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National Science Foundation

Federal agency · top-tier · the money flowing out to recipients.
$8.9B
obligated · FY2025
127
recipients
22,738
awards
1
sub-agencies

Obligations by year

≈ computed
$9.1B
FY23
$8.9B
FY24
$8.9B
FY25
▼ 2%
since FY23

Where this money goes

✓ from source
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDAT
TOP RECIPIENTS
National Science Foundation
$8.9B
FY2025 obligated
Leidos,
$0.3B
University of
$0.2B
Association of
$0.2B
Battelle Memorial
$0.1B
The Trustees
$0.1B
122 other recipients
$7.9B
band width = obligations · FY2025 · source: USASpending.gov

How it spends

≈ computed · awards by type
22,114grants
596contracts
28contract vehicles

What it funds

Mathematical and Physical Sciences$1.7B
STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources)$1.4B
Computer and Information Science and Engineering$1.1B
Geosciences$1B
Biological Sciences$805.2M
Engineering$744.2M
NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships$632M
Integrative Activities$473.3M

Sub-agencies

National Science Foundation$8.9B

Largest awards

Science Operation and Maintenance Support for the United States Antarctic…
awarded 2011$3.1B
Management and Operation of the National Center for Atmospheric Research
awarded 2018$975.9M
Management and Operations of the Joides Resolution as a Facility for the…
awarded 2014$640.7M
Construction of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (Lsst) Under the Major…
awarded 2014$570.6M
Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (Alma) Operations and Maintenance
awarded 2016$480.5M
National Radio Astronomy Observatory: Very Large Array Operations and…
awarded 2016$406.2M
National Ecological Observatory Network: Operations Activities
awarded 2017$401M
Construction of Up to Three Regional Class Research Vessels (Rcrvs) - Phases…
awarded 2017$400M

The agency’s biggest individual awards by total value, largest first.

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