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Mission

To promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; and to secure the national defense.

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Where is this agency headed?

Strategic goals are updated every four years and represent the broad outcomes and impacts an agency aspires to achieve over the course of an Administration's term. To advance those goals, agencies define more specific, targeted Objectives to complete.

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Empower STEM talent to fully participate in science and engineering

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Create new knowledge about our universe, our world, and ourselves

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Benefit society by translating knowledge into solutions

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