Acting Branch Chief: Rebbeca Magowan
rmagowan@nsf.gov or (703) 292-4571

MISSION STATEMENT

To support the NSF mission by leading comprehensive post-award grant and commercial financial processes, including payment operations, financial analytics, monitoring and compliance, and stakeholder outreach.

PAYMENTS AND OUTREACH

Justin Poll, Section Chief - jpoll@nsf.gov or (703) 292-8775

Dorothy Battle - dbattle@nsf.gov or (703) 292-4440
AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, PR, SC, TN, VA, VI
Foreign Grantees

Cheryl Coppet - ccoppet@nsf.gov or (703) 292-2663
DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA, WV

Lucentia (Tia) Davidson - ldavidso@nsf.gov or (703) 292-4464
AK, AS, CA, GU, HI, NV, OR, WA

Sherri Payne - spayne@nsf.gov or (703) 292-7957
CO, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, OH, SD, WI, WY

Syeda (Sehrish) Shah - sshah@nsf.gov or (703) 292-7833
AZ, CT, MA, ME, NH, OK, RI, TX, UT, VT

PAB General Support - dfmpab@nsf.gov or (703) 292-8280 (Option 3)

• IPP Vendor Inquiries
• SF 1164 Payments
• IPA/VSEE Payments
• GUEST/Travel Payments
• Non-ACM$ SBIR Payments

Travel Card Program - travelcard@nsf.gov
Administration of the travel card program has transitioned to the DAS Travel Team.

MONITORING AND ANALYTICS

Diana Kim - dmkim@nsf.gov or (703) 292-7866

Nicole Cyrus - ncyrus@nsf.gov or (703) 292-5061

Kevin Brogan - kbrogan@nsf.gov or (703) 292-8472

BRANCH SERVICES

• Managing the NSF award payment processes
• Monitoring awardee compliance with cash management and financial reporting requirements
• Administering the Research.gov financial services
• Reconciling awardee payment and expenditure information to the NSF Award System and NSF iTRAK - core financial management system.
• Providing subject matter expertise for post award financial management
• Advising NSF staff and awardees on the financial requirements of NSF awards
• Conducting outreach to awardee institutions
• Processing payments for purchase orders, contracts, and training
• Processing obligation close-outs for Concur and Guest
• Processing payments for Concur travel reimbursements, local travel and other related expenses via SF-1164
• Processing IPA payments for per diem, supplemental pay, lost consulting and fringe benefits
• Managing the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) system for NSF
• Processing daily purchase card payments
• Recording airline ticket transportation charges for both Concur and Guest Obligations
• Processing Accounting Code String (ACS) changes for purchase card and IPP transactions

WEBINAR AND PRESENTATION DOWNLOADS

• Credit Gateway Onboarding Materials **NEW REMITTANCE OPTION**
  • Overview Presentation Slides
  • Onboarding Video Recording
  • Credit Gateway Specific FAQs
• Program Income Reporting Webinar held October 18, 2023
  • Presentation Slides
  • Video and Audio Recording
  • Webinar FAQ
• Award Cash Management $ervice and Year-End Critical Dates Webinar held August 30, 2023
  • Presentation Slides
  • Video and Audio Recording
  • Webinar FAQ

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)

GRANT FAQ

Answers to common questions about the Award Cash Management Service (ACM$), Program Income Reporting, and other cash management topics can be found with the following FAQ:

Post-Award Financial Frequently Asked Questions

For all other grant payment questions, please feel free to email us at the PAB mailbox.

COMMERCIAL FAQ

Answers to common questions about Travel related payments, Panel Reimbursements, Vendor/Contract Payments and the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP), and other non-grant cash management topics can be found with the following FAQ:

Commercial (Non-Grant) Related Frequently Asked Questions

For all other commercial payment questions, please feel free to email us at the PAB mailbox.