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Association of Science and Technology Centers, Collaborators Debut ‘Future Systems’ Policy Proposals to Build Upon Colorado’s Success

August 31, 2026 / ASTC News & Announcements, Policy / ASTC Staff

Coloradans deliver new policy ideas to strengthen the workforce, leverage the economic benefits of emerging technology, and increase land, climate and energy resilience Washington, DC – With the shape of federal policymaking uncertain, and as midterm elections fast approach, states have a golden opportunity to experiment with policy and provide testing grounds for worthy policy […]

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An Opportunity to Focus NSF Grantmaking on Public Benefit

By Erica Kimmerling, Amanda Vernon, Cate Young (Federation of American Scientists), and Gil Ruiz (Federation of American Scientists) With draft guidance at the National Science Foundation (NSF) open for public comment, the potential reauthorization of NSF on the horizon, and a new report from the Office of Science and Technology Policy encouraging public impact and

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New draft rule threatens to undermine existing merit-based government investment in science by creating a more opaque, politicized, and inefficient funding process

June 9, 2026 / Policy / ASTC Staff

By Erica Kimmerling and Amanda Vernon The United States has historically been at the forefront of science and technology innovation. This leadership is in large part due to decisions to build an infrastructure that allows any motivated parties to engage in a merit-based funding process. This competitive process requires a significant upfront investment of time

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