Where It Comes From

FY 2015 Appropriations by Account ($7,344 million)

• 81% - Research and Related Activities (R&RA), $5,934 million
• 12% - Education and Human Resources (EHR), $866 million
• 4% - Agency Operations and Award Management (AOAM), $325 million
• 3% - Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction (MREFC), $201 million
• <1% - Office of Inspector General (OIG), $14 million
• <1% - National Science Board (NSB), $ 4 million

Where It Goes - Institutions Funded by NSF

FY 2015 Obligations for Research and Education Programs ($7,073 million)

• 78% - Colleges, Universities and Academic Consortia, $5,501 million
• 14% - Private Industry (includes small businesses), $959 million
• 3% - Federally Funded Research and Development Centers, $216 million
• 6% - Other (includes federal, state and local governments; nonprofit organizations; and international organizations), $397 million

How It Gets There - NSF Award Mechanisms

FY 2015 Obligations for Research and Education Programs ($7,073 million)

• 74% - Grants, $5,253 million
• 21% - Cooperative Agreements, $1,475 million
• 5% - Contracts, $345 million

How It Is Spent

Number of NSF Competitive Proposals, New Awards, and Funding Rates

NSF Support of Academic Basic Research in Selected Fields (as a percentage of total federal support)

• 82% - Computer Science
• 68% - Biology
• 67% - Social Sciences
• 61% - Mathematics
• 59% - Environmental Sciences
• 41% - Engineering
• 40% - Physical Sciences
• 24% - All Science and Engineering Fields

Note: Biology includes Biological Sciences and Environmental Biology; excludes National Institutes of Health;