Fiscal Year 2013 Appropriation

April 9, 2013

Congress last month completed action on Fiscal Year 2013 appropriations, and the president signed the legislation on March 26.

The U.S. National Science Foundation's total funding is just under $6.9 billion. This includes the $356 million reduction required as part of the government-wide sequester. By comparison, NSF's FY 2012 level was $7.0 billion.

Please see the table below for details. Numbers are presented in millions of dollars.

NSF Activity/Subactivity FY 2013 Current Plan ($)
Molecular and Cellular Biosciences

123.26

Integrative Organismal Systems

204.86

Environmental Biology

133.53

Biological Infrastructure

120.47

Emerging Frontiers

96.81

Total, Biological Sciences

678.93

Advanced Cyberinfrastructure

207.71

Computing and Communication Foundations

178.09

Computer and Network Systems

211.02

Information and Intelligent Systems

176.25

Information Technology Research

85.46

Total, Computer Information Science and Engineering

858.53

Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems

167.01

Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation

200.75

Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems

104.75

Industrial Innovation and Partnerships

196.13

Engineering Education and Centers

114.70

Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation

30.20

Total, Engineering

813.54

Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences

244.97

Earth Sciences

173.71

Integrative and Collaborative Education and Research

83.86

Ocean Sciences

342.82

Polar Programs

420.48

Total, Geosciences

1,265.84

Astronomical Sciences

232.52

Chemistry

228.97

Materials Research

290.74

Mathematical Sciences

219.19

Physics

250.72

Multidisciplinary Activities

27.36

Total, Mathematical and Physical Sciences

1,249.50

Social and Economic Sciences

91.65

Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences

88.60

SBE Office of Multidisciplinary Activities

27.50

National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics

34.76

Total, Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences

242.51

EPSCoR Activities

147.75

Integrative Activities

238.08

International Science and Engineering

47.64

Total, International and Integrative Activities

433.47

U.S. Arctic Research Commission

1.39

Total, Research and Related Activities

5,543.72

Undergraduate Education

249.72

Graduate Education

177.91

Human Resource Development

125.55

Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings

280.13

Total, Education and Human Resources

833.31

Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction

196.17

Agency Operations and Award Management

293.60

Office of Inspector General

13.19

Office of the National Science Board

4.12

Total

$6,884.11

Totals may not add due to rounding.