NSF Mission and Vision Statement/About the Cover (101 kb)
About this Report (76 kb)
Table of Contents (55 kb)
A Message from the Director (89 kb)
I. Management's Discussion and Analysis (588 kb
Agency Overview
Mission and Vision
Achieving the NSF Mission
Organizational Structure
Management Challenges
Future Challenges and Opportunities
Performance Goals and Results
Strategic Outcome Goals
Recovery Act Performance Results
Workload and Management Trends
Financial Discussion and Analysis
Understanding the Financial Statements
Limitations of the Financial Statements
Other Financial Reporting Information
Systems, Controls, and Legal Compliance
Management Assurances
Highlights from NSF's Internal Control Quality Assurance Program
Improper Payments Information Act
Financial System Strategy
II. Financials Statements(658 kb)
A Message from the Chief Financial Officer
Independent Auditor's Report and Management's Response
Financial Statements and Notes
Principal Financial Statements
Notes to the Principal Financial Statements
Required Supplementary Stewardship Information
Stewardship Investments
Required Supplementary
Information
Deferred Maintenance
Budgetary Resources by Major Budgetary Accounts
III. Appendices (495 kb)
1. Summary of NSF FY 2009 Financial Statement Audit and
Management Assurances
A. Table 1. Summary of Financial Statement Audit
B. Table 2. Summary of Management Assurances
2. Improper Payments Information Act (IPIA) Reporting
3. Management Challenges
A. Inspector General's Memorandum on FY 2011
Management Challenges
B. NSF Response to IG's Memorandum on FY 2011
Management Challenges
and NSF FY 2010 Management Challenges Report
4. Patents and Inventions
5. Acronyms
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