Policies

Accessibility

Tell us about an accessibility issue on our site and learn about NSF's efforts to meet or exceed the requirements of Section 508 of the "Rehabilitation Act."

Brand Standards

View guidance for NSF staff, award recipients, contractors, partners and the public regarding the use of the NSF logo and brand.

Conflicts of Interest

View NSF's conflict-of-interest policies and guidelines.

Controlled Unclassified Information

Learn about the management of sensitive, unclassified information handled by NSF, its partners and organizations funded by the agency.

Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act

Learn how to make FOIA or "Privacy Act" requests.

Gold Standard Science

Learn about NSF's implementation of Gold Standard Science.

Information Quality

Learn about the agency's efforts to ensure the quality, objectivity, utility and integrity of the information we disseminate, or request a correction to NSF information.

Plain Language

Learn about NSF's implementation of the requirements of the "Plain Writing Act of 2010."

Privacy

Learn how NSF collects, uses and shares information about individuals and how to contact NSF about this information and other privacy-related issues.

Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide

The PAPPG is the source of information about NSF's proposal and award process.

Research Security

Learn about NSF's policies and actions to strengthen research security.

Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research

Learn about NSF's policies and resources applicable to the responsible and ethical conduct of research.

Scientific Integrity

Learn about the expectations and procedures required to maintain and enhance scientific integrity at NSF and across the research community.

Social Media

Learn about NSF's comment policy and other information relating to NSF's use of social media.

Vulnerability Disclosure

View guidelines for conducting vulnerability discovery activities about NSF.

Web

View NSF's web-related policies.