NSF Mission and Vision Statement/About the Cover (79 kb)
About this Report (91 kb)
Table of Contents (53 kb)
A Message from the Director (80 kb)
I. Management's Discussion and Analysis (3.45 MB)
Agency Overview
Mission and Vision
Following the Money
Organizational Structure
Management Challenges
Future Challenges and Opportunities: Vision for 2013 and Beyond
Performance
FY 2012 Strategic Framework
FY 2012 Progress Toward Strategic and Priority Goals
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
Statement of Assurance
Management Assurances
Improper Payments Elimination Recovery Act of 2010
Financial System Strategy
II. Financials (2.54 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
Other Accompanying Information
Schedule of Spending
III. Appendices (2 MB)
1. Summary of NSF FY 2012 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 2013
Management Challenges
B. NSF Response and FY 2012 Management Challenges Report
4. Undisbursed Balances in Expired Grant Accounts
5. Performance Goals
6. Awards to Affiliated Institutions
7. Patents and Inventions
8. Acronyms
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