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FY 2026 Budget Request
As released on May 2, 2025, the President’s FY2026 Discretionary Budget Request of $3.9 billion for the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) reflects a strategic alignment of resources in a constrained fiscal environment in which NSF prioritizes investments that can have the greatest national impact.
FY 2025 Budget Request
The President’s FY 2025 budget request to Congress includes $10.183 billion for NSF, an increase of 3.1% over the FY 2023 total budget.
FY 2024 Current Plan
NSF's FY 2024 enacted budget is $9.06 billion, a decrease of $479.01 million, or 5.0%, below the FY 2023 base appropriation.
Federal budgeting and appropriations process
Learn about the federal budgeting and appropriations process, which occurs each Fiscal Year.
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FY 2026 Annual Performance Plan
This plan provides information on the goals the agency hopes to achieve in FY 2026.
FY 2024 Annual Performance Report
This report provides information on the progress the agency has made toward achieving its goals and objectives.
FY 2022–2026 Strategic Plan
NSF's plan for achieving its mission, vision and strategic goals.
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FY 2018
- FY 2018 Annual Performance Report and FY 2020 Annual Performance Plan
- FY 2018 Agency Financial Report
- FY 2018 Performance and Financial Highlights
FY 2017
- FY 2017 Annual Performance Report
- FY 2019 Annual Performance Plan
- FY 2017 Agency Financial Report
- FY 2017 Performance and Financial Highlights
FY 2016
- FY 2016 Annual Performance Report
- FY 2018 Annual Performance Plan
- FY 2016 Agency Financial Report
- FY 2016 Performance and Financial Highlights
FY 2015
- FY 2015 Agency Financial Report
- FY 2015 Annual Performance Report (chapter in FY 2017 Budget Request)
- FY 2015 Performance and Financial Highlights
FY 2014
- FY 2014 Agency Financial Report
- FY 2014 Annual Performance Report (chapter in FY 2016 Budget Request)
- FY 2014 Performance and Financial Highlights
FY 2013
- FY 2013 Agency Financial Report
- FY 2013 Annual Performance Report (chapter in FY 2015 Budget Request)
- FY 2013 Performance and Financial Highlights
- FY 2013 Program Inventory
FY 2012
- FY 2012 Agency Financial Report
- FY 2012 Annual Performance Report (chapter in FY 2014 Budget Request)
- FY 2012 Performance and Financial Highlights
FY 2011
- FY 2011 Agency Financial Report
- FY 2011 Performance and Financial Highlights
- FY 2011 Annual Performance Report (chapter in FY 2013 Budget Request)
FY 2010
- FY 2010 Agency Financial Report
- FY 2010 Performance and Financial Highlights
- FY 2010 Annual Performance Report (chapter in FY 2012 Budget Request)
- FY 2010 Additional Performance Information (chapter in FY 2012 Budget Request)
FY 2009
- FY 2009 Agency Financial Report
- FY 2009 Performance and Financial Highlights
- FY 2009 Annual Performance Report (chapter in FY 2011 Budget Request)
- NSF Performance Measurement Verification and Validation Report FY 2009 (Executive Summary)
- AC/GPA FY 2009 Report
FY 2008
- FY 2008 Annual Financial Report
- FY 2008 Annual Performance Report
- FY 2008 Budget, Performance, and Financial Snap Shot
- FY 2008 Citizens' Report
- NSF FY 2008 Highlights
FY 2007
- FY 2007 Annual Financial Report
- FY 2007 Annual PART Performance Goal Results
- FY 2007 Performance Highlights Report
- FY 2007 Performance Report in the FY 2009 Budget Request to Congress
- FY 2007 Table of External Evaluations
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FY 2024: NSF at a glance
- $9.06 billion in FY 2024 appropriations.
- 40,000 proposals evaluated through a competitive merit review process.
- 187,829 proposal reviews conducted.
- 11,000 competitive awards funded.
- 1,850 colleges, universities and institutions receiving NSF funding.
- 357,600 researchers, postdoctoral fellows, trainees, teachers and students supported directly by NSF.
FY 2024 Agency Financial Report
The Agency Financial Report provides financial and accountability information for the fiscal year.
NSF by the Numbers
This interactive dashboard provides statistical and funding information for awards, NSF-funded institutions, funding rates, proposals evaluated, and obligations by fiscal year.
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Evaluating NSF's impacts
NSF's Evaluation and Assessment Capability website provides additional information on how the agency evaluates its impacts.
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