This publication is a thorough guide to National Science Foundation (NSF) programs and activities. Research activities and science education programs supported by NSF during the fiscal year 1970 are reviewed in part one of this volume. Comprehensive listings of NSF grants and awards are presented in the second section which includes a list of research projects grouped by science fields and subgrouped by states. Each entry provides the name of the college, name of the person receiving the grant, title of the research, length (in months) of the grant, and amount of the grant. A number of other lists are included in this section: development and improvement of institutional science programs, computing activities in education and research, specialized research facilities support, national research programs, science education programs, and individuals offered fellowships and traineeship awards. NSF personnel, advisory committees and panels are listed in part three. The fourth section describes NSF programs to support scientific research with eligibility and proposal deadline information provided. The fifth section contains information about NSF legislation. Appended are descriptions of NSF career opportunities. (PR)