
Dear Research Advocate, Biden Administration Plan: The Biden Administration has released “ The American Jobs Plan .” The plan encompasses major investments in R&D, transportation, broadband, clean drinking water, manufacturing, and several other areas. It calls for $180 billion for “R&D and the technologies of the future.” The NSF would receive $50 billion, a portion of which would be for the creation of a technology directorate. The proposal also calls for $30 billion to improve our nation’s pandemic preparedness, including a buildout for BARDA. Research!America issued a statement on the plan. Endless Frontier: The NSF technology directorate included in The American Jobs Plan is...