FINESST Stats
NASA generally selects about 130-150 FINESST proposals each year or about 15% of total submissions. The exact selection rate varies from year to year and by division, but Astrophysics typically has the lowest selection rate and Heliophysics the highest. The overall selection rate across all divisions has been fairly stable in recent years.
The 2019 solicitation saw submissions drop by ~20% due to the COVID pandemic, but the volume of submissions has since returned to pre-pandemic levels. During this time, the number of selected proposals also increased, such that the overall selection rate has …