The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has published its Draft Strategic Plan for the period 2026-2030. It describes the agency’s vision, core values, and the challenges and opportunities it seeks to address over the next five years. NSF seeks public input and will use this feedback to inform the plan’s implementation. NSF welcomes feedback from all interested parties across the science, technology, engineering and mathematics research and education communities. Both individual and group perspectives are welcome.
Please see the associated Dear Colleague Letter (DCL): https://www.nsf.gov/od/updates/nsf-seeks-public-input-on-its-fy-2026-2030-nsf-strategic-plan.
Read the full draft NSF FY 2026–2030 Strategic Plan. Objective 1.4. Support discovery, innovation, and national security through impactful investments in research infrastructure may be of interest for the observing community.
Responses are due no later than Jan. 27, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET.