-image nsf-component" class="block block-component block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-image nsf-component" data-media-id="11221" data-is-footer-caption-credit data-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2023-10/PF7226_Quantum.jpg?VersionId=Hv9yIqdegy.PS5UQurLUi6xU0.2WBA.I" data-footer-caption-credit-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/image_credit_caption_block_130x78_/s3/2023-10/PF7226_Quantum.jpg?VersionId=UdAtf7jkVWLDZCkIPqoA4xt9OyJWE040&amp;itok=vJgKlK4r" data-caption="University of Chicago graduate students Erzsebet Vincent and Paul Klimov investigate quantum bits in semiconductors at the University of Chicago’s Institute for Molecular Engineering." data-credit="David Awschalom/University of Chicago"> <div class="image-container"> <picture> <source srcset="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/half_width/s3/2023-10/PF7226_Quantum.jpg.webp?VersionId=crItk3mw_x4Vfh_EXjw4dH.um5.8c6qm&itok=1ueZWgzo 1x" media="all and (min-width: 640px)" type="image/webp" width="500" height="281"/> <source srcset="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/half_width/s3/2023-10/PF7226_Quantum.jpg?VersionId=crItk3mw_x4Vfh_EXjw4dH.um5.8c6qm&itok=1ueZWgzo 1x" media="all and (min-width: 640px)" type="image/jpeg" width="500" height="281"/> <img src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/mobile_full_width/s3/2023-10/PF7226_Quantum.jpg?VersionId=sg0ilWbIvkPN2jbg3V7cfQnuWKWC77Sg&itok=nmC_H1Wb" alt="Two researchers wearing protective eyewear stand at a laboratory set-up" /> </picture> </div> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <div class="text__content text-formatted"><p><strong>Jump-starting the Quantum Revolution</strong><br>NSF's strategic investments in foundational R&D have jump started the quantum revolution. NSF-funded researchers are laying the groundwork for quantum technologies by developing new materials and components. Efforts to develop a viable quantum computer could advance multiple fields including AI, personalized drug development and weather forecasting.</p></div> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout-container--wrapper nsf-layout nsf-layout--twocol-60-40 constrained-width"> <div class="nsf-layout--outer"> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <h2 id="strategic-goal-4-excel-46a" class="text__title">Strategic Goal 4 — Excel</h2> <div class="text__content text-formatted"><h3>Excel at NSF operations and management.</h3><p>The first three strategic goals are associated with quickly evolving challenges. Meeting these and effectively fulfilling NSF's mission requires blending strong scientific leadership with robust organizational leadership. Both are characterized by vision and flexibility. NSF will reinforce its capacity to scale rapidly to advance an expanding portfolio that meets the growing need for breakthroughs in research and innovation.</p><p>With the rapidly growing importance of exploratory and solutions-focused research for securing economic competitiveness and meeting pressing societal challenges, NSF must expand and strengthen the speed and scale at which research is conducted, research products are delivered and research and innovation communities grow.</p><p><strong>Strategic Objective 4.1 — Strengthen at Speed and Scale</strong><br>Pursue innovative strategies to strengthen and expand the agency's capacity and capabilities.</p><p><strong>Strategic Objective 4.2 — Invest in People</strong><br>Attract, empower and retain a talented and diverse NSF workforce.</p></div> </section> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockbutton alignment-left nsf-component"> <a href="https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22068/nsf22068.pdf#page=42" title="Continue reading about strategic goal 4" class="link-button usa-button usa-button--outline " > Continue reading about strategic goal 4 </a> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="image block block-component block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-image nsf-component" class="block block-component block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-image nsf-component" data-media-id="39608" data-is-footer-caption-credit data-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/media_hub/PF7250_june_h.jpg?VersionId=dVixhxoNOtHt_T.gppIWn8gul8KAU4fk" data-footer-caption-credit-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/image_credit_caption_block_130x78_/s3/media_hub/PF7250_june_h.jpg?VersionId=QTyiRfLmd6HpumFg0fVDOW9oo4hBWO61&amp;itok=gc5fexWp" data-caption="The global directional sign at Palmer Station. A fiery sunset glows behind Marr Piedmont Glacier. (Date image taken: June 10, 2019; date originally posted to NSF Multimedia Gallery: Feb. 12, 2020)" data-credit="Ken Keenan"> <div class="image-container"> <picture> <source srcset="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/half_width/s3/media_hub/PF7250_june_h.jpg.webp?VersionId=fC0LrqOpWIbAiicY1zYfxIlZdIjfe.wy&itok=9NKmppxJ 1x" media="all and (min-width: 640px)" type="image/webp" width="500" height="375"/> <source srcset="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/half_width/s3/media_hub/PF7250_june_h.jpg?VersionId=fC0LrqOpWIbAiicY1zYfxIlZdIjfe.wy&itok=9NKmppxJ 1x" media="all and (min-width: 640px)" type="image/jpeg" width="500" height="375"/> <img src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/mobile_full_width/s3/media_hub/PF7250_june_h.jpg?VersionId=z2UPF.3j4XiAQ4PzACJRTfpaK8Rn4HL3&itok=oe560ICj" alt="Global directional sign at Palmer Station" /> </picture> </div> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <div class="text__content text-formatted"><p><strong>United States Antarctic Program</strong><br>Without interruption since 1956, Americans have been studying the Antarctic and its interactions with the rest of the planet. These investigators and supporting personnel make up the U.S. Antarctic Program. 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