Payments Outreach and Monitoring
The U.S. National Science Foundation Payments Outreach and Monitoring Section provides comprehensive post-award financial services for agency awards and commercial activities.
The section:
- 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.
To find grant accountant assignments, please click link below.
Please contact ocfopayments@nsf.gov for payment related questions regarding:
- SF 1164.
- IPA/VSEE.
- GUEST/travel.
- Non-Award Cash Management Service (ACM$) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) payments.
- All other grant payment and commercial payment questions.
Resources
NSF Post-Award Financial FAQs (PDF, 1.25 MB)
View guidance and frequently asked questions about research.gov Award Cash Management Service (ACM$), program income reporting and other cash management topics.
Commercial (non-grant) related FAQ (PDF, 545.9 KB)
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.