JSPS's budget for the 2007 fiscal year totals ¥222.6 billion. This amount is divided into direct funding of ¥159.7 billion and indirect funding of ¥62.9 billion. The indirect funds are provided in MEXT's budget for program selection and assessment functions performed by JSPS. The chart below gives a breakdown of the main items of the budget, which is 99.6% subsidized by the Japanese government.