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Budget, Performance and Financial Reporting - About NSF | NSF - U.S. National Science Foundation
Budget, Performance and Financial Reporting
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The U.S. National Science Foundation is committed to ensuring funds are used effectively to support the agency's mission and strategic goals.
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FY 2027 Budget Request
Review the FY 2027 Budget Request
Budget
The federal government operates on a fiscal year basis, from October 1st through September 30th. NSF's most recent budget request and its current plan can be found below.
Learn about the federal budgeting and appropriations process
FY 2027 Budget Request
Budget request
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.
Current plan
Past budget requests and annual appropriations
View past NSF budget requests and agency annual appropriations.
View past NSF budget information
Performance
Annual performance reports and plans
Each year, NSF publishes its Annual Performance Report, which provides information on the progress the agency has made toward achieving the goals and objectives in its strategic plan and its Annual Performance Plan.
FY 2027 Performance Plan and FY 2025 Performance Report
This document contains NSF's Annual Performance Plan to progress towards its goals and objectives in FY 2027, as well as its Annual Performance Report on the progress made in FY 2025.
View the APPR
Past annual performance reports and plans
View past annual performance reports and plans.
View past performance information
Strategic plans
The U.S. National Science Foundation Strategic Plan describes NSF's mission, vision, core values, goals and strategic objectives.
View prior strategic plans
View the FY 2026-2030 Strategic Plan
Financial reporting
FY 2025: NSF at a glance
$8.826 billion
in FY 2025 appropriations.
43,532
proposals evaluated through a competitive merit review process.
197,242
proposal reviews conducted.
8,377
competitive awards funded.
1,621
colleges, universities and institutions receiving NSF funding.
FY 2025 Agency Financial Report
The Agency Financial Report provides financial and accountability information for the fiscal year.
View the financial report
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.
Visit the dashboard
Past financial and annual reports
View past agency financial reports and annual reports.
View past reports
Evaluating NSF's impacts
NSF's Evaluation and Assessment Capability website provides additional information on how the agency evaluates its impacts.
Visit the site
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