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FY 2025 Budget Request
On March 11, 2024, the Biden-Harris Administration released the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request to Congress, which firmly supports NSF's mission to advance the frontiers of U.S. science and technology progress.
The President's FY 2025 budget request to Congress includes $10.183 billion for NSF, an increase of 3.1% over the FY 2023 total budget.
FY 2025 Budget Request
The President’s FY 2025 budget request to Congress includes $10.183 billion for NSF, an increase of 3.1% over the FY 2023 total budget.
FY 2023 Current Plan
NSF’s FY 2023 enacted budget is $9.877 billion, an increase of $1,038.5 million, or 11.8 percent, above the FY 2022 appropriation.
Federal budgeting and appropriations process
Learn about the federal budgeting and appropriations process, which occurs each Fiscal Year.
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FY 2023 Performance and Financial Highlights
Summary report of NSF's financial and performance results for the fiscal year.
Annual Performance Report and Performance Plan
These reports summarize NSF's progress on achieving its goals and the foundation's planned goals for the future.
FY 2022–2026 Strategic Plan
NSF's plan for achieving its mission, vision and strategic goals.
FY 2023: At a glance
- $9.9 billion in FY 2023 appropriations
- 1,540 NSF employees
- 1,900 colleges, universities and other institutions receiving NSF funding
- 11,000 competitive awards funded
- 353,000 researchers, postdoctoral fellows, trainees, teachers and students supported directly by NSF
FY 2023 Performance and Financial Highlights
Summary report of NSF's financial and performance results for the fiscal year.
FY 2023 Agency Financial Report
The Agency Financial Report provides financial and accountability information for the fiscal year.
NSF by the Numbers
This interactive dashboard provides statistical and funding information for awards, NSF-funded institutions, funding rates, proposals evaluated, and obligations by fiscal year.
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Evaluating NSF's impacts
NSF's Evaluation and Assessment Capability website provides additional information on how the foundation evaluates its impacts.
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