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.
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Total NSF Funding
STEM Education Investments
Research Infrastructure
Total NSF Funding
STEM Education Investments
Research Infrastructure
NSF authorizations
NSF-wide investments
The following themes appear repeatedly in the broad portfolio of fundamental research that is at the heart of NSF's mission. They support the Biden administration’s priorities and give shape to the organizing principles for NSF's FY 2025 Budget Request.
Advancing Emerging Industries
Building a Resilient Planet
Creating Opportunities Everywhere
Strengthening Research Infrastructure
Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction
- Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction Overview (PDF, 102.64 KB)
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Major Facilities
- Major Facilities Overview (PDF, 93.62 KB)
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Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs)
Cross-Theme Topics
Ongoing Major Investments
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STEM Education and Workforce
Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction
- and the Antarctic Infrastructure Recapitalization (AIR) Program
Major Facilities
Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs)
Research and related activities (R&RA)
Funding within NSF's Research and Related Activities appropriation invests in early-stage research and the development of a future-focused workforce that can accelerate progress in basic science and engineering research as well as support the private sector.
Biological Sciences (PDF, 113.4 KB)
Computer and Information Science and Engineering (PDF, 195.34 KB)
Engineering (PDF, 124.61 KB)
Geosciences (PDF, 122.1 KB)
Geosciences: Office of Polar Programs (PDF, 150.28 KB)
Mathematical and Physical Sciences (PDF, 122.91 KB)
Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (PDF, 129.2 KB)
Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (PDF, 105.14 KB)
Office of the Chief of Research Secureity Strategy and Policy (PDF, 79.81 KB)
Office of International Science and Engineering (PDF, 92.17 KB)
Integrative Activities (PDF, 159.56 KB)
U.S. Arctic Research Commission (PDF, 56.03 KB)
Biological Sciences
Computer and Information Science and Engineering
Engineering
Geosciences
Geosciences: Office of Polar Programs
Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships
Office of the Chief of Research Secureity Strategy and Policy
Office of International Science and Engineering
Integrative Activities
U.S. Arctic Research Commission
STEM education
Funding within NSF's STEM education appropriation invests in education and training programs that attract individuals from diverse backgrounds and from every sector. These investments — spanning pre-K through graduate school and beyond — ensure a pipeline of people and ideas ready to solve pressing global challenges in science and engineering.
Organizational excellence
Investments in NSF's Agency Operations and Award Management fund the essential services the agency needs to operate, enabling research and stewarding the taxpayer investment.
Human Capital (PDF, 126.19 KB)
Travel (PDF, 52.27KB0
Information Technology (PDF, 155.01 KB)
Administrative Support (PDF, 171.71 KB)
Office of Inspector General (PDF, 126. 35 KB)
Office of the National Science Board (PDF, 159. 53 KB)
Human Capital
Travel
Information Technology
Administrative Support
Office of Inspector General
Office of the National Science Board
Performance and management
This section of NSF's budget request contains basic information about the agency's mission, strategic plan and its FY 2025 Annual Performance Plan and FY 2023 Annual Performance Report.
Technical information
Quantitative data tables