The
National Science Foundation (NSF)
NSF
is an independent agency of the U.S. Government. It was established in 1950
by the National Science Foundation Act "to promote the progress of science;
to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; and to secure the
national defense."
For further information: http://www.nsf.gov/home/menus/funding.htm
National
Space Grant Foundation (NSGF)
The
NSGF is an "organization whose purpose is to support and enhance the Space Grant
Consortia in every state to carry out education, research, and public outreach
activities in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology and additional
fields, related to space, aeronautics, aviation, and Earth system science."
For further information:http://henry.pha.jhu.edu/sgfoundation/index.html
Office
of Space Science (OSS)
"Our
missions and research generate most of the coolest news coming out of NASA. We
are responsible for all of NASA's programs relating to astronomy, the solar system,
and the sun and its interaction with Earth. Our science stretches from the middle
levels of Earth's atmosphere to the beginning of the universe, billions of light
years away."
For further information: http://research.hq.nasa.gov/code_s/code_s.cfm