This page outlines who you should contact if you have administrative questions about your award from the U.S. National Science Foundation.
Refer to your award notice for the managing grants official and program officer if you have an NSF grant, fellowship or cooperative agreement. Always include your award number in any email or communications to assist us with responding to your inquiry.
Questions about a proposal you submitted to NSF?
Contact the cognizant program officer listed on the program solicitation or announcement.
You can also find the program officer currently assigned to a specific proposal on that proposal's "Proposal Detail" page on Research.gov. Visit Research.gov for a tutorial.
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Technical questions about an NSF award
For guidance on annual reporting or programmatic changes to your award, visit the Manage Your Award section of the NSF website for additional information or contact the managing program officer listed on your award notice.
General questions about award management
Common award administration questions are answered on the Manage Your Award page.
If you have other questions about your grant, fellowship, cooperative agreement, federally funded research and development center, major research facility or Mid-scale Research Infrastructure award, refer to your award notice to find your managing grants official's name and contact information.
Questions about funding increments for your award
If your award identified incremental funding for subsequent years of the project, those funds are typically released upon approval of the annual progress report, if funds are available.
For any questions about these increments, please contact the program officer listed on your award notice.
Questions about NSF policy governing award administration
Visit the Manage Your Award section of the NSF website for information on award policies and conditions and answers to common questions.
Additional questions not answered on that site can be submitted to policy@nsf.gov.
Questions about pre- or post-award reviews
Pre-award reviews
Common pre-award review questions are answered on the Information for Prospective New Awardees page.
If you have other questions about pre-award reviews, email the NSF grants administrator who initiated your review.
Post-award reviews
Information about post-award reviews, including desk reviews and site visits, can be found on the Oversight and Monitoring section of the Manage Your Award page.