TABLE 1


  
Fiscal year New proposals received New awards Declinations Funding rate (in percent)
1994 199 51 148 26
1995 128 51 77 40
1996 127 39 88 31
1997 143 48 95 34
Total, 1994-97 597 189 408 32


















TABLE 2


  
Fiscal year Number of proposals submitted Number of proposals funded Percentage of proposals funded (in percent)
92 173 53 31
93 97 35 36
94 79 32 41
95 52 22 42
96 1126 53 41
97 97 34 35
Total, FY 1992-97 624 229 37

1Because of a shift of submission dates, some proposals that would have been submitted in FY 1995 were submitted in FY 1996.

















TABLE 3


NSF PERMANENT WORK FORCE
FY 1996 FY 1997 Change
Number Percent
Black 407 401 –6 –1.5
Hispanic 19 19
Asian American/Pacific Islander 38 39 +1 +2.6
American Indian/Alaska Native 2 2
Minorities, Total 466 461 –5 –1.1
White 647 639 –8 –1.2
Total, Work force 1,113 1,100 –13 –1.2


















TABLE 4


NSF PROFESSIONAL WORK FORCE
FY 1996 FY 1997 Change
Number Percent
Black 30 30
Hispanic 6 6
Asian American/Pacific Islander 16 16
American Indian/Alaska Native 2 2
Minorities, Total 54 54
White 308 302 6 –2.0
Total, Work force 362 356 6 –1.7