context: The Computer Science Network (CSNET) was a computer network funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) that began operation in 1981. Its purpose was to extend networking benefits, for computer science departments at academic and research institutions that could not be directly connected to ARPANET, due to funding or authorization limitations. It played a significant role in spreading awareness of, and access to, national networking and was a major milestone on the path to development of the global Internet.
question: Funding limitations allowed CSNET to be what 
answers.text: role in spreading awareness of, and access to, national networking and was a major milestone on the path to development of the global Internet not be directly connected to ARPANET not be directly connected to ARPANET