About the Office of Legislative and Public Affairs

The Office of Legislative and Public Affairs communicates to external audiences information about the activities, programs, research results and policies of the National Science Foundation. OLPA employs a wide variety of tools and techniques to engage the general public and selected audiences including Congress, the news media, state and local governments, other Federal agencies, and the research and education communities.

OLPA staff are listed in the NSF Staff Directory. See the OLPA home page to learn more about OLPA including the content it manages on the NSF Website.

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions concerning web pages managed by OLPA, please contact olpa-webmaster@nsf.gov.