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.

Automated Compliance Checking of NSF Proposals

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) continues to invest in the expansion of automated compliance checking capabilities to reduce administrative burden for the research community and the agency.

During proposal preparation and submission, the automated checks outlined in the documents below assess a proposal's compliance with the proposal preparation requirements outlined in the NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide.

Automated compliance checks

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