Updates to NSF Research Security Policies

On July 10, 2025, NSF issued an Important Notice providing updates to the agency's research security policies, including a research security training requirement, Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Program annual certification requirement, prohibition on Confucius institutes and an updated FFDR reporting and submission timeline.

NSF invests $21 million to tackle two complex societal challenges: the networked blue economy, and trust and authenticity in communication systems

September 22, 2021

NSF’s Convergence Accelerator is building upon basic research and discovery to accelerate solutions in two critical areas: the networked blue economy, and trust and authenticity in communications. With an investment of $21 million, 28 multidisciplinary teams have been selected for the program’s 2021 phase 1 cohort. Learn more by visiting the full award announcement.