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NSF 25-011 Mandatory Multifactor Authentication for Research.gov Effective 10/27
National Science Foundation has issued Dear Colleague Letter (NSF 25-011) to notify the research community about the mandatory use of multifactor authentication (MFA) for Research.gov sign-in effective on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. All external users must first complete a one-time MFA enrollment process that will be available starting on October 27 and then use MFA to sign into Research.gov going forward.
Training Resources
Training resources including how-to guides and frequently asked questions (FAQs) will be available on the new About Signing Into Research.gov page on Research.gov Help on October 27. This new page will assist the research community to quickly enroll in MFA and learn how to sign into Research.gov with the selected MFA method. If you have IT system-related questions, please contact the NSF IT Service Desk at 1-800-381-1532 (7:00 AM - 9:00 PM ET; Monday - Friday except federal holidays) or to rgov@nsf.gov.
NASA Policy Update Grant Notice 24-01
NASA Grants Policy and Compliance has published Grant Notice 24-01 informing NASA grant and cooperative agreement recipients and applicants about upcoming changes to NASA’s grant policies being released on October 1, 2024, which implement revisions to 2 CFR and National Security Presidential Memorandum-33.
NIH Application Instruction Updates – Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Costs
NIH has released NOT-OD-23-161, which has rescinded requirements for a single budget line item “Data Management and Sharing Costs.” The NIH Application Guide has been updated to reflect this change for applications due on or after October 5, 2023.
NSF Proposal & Award Policy Updates
On Tuesday, March 12, 2024 Jean Feldman, Head of the Policy Office and the Division of Award Support at the U.S. National Science Foundation presented the upcoming changes to the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) that take effect May 20, 2024. A recording of the presentation, as well as a PDF copy of the presentation slides are available on the NSF Resource Center website.
Academic Appointment Alignment
Effective fall 2024, academic and graduate research assistant (GRA) appointments will align with the calendar year. See what this means for budgeting.
NIH Policy Guidance for Subaward/Consortium Written Agreements Update
NIH has release NOT-OD-23-133, updating the NIH Grants Policy Statement Section 15.2 to issue additional requirements for foreign subrecipients in relation to documentation of data.