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National Science Foundation

Federal agency · top-tier · the money flowing out to recipients.
$8.9B
obligated · FY2025
150
recipients
23,390
awards
1
sub-agencies

Obligations by year

≈ computed
$8B
FY20
$8.4B
FY21
$8.8B
FY22
$9.1B
FY23
$8.9B
FY24
$8.9B
FY25
▲ 12%
since FY20

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
University of
$0.2B
University Corporation
$0.2B
145 other recipients
$7.9B
band width = obligations · FY2025 · source: USASpending.gov

How it spends

≈ computed · awards by type
22,747grants
606contracts
37contract 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
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 2008$1.1B
Management and Operation of the National Center for Atmospheric Research
awarded 2018$1B
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$482.3M
National Radio Astronomy Observatory: Very Large Array Operations and…
awarded 2016$415.2M
National Ecological Observatory Network: Operations Activities
awarded 2017$401M

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

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