Remarks by Dr. France A. Córdova, Director, National Science Foundation, Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable, October 25, 2016, Text Slide 2 of 9

Slide title: NSF by the numbers

Slide image: Diagram showing NSF metrics

On the left:
$8 billion FY 2017 appropriation
93% funds research, education and related activities
50,000 proposals

In the middle:
12,000 awards funded
2,000 NSF-funded institutions
300,000 NSF-supported researchers

On the right:
Fund research in all S&E disciplines
Fund STEM education & workforce
221 Nobel Prize winners

Image credit: NSF