
Michael Kratsios
44:49 - 45:28
"The White House is not involved in which proposals get funding at National Science Foundation. I will say, and I think this committee knows very well, the role of OSTP and the way it's created in statute is to have an opportunity to work with all of our science agencies to ensure that the president's priorities for science and technology are manifested in the budgets themselves."
“The White House is not involved in which proposals get funding at National Science Foundation. I will say, and I think this committee knows very well, the role of OSTP and the way it's created in statute is to have an opportunity to work with all of our science agencies to ensure that the president's priorities for science and technology are manifested in the budgets themselves.”
OSTP Director Michael Kratsios announced more than $5 billion in federal commitments to the Genesis Mission AI-for-science initiative Wednesday, while Democrats on the House Science Committee pressed him on NSF data showing 55% fewer grants awarded and alleged unauthorized diversion of directorate funds.
