; (2) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and (3) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2033. 902. Directorate for engineering (a) Research (1) In general The Director of the National Science Foundation (referred to in this section as the Director ) shall award funding for research activities in each of the following areas described in this subsection. (2) Integrated process design (A) In general The Director shall award funding for research and development on the integration of carbonation with carbon dioxide capture processes. (B) Collaboration The Director shall carry out the activities described in subparagraph (A) in collaboration with the Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy and Carbon Management of the Department of Energy. (3) Other research The Director shall award funding for other carbon dioxide removal research, as determined by the Director. (b) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director to carry out this section— (1) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and (2) $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2033. 903. Directorate for geosciences (a) Research (1) In general The Director of the National Science Foundation (referred to in this section as the Director ) shall award funding for research activities in each of the following areas described in this subsection. (2) Soil carbon (A) In general The Director shall award funding for fundamental research on plant-root-fungi interactions, deep inversion of soils, and other topics with the potential to advance carbon dioxide removal. (B) Collaboration The Director shall carry out the activities described in subparagraph (A) in collaboration with— (i) the Director of the Office of Science of the Department of Energy