Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) and Grants for Rapid Response Research (RAPID): Funding Trends by Directorate or Office
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
RAPID
EAGER
RAPID
EAGER
RAPID
EAGER
RAPID
EAGER
RAPID
EAGER
RAPID
EAGER
NSF
Proposals
238
743
155
765
182
681
276
666
195
454
957
510
Awards
207
585
145
518
176
493
216
498
142
323
869
427
Funding Rate
87%
79%
94%
68%
97%
72%
78%
75%
73%
71%
91%
84%
Total $ (Millions)
$20.3
$103
$12.1
$90.7
$14.8
$83.6
$19.3
$102.4
$11.5
$67.5
$120.1
$86.1
% of Obligations
.3%
1.4%
.2%
1.2%
.2%
1.1%
.2%
1.3%
.1%
.8%
1.5%
1.1%
Average $ (1000s)
$98
$176
$84
$175
$84
$170
$89
$206
$81
$209
$138
$202
BIO
Proposals
38
117
25
44
22
40
58
81
15
64
136
65
Awards
29
104
19
40
22
37
38
68
13
38
125
57
Funding Rate
76%
89%
76%
91%
100%
93%
66%
84%
87%
59%
92%
88%
Total $ (Millions)
$3.9
$19.7
$2.8
$10.4
$2.4
$8.3
$4.3
$16
$1.8
$9.3
$18.5
$14
% of Obligations
.5%
2.6%
.3%
1.2%
.3%
1.1%
.6%
2.1%
.2%
1.2%
2.3%
1.7%
Average $ (1000s)
$134
$190
$150
$260
$111
$225
$113
$235
$140
$244
$148
$246
CISE
Proposals
37
209
5
257
18
239
16
161
12
166
163
104
Awards
27
163
5
176
18
129
12
136
4
109
157
100
Funding Rate
73%
78%
100%
68%
100%
54%
75%
84%
33%
66%
96%
96%
Total $ (Millions)
$3.3
$27.8
$.8
$33.7
$1.7
$21.5
$.6
$26.6
$.5
$23.2
$18.9
$19.9
% of Obligations
.4%
3.1%
.1%
3.6%
.2%
2.3%
.1%
2.8%
0%
2.4%
1.9%
2%
Average $ (1000s)
$121
$170
$168
$192
$92
$167
$51
$195
$118
$213
$121
$199
EHR
Proposals
21
81
27
72
7
54
10
16
3
10
71
28
Awards
21
45
26
43
7
39
8
15
2
10
56
26
Funding Rate
100%
56%
96%
60%
100%
72%
80%
94%
67%
100%
79%
93%
Total $ (Millions)
$2.1
$10.8
$1.5
$8.1
$1.6
$10
$1.3
$3.4
$.4
$2.2
$9
$4.9
% of Obligations
.2%
1.1%
.1%
.8%
.2%
1%
.1%
.3%
0%
.2%
.9%
.5%
Average $ (1000s)
$100
$239
$57
$188
$228
$257
$168
$229
$213
$222
$160
$188
ENG
Proposals
41
258
24
273
38
220
42
260
73
130
203
128
Awards
34
203
21
155
36
176
33
153
38
84
188
108
Funding Rate
83%
79%
88%
57%
95%
80%
79%
59%
52%
65%
93%
84%
Total $ (Millions)
$3.3
$33.7
$1.2
$22.7
$2.8
$25.7
$2.2
$30.5
$2.8
$15.3
$24.8
$19.3
% of Obligations
.4%
3.7%
.1%
2.5%
.3%
2.8%
.2%
3.1%
.3%
1.6%
2.4%
1.9%
Average $ (1000s)
$97
$166
$56
$146
$78
$146
$66
$199
$74
$182
$132
$179
GEO
Proposals
55
27
45
48
60
54
91
45
76
60
62
88
Awards
55
26
45
45
57
51
87
41
74
59
61
65
Funding Rate
100%
96%
100%
94%
95%
94%
96%
91%
97%
98%
98%
74%
Total $ (Millions)
$3.7
$3.5
$3.5
$5.2
$3
$6.5
$7.3
$6.9
$4.6
$10.5
$5.9
$8.7
% of Obligations
.3%
.3%
.3%
.4%
.2%
.5%
.5%
.5%
.3%
.6%
.4%
.6%
Average $ (1000s)
$68
$135
$78
$115
$52
$127
$84
$168
$62
$179
$96
$134
MPS
Proposals
6
21
0
28
1
39
3
79
2
18
75
62
Awards
6
17
0
27
1
27
2
69
2
18
61
51
Funding Rate
100%
81%
N/A
96%
100%
69%
67%
87%
100%
100%
81%
82%
Total $ (Millions)
$.9
$3.5
$0
$6
$.1
$5.8
$.2
$16
$.4
$4.3
$10.1
$11.1
% of Obligations
.1%
.2%
0%
.4%
0%
.4%
0%
1%
0%
.3%
.6%
.7%
Average $ (1000s)
$151
$207
N/A
$224
$79
$216
$105
$232
$186
$240
$166
$217
SBE
Proposals
40
30
28
43
36
35
56
24
14
6
234
18
Awards
35
27
28
32
35
34
36
16
9
5
208
12
Funding Rate
88%
90%
100%
74%
97%
97%
64%
67%
64%
83%
89%
67%
Total $ (Millions)
$3.1
$3.4
$2.1
$4.2
$3.2
$5.4
$3.3
$2.5
$1
$1.2*
$28.6
$1.9
% of Obligations
1.1%
1.3%
.8%
1.5%
1.2%
2%
1.3%
1%
.4%
.9%
10%
.7%
Average $ (1000s)
$88
$127
$74
$130
$91
$160
$91
$157
$114
$234
$138
$162
OD
Proposals
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
17
Awards
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
8
Funding Rate
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
100%
47%
Total $ (Millions)
$0
$.6
$.2
$.4
$.1
$.2
$.1
$.5
$0
$.1
$4.3
$6.2
% of Obligations
0%
.2%
0%
.1%
.1%
.2%
0%
.1%
0%
0%
.7%
1%
Average $ (1000s)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
$335
$781