"Could"
The National Science Foundation has received an annual budget of approximately $9 billion, the vast majority of which is spent on research and research-related activities.
We shall see.
The National Science Foundation has received an annual budget of approximately $9 billion, the vast majority of which is spent on research and research-related activities.
We shall see.
> In recent years, the National Science Foundation has received an annual budget of approximately $9 billion [...]
In other words, that's the budget prior to the cuts. The immediately following sentence points out that the cut may be as deep as 66%:
> The cuts could be as deep as 66 percent, with one person indicating the top-line budget number for the National Science Foundation could start at $3 billion.