The U.S. National Science Foundation Payments and Analytics Branch delivers comprehensive post-award financial services for the agency's awards and commercial activities.
The branch:
- Manages award payment processes and awardee compliance.
- Administers research.gov financial services.
- Advises on post-award financial management and requirements.
- Reconciles payments and expenditures with NSF systems.
- Processes payments for contracts, travel and other expenses.
Who to contact
Payments and Outreach Section
Contact your NSF grant accountant from the list below for post-award financial and payment questions or inquiries that aren't addressed in the post-award financial frequently asked questions (FAQ) document.
Accountant assignments are based on the state or U.S. territory in which your organization is located.
State Portfolio Group 01
- Email: mailto:DFMACMS01@nsf.gov
- Phone: (703) 292-2663
- District of Columbia (DC), Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia
State Portfolio Group 02
- Email: DFMACMS02@nsf.gov
- Phone: (703) 292-4464
- Arizona, Alaska, American Samoa, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, Washington
State Portfolio Group 03
- Email: DFMACMS03@nsf.gov
- Phone: (703) 292-7957
- Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Colorado, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Wyoming
State Portfolio Group 04
- Email: DFMACMS04@nsf.gov
- Phone: (703) 292-7833
- Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont, Virgin Islands, Foreign Grantees
Other questions
Please contact dfmpab@nsf.gov or (703) 292-8280 (Option 3) for questions regarding:
- SF 1164.
- IPA/VSEE.
- GUEST/travel.
- Non-Award Cash Management Service (ACM$) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) payments.
For all other grant payment and commercial payment questions, please email dfmpab@nsf.gov.
Resources
View guidance and frequently asked questions about research.gov Award Cash Management Service (ACM$), program income reporting and other cash management topics.
View guidance and FAQs about travel-related payments, panel reimbursements, vendor and contract payments, the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) and other cash management topics outside of grants.
Executive Order related FAQs
View guidance and frequently asked questions about mandated topics regarding Executive Orders.