Evaluation planning
EAC collaborates across NSF and with the broader research community to develop evaluation plans that provide decision makers with the evidence and data they need to understand and improve program performance, outcomes, and impacts. EAC summarizes its plans in the agency’s learning agenda and annual evaluation plan.
Annual Evidence Plan
The Annual Evidence Plan (AEP) describes the agency's priority questions and the evidence-building activities designed to answer them.
FY 2027 Annual Evidence Plan
This plan, developed in conjunction with NSF's Strategic Plan, describes evidence-building activities prioritized by NSF for FY 2027.
Prior plans
NSF Annual Evaluation Plan (FY 2026)
This plan describes the evaluations prioritized by NSF for FY 2026. It also includes an overview of the background/rationale, technical approach, data sources, and alignment with specific Administration and Agency priorities.
NSF Learning Agenda Fiscal Year 2022 - 2026
NSF's Learning Agenda describes the evidence-building efforts NSF expects to pursue several over the four years of the next Strategic Plan, FY 2022 — FY 2026.
NSF Annual Evaluation and Evidence Plan (FY 2025)
This plan describes the evaluations prioritized by NSF for FY 2025. It includes an overview of the background/rationale, timeline, technical approach, data sources, expected challenges and their mitigation strategies, and the use and dissemination plans for each prioritized evaluation. The plan also provides updates on evaluations and evidence-building activities described in prior years.
NSF Annual Evaluation Plan (FY 2024)
This plan describes the evaluations prioritized by NSF for FY 2024. It includes an overview of the background/rationale, timeline, technical approach, data sources, expected challenges and their mitigation strategies, and the use and dissemination plans for each research question.
NSF Annual Evaluation Plan (FY 2023)
This plan describes the evaluations prioritized by NSF for FY 2023. It includes an overview of the background/rationale, timeline, technical approach, data sources, expected challenges and their mitigation strategies, and the use and dissemination plans for each research question.
NSF Annual Evaluation Plan (FY 2022)
This plan describes the evaluations prioritized by NSF for FY 2022. It includes an overview of the background/rationale, timeline, technical approach, data sources, expected challenges and their mitigation strategies, and the use and dissemination plans for each research question.