NSF Mission and Vision Statement/About the Cover (106 kb)
About this Report (102 kb)
Table of Contents (76 kb)
A Message from the Director (273 kb)
I. Management's Discussion and Analysis (1.68 MB)
Agency Overview
Mission and Vision
Achieving the NSF Mission
Organizational Structure
Management Challenges
Future Challenges and Opportunities
Performance
Government Performance and Results Act
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
Statement of Assurance
Improper Payments Elimination Recovery Act of 2010
Financial System Strategy
II. Financials (1.60 MB)
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 (1.02 MB)
1. Summary of NSF FY 2011 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 Memorandum on FY 2012
Management Challenges
B. NSF Response and FY 2011 Management Challenges Report
4. Undisbursed Balances in Expired Grant Accounts
5.
Patents and Inventions
6. Acronyms
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