The FY 1997 Request of $139.0 million provides support for staff salaries and benefits, general operating expenses, headquarters relocation expenses, and audit and oversight functions of the agency.
1Detail does not add because of rounding.
The FY 1997 Request is sufficient to maintain current services and provide funds for a reduced ceiling of 1,259 FTEs.
The Administration and Management activity includes the following components:
- Personnel Compensation and Benefits (PC&B) is the single largest component of this activity accounting for approximately two-thirds of total administrative resources. Personnel Compensation and Benefits costs for FY 1997 increase $2 million over FY 1996 to provide for comparability and locality pay increases.
- General Operating Expenses (GOE) funds the entire range of operating expenses necessary for the Foundation to administer its programs. GOE costs for FY 1997 are slightly down from the FY 1996 estimate. This GOE level maintains the FY 1996 current service levels for the Foundation's infrastructure, information systems, and administration.
About 4 percent of the total NSF budget goes towards Administration and Management activities. As the NSF budget almost tripled over the past fifteen years, resources for administration and management have remained fairly static, forcing the agency to become more efficient. Today NSF has one of the lowest percentages of total resources used for administration and management of all agencies. This includes both federal agencies and private foundations with similar missions. NSF is committed to minimizing administrative costs and burden, and has successfully integrated new technologies into mission systems to improve productivity and enhance customer service.
Since the 1980s, both the Foundation's budget levels and the quantity and complexity of its workload have increased dramatically. During this same period, the staffing levels available to manage this workload have remained static. In FY 1985, the Foundation's budget level was $1.5 billion and its staffing was 1,173 FTEs. A decade later, in FY 1995, NSF's budget level had doubled to more than $3 billion, while the FTE level remained relatively stable.
NSF Workload Measures
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