National Science Foundation Grants

The National Science Foundation is an independent Federal agency created to promote the progress of science, to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare and to secure the national defense. The NSF annually funds approximately 20 percent of basic, Federally-supported college and university research.

Department of Health and Human Services
 $62,853,680,968 Department of Transportation
 $56,443,571,981 Environmental Protection Agency
 $35,751,587,496 Department of Energy
 $24,661,368,000 National Aeronautics and Space Administration
 $14,032,768,821 Department of Homeland Security
 $13,986,266,741 Department of Labor
 $10,348,285,755 Department of Defense
 $10,111,366,675 Department of the Interior
 $9,806,569,960 Department of Agriculture
 $8,296,397,040 Agency for International Development
 $7,754,781,106 Department of Commerce
 $6,871,103,950 Department of Housing and Urban Development
 $6,642,477,476 Department of State
 $6,042,701,916 Department of Justice
 $5,571,395,802 Department of Education
 $2,642,831,221 Department of the Treasury
 $1,019,380,000 Other Agencies
 $724,036,487
Grants From The National Science Foundation

The National Science Foundation provides financial assistance to more than 2,000 colleges, universities, K-12 school systems, businesses, informal science organizations and other research organizations throughout the United States.



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