Commonly viewed U.S. National Science Foundation documents and reports are linked below. You may also use the NSF.gov site search if you are looking for a specific document.
Funding opportunities
Use the Funding Search to explore funding-related programs, solicitations and Dear Colleague Letters.
Policies and procedures
Reports
- Science and Engineering Indicators
- Merit Review Reports
- Office of Inspector General (OIG) Semiannual Reports to Congress
- "Freedom of Information Act" (FOIA) reports
- National Science Board (NSB) reports
- National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) reports
- OIG reports
- Evaluations and Studies by NSF Evaluation and Assessment Capability
Surveys
Government funding for science and engineering
- Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development
- Survey of Federal Science and Engineering Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions
- Survey of State Government Research and Development
Higher education research and development
- Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey
- Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities