National Science FoundationFY 2013/FY 2014 Budgets

Marty RubensteinCFO/Head BFA

EPSCoR Project Directors’ and Project Administrators’ Meeting

May 20, 2013

FY 2013 NSF Funding Development

Amount Percent Amount Percent$7,033 $6,720 $6,884 -$149 -2.1% $164 2.4%

National Science Foundation

FY 2012 Enacted FY 2013 Initial

(Dollars in Millions)

FY 2013 Final

FY 2013 Initial

FY 2012 Enacted

FY 2013 Final change over

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FY 2013 Sequestration

• NSF Guiding Principles– Protect commitments to NSF’s core mission

and maintain existing awards– Protect the NSF workforce– Protect STEM human capital development

programs

FY 2013 Sequestration Impacts• No anticipated furloughs

• No anticipated reductions to continuing awards or ongoing construction projects

• Major impact on number of new research grants– $356 million sequester = ~1,000 fewer awards– Compared to FY 2012 = ~600 fewer awards

4

FY 2014 Budget Request

Account Amount PercentResearch & Related Activities $5,689 $6,212 $523 9.2%Education & Human Resources 829 880 51 6.2%

197 210 13 6.6%

299 304 5 1.6%

National Science Board 4 4 - -Office of the Inspector General 14 14 - -TOTAL $7,033 $7,626 $593 8.4%

Totals may not add due to rounding.

Major Research Equipment & Facilities ConstructionAgency Operations & Awards Management

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION(Dollars in Millions)

FY 2012 Enacted

FY 2014 Request

FY14 Request Change overFY12 Enacted

Defense $68.3

HHS (NIH)$32.0

NASA, $11.6

Energy $12.7

NSF, $6.1

Agriculture $2.5

Commerce (NIST, NOAA) $2.7

All Other, $6.7

Total R&D =$142.8 billion

FY 2014 Request: Total R&D by AgencyBudget Authority in Billions of Dollars

Appropriations Drift - 1989 to 2013

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NSF Appropriations Dates versus Start of Federal Fiscal Year Oct. 1

DAYSOct. 1

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What to Watch

• The FY 2014 Request was delivered to Congress in April

• FY 2014 Hearings are underway• Will sequester continue in FY 2014, per current

law? • Planning has begun for FY 2015

NSF Competitive Awards, Declines & Funding Rates

Distribution by Average Reviewer Ratings for Awards

and Declines, FY 2012

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Plan

2014 Req

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$100

$1,000

$10,000

EPSCoR Funding Over Time Compared to NSF, R&RA and EHR

EPSCoR R&RA EHR NSF

$ inM(log)