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The United States Forest Service is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands, which encompass 193 million acres (780,000 km2). Major divisions of the agency include the National Forest System, State and Private Forestry, and the Research and Development branch. The mission of the Forest Service is "To sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the Nation’s forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations." Its motto is "Caring for the land and serving people." As the lead Federal agency in natural resource conservation, the US Forest Service provides leadership in the protection, management, and use of the Nation’s forest, rangeland, and aquatic ecosystems. The agency's ecosystem approach to management integrates ecological, economic, and social factors to maintain and enhance the quality of the environment to meet current and future needs. Through implementation of land and resource management plans, the agency ensures sustainable ecosystems by restoring and maintaining species diversity and ecological productivity that helps provide recreation, water, timber, minerals, fish, wildlife, wilderness, and aesthetic values for current and future generations of people.

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense…" With an annual budget of more than $8 billion, NSF is the funding source for approximately 20 percent of all federally supported basic research conducted by America’s colleges and universities. In many fields, such as mathematics, computer science, and the social sciences, NSF is the major source of federal backing. NSF awards about 11,000 new awards per year, with an average duration of three years -- to fund specific research proposals that have been judged the most promising by a rigorous and objective merit-review system. In the past few decades, NSF-funded researchers have won more than 200 Nobel Prizes as well as other honors too numerous to list. NSF funds equipment that is needed by scientists and engineers but is often too expensive for any one group or researcher to afford. Another essential element in NSF's mission is support for science and engineering education, from pre-K through graduate school and beyond. There are many exciting careers at NSF, not only in science, technology, education and mathematics (STEM), but also in business and operations. For more information, please visit us at http://nsf.gov/careers/. NSF welcomes opportunities to engage with you on our LinkedIn page. Please see our Comment Policy [http://www.nsf.gov/social/policies.jsp ] for more information.

O Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), agência do Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação (MCTI), tem como principais atribuições fomentar a pesquisa científica e tecnológica e incentivar a formação de pesquisadores brasileiros. Criado em 1951, desempenha papel primordial na formulação e condução das políticas de ciência, tecnologia e inovação. Sua atuação contribui para o desenvolvimento nacional e o reconhecimento das instituições de pesquisa e pesquisadores brasileiros pela comunidade científica internacional. Para saber mais consulte o Organograma e o Regimento Interno da Instituição. Missão Fomentar a Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação e atuar na formulação de suas políticas, contribuindo para o avanço das fronteiras do conhecimento, o desenvolvimento sustentável e a soberania nacional. Visão Ser uma instituição de reconhecida excelência na promoção da Ciência, da Tecnologia e da Inovação como elementos centrais do pleno desenvolvimento da nação brasileira.