The National Science Foundation plans to boost staffing while halving the number of grant solicitations, agency leaders said as they respond to last year’s cuts and a heavier workload. The NSF’s chief management officer warned that staffing levels are “too low” after a period of reduced program activity and tighter budgets. Officials said the agency will reallocate resources to increase review capacity and focus on larger, higher‑impact competitions—moves that could reduce the frequency of smaller solicitations colleges and university PIs rely on for early‑stage research funding. Universities that depend on NSF funding should prepare for a shift toward fewer, bigger competitions and longer lead times for opportunity announcements. Research offices and departmental administrators will need to revise planning timelines, prioritize pipeline proposals, and coordinate internal capacity building to compete effectively under a restructured NSF solicitation cadence.