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Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request to Congress

NSF-wide investments

The following themes appear repeatedly in the broad portfolio of fundamental research that is at the heart of NSF's mission. They support the Biden administration’s priorities and give shape to the organizing principles for NSF's FY 2025 Budget Request.
 

Advancing Emerging Industries 

Building a Resilient Planet

Creating Opportunities Everywhere

Strengthening Research Infrastructure

     Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction

     Major Facilities

     Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs)

Cross-Theme Topics

     Ongoing Major Investments

     STEM Education and Workforce

Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction

Major Facilities

Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs)

Funding within NSF's Research and Related Activities appropriation invests in early-stage research and the development of a future-focused workforce that can accelerate progress in basic science and engineering research as well as support the private sector.

Research and related activities (PDF, 84.84 KB)

 

Biological Sciences (PDF, 113.4 KB)

Computer and Information Science and Engineering (PDF, 195.34 KB)

Engineering (PDF, 124.61 KB)

Geosciences (PDF, 122.1 KB)

Geosciences: Office of Polar Programs (PDF, 150.28 KB)

Mathematical and Physical Sciences (PDF, 122.91 KB)

Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (PDF, 129.2 KB)

Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (PDF, 105.14 KB)

Office of the Chief of Research Security Strategy and Policy (PDF, 79.81 KB)

Office of International Science and Engineering (PDF, 92.17 KB)

Integrative Activities (PDF, 159.56 KB)

U.S. Arctic Research Commission (PDF, 56.03 KB)
 

Biological Sciences

Computer and Information Science and Engineering

Engineering

Geosciences

Geosciences: Office of Polar Programs 

Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences

Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships

Office of the Chief of Research Security Strategy and Policy

Office of International Science and Engineering

Integrative Activities

U.S. Arctic Research Commission

STEM education

Funding within NSF's STEM education appropriation invests in education and training programs that attract individuals from diverse backgrounds and from every sector. These investments — spanning pre-K through graduate school and beyond — ensure a pipeline of people and ideas ready to solve pressing global challenges in science and engineering.

STEM Education (EDU) (PDF, 228.54 KB)
 

Organizational excellence

Investments in NSF's Agency Operations and Award Management fund the essential services the agency needs to operate, enabling research and stewarding the taxpayer investment.

Organizational Excellence (PDF, 239.96 KB)

 

Human Capital (PDF, 126.19 KB)

Travel (PDF, 52.27KB0

Information Technology (PDF, 155.01 KB)

Administrative Support (PDF, 171.71 KB)

Office of Inspector General (PDF, 126. 35 KB)

Office of the National Science Board (PDF, 159. 53 KB)

Human Capital

Travel

Information Technology

Administrative Support

Office of Inspector General

Office of the National Science Board

Performance and management

This section of NSF's budget request contains basic information about the agency's mission, strategic plan and its FY 2025 Annual Performance Plan and FY 2023 Annual Performance Report.

FY 2025 Annual Performance Plan and FY 2023 Annual Performance Report (PDF, 952.61 KB)

GAO-IG Act Exhibits (PDF, 579.43 KB)

Quantitative data tables

Quantitative data tables (PDF, 83.57 KB)