AIBS joined 57 other scientific societies and research institutions in a letter urging congressional appropriators to provide the National Science Foundation (NSF) with the highest possible funding level in fiscal year (FY) 2026 appropriations and to adopt Senate language supporting sustained investment in NSFâs Social, Behavioral, and Economic (SBE) Sciences Directorate.
The letter highlights how SBE-funded research underpins advances in artificial intelligence, national security, and economic growthâincluding work that has earned the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics.
âMillions of scientists, students, teachers, and entrepreneurs across this country have and will continue to benefit from Congressâ investment in NSF â and specifically the SBE Directorate â to advance cutting-edge research to accelerate technological innovation, national security, and economic prosperity,â the letter argues.
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