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5.2 Assessment of the National Science Foundation's 2015 Geospace Portfolio Review
Pages 45-50

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... NSF asked the Space Studies Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine3 to provide an independent assessment of the ICCGS report. The Committee on the Assessment of the National Science Foundation's 2015 Geospace Portfolio Review (hereafter, "the assessment committee" or "the committee")
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From page 46...
... Both the PRC and the assessment committee recognize that to address decadal survey priorities under a flatbudget scenario, GS funding of facilities or activities must be reduced or, in some cases, eliminated. However, a combination of unknown factors led the assessment committee to two broad concerns regarding the recommended cuts to Arecibo Observatory and Sondrestrom: 4  National Science and Technology Council (NSTC)
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From page 47...
... 25) The ICCGS redirects the funding currently used to support the CRRL to "strategic grants programs to address DRIVE initiatives recommended by the Decadal Survey."7 The assessment committee notes that these strategic grants programs appear to lie within the Integrative Geospace Science (IGS)
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From page 48...
... Development and implementation will require coordination between the AGS division, the Directorate for Geosciences, and NSF. Recommendation: The Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences should work with the Directorate for Geosciences and the National Science Foundation to implement the 2013 solar and space physics decadal survey recommendation for a Midscale Projects Program to address midscale priorities.
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From page 49...
... Recommendation: The assessment committee endorses the Investments in Critical Capabilities for Geospace Science 2016 to 2025 recommendation to seek partnerships for CubeSats outside of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Geospace Section.
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From page 50...
... 50 Space Studies Board Annual Report -- 2017 cannot be implemented within the budget constraints provided by NSF. The responsibility now passes to NSF to implement the GS portfolio recommended in the ICCGS and to engage with the community in developing a strategic vision and plan that identifies and builds on the strengths of AGS and GS within the broader solar and space physics enterprise.
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