U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF)

Permanent Workforce: 1,092

Total Reported Workforce: 1,411

NSF's permanent workforce participation rate for women was 63.74%; for Blacks was 35.07%; for Hispanics was 2.57%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 4.95%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.09%.
NSF reported no major occupations.
NSF's GS-14 and GS-15 grade level participation rate for women was 58.06%; for Blacks was 12.9%; for Hispanics was 1.29%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 6.45%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0%.
NSF's Senior Pay Level participation rate for women was 34.52%; for Blacks was 6.41%; for Hispanics was 3.2%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 6.05%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.36%.
Government-wide, employees with targeted disabilities represented 1.05% of the total workforce in FY 2003. At NSF, employees with targeted disabilities represented 1.1% of the total workforce. In FY 2003, of agencies with a permanent workforce of 500 or more employees, the Social Security Administration, at 2.27%, had the highest percentage of employees with targeted disabilities.
NSF completed 1 ADR effort during the pre-complaint stage, but it did not result in a settlement.
There were 7 instances of pre-complaint counseling (performed by EEO counselors and/or ADR intake officers). 6 individuals filed 6 EEO complaints.
NSF did not report any completed ADR efforts during the formal complaint stage.
NSF settled 1 complaint.
NSF reported paying no monetary benefits.
NSF issued one decision on the merits. There were no findings of discrimination issued.
NSF took an average of 212 days to process a complaint from filing to closing. The average processing time for a merit decision was 486 days.

National Science Foundation EEO Indicators		FY 2002	FY 2003	Change
Pre-Complaint Counseling	Instances of EEO Counselor Counseling	6	6	0.0%
Pre-Complaint Counseling	% Counseled within regulatory time frame	83.3%	100%	20.0%
ADR Measures	% of Instances of Counseling where ADR Offered	83.3%	100%	20.0%
	ADR Election Rate	0%	14.3%	NA
	ADR Participation Rate	0%	14.3%	NA
Complaints Filed/Complainants	Complaints Filed	5	6	20.0%
	Total Workforce	1,291	1,411	9.3%
	Total Complainants	5	6	20.0%
	% of Complainants Filing Single Complaint	100%	100%	0.0%
	% of Workforce who are EEO Complainants	0.4%	0.4%	9.8%
Investigations	Total Completed	2	1	-50.0%
	Average Processing Time for Investigation (Days)	150	99	-34.0%
	Amount Spent on In-House Investigations	$0	$0	NA
	Amount Spent on Contract Investigations	$7,848	$3,400	-56.7%
Type of Closures	Total Closures	3	3	0.0%
	Agency Dismissals	3	1	-66.7%
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	0	0	NA
	Withdrawals	0	0	NA
	Settlements	0	1	NA
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	0	1	NA
Average Processing Days (from date complaint filed)	All Closures	393	212	-46.1%
	Agency Dismissals	60	63	5.0%
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	0	0	NA
	Withdrawals	0	0	NA
	Settlements	0	88	NA
	Final Agency Decisions (with no AJ decision)	60	63	5.0%
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	0	486	NA
Merit Decisions	Total Number	0	1	NA
	Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	0	0	NA
	% of Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	NA	0.0%	NA
Corrective Actions/Benefits	Total Number	0	1	NA
	Amount of Frontpay/Backpay Benefits	$0	$0	NA
	Amount of Lump Sum Payments	$0	$0	NA
	Amount of Compensatory Damages	$0	$0	NA
	Amount of Attorneys' Fees	$0	$0	NA
Appeals	Cases Received For Review	0	4	NA
Appeals	Number of Cases Closed	0	1	NA

NOTE: NA = Not Applicable

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PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF)

PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF)