ELIMINATE the NSF.
BIG GOVERNMENT IS CRONY SOCIALISM
http://www.usa.gov/directory/federal/index.shtml?id=60031
Socialism Is Legal Plunder - Bastiat
DISMANTLE the plundering collectives.
INCARCERATE socialist economic slavemasters.
BTTT!
The DOD used to do a good job of funding (equipping labs and supporting Science Profs) real Science Back In The Day.