NSF grants will fall to *half* of what they were before the Trump Admin this year, the lowest number since the early 1980s. Why? (1) The White House is withholding $1 Billion for private projects, and (2) The NSF is using every accounting trick to make it look like they are spending without making new grants. New reporting from Dan Garisto at Nature, using Grant Witness data. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02574-6 #NSF #Science #USpol