NSF Implementation of Recent Executive Orders

Yes. NSF is currently receiving and processing supplement requests. However, NSF offers different types of supplements, subject to the availability of funding. Please follow any guidance for the specific type of supplement you are proposing (e.g., Dear Colleague Letter, Solicitation, PAPPG VI.E.5). Most importantly, please consult the program officer for your award before submitting such a request.

NSF has reviewed preliminary proposals. However, invitations for full proposals have been delayed. The delay, in turn, will postpone the original March 19 due date. NSF will announce the new due date with the revised solicitation and invitations.

Yes.

Please log into your ACM$ account to verify whether your payment was accepted before submitting a new request. NSF executed a shut down of ACM$ the week of January 27 due to extraordinarily high volumes of payments received after OMB Memorandum M-25-23 was released, which resulted in a cancellation of all payment requested received on January 28. However, payment requests submitted on January 27 prior to 8:00 PM have been retained and have been or will be released for payment.

Yes, NSF is conducting review panels.

NSF is rescheduling, as appropriate, virtual, hybrid and in-person proposal review panels that were previously postponed.

NSF continues to fund REU Sites and REU Supplements, and these activities continue to operate as described in the REU solicitation. Like most NSF scholarship, fellowship and traineeship opportunities, admission to REU Sites is highly competitive, with many students applying for a limited number of slots. For the FY 2025 competition cycle (i.e., proposals submitted for the annual deadline in August 2024), the agency is making some awards but is still making decisions about other proposals as NSF's budget for FY 2025 is finalized. NSF realizes that delayed decisions and notifications may impact sites that were hoping to run during the summer of 2025.

Project reports are being reviewed, and NSF is issuing funding increments.

All awards are subject to availability of funding for each fiscal year.

NSF will continue to provide updates as available on a case-by-case basis.

If you cannot immediately access the ACM$ system, please try again. For technical assistance please contact your respective NSF Division of Financial Management representative available at nsf.gov/bfa/dfm/pab. ACM$ frequently asked questions are available at www.nsf.gov/bfa/dfm/docs/DFM_PABGrantFAQ.pdf.

GRFP Fellows receive their stipends from their institutions. GRFP Fellows should contact the GRFP Coordinating Official at their institution regarding the disbursement of their stipend.

For all other Fellows:

1. If you normally receive your stipend through your institution, please contact your institutional payment office.
2. If you normally receive your stipend through ACM$, please log in and verify that your payment request has been accepted. You may need to resubmit your request.

NSF will provide updated guidance as needed.

The court orders do not impact the ongoing review of NSF's award portfolio to identify active grants in the context of recent Executive Orders. NSF will continue the comprehensive review of its award portfolio.

NSF cannot take action to delay or stop payment for active awards based solely on actual or potential non-compliance with the Executive Orders. However, the court orders do not affect the agency's ability to take action for reasons not related to compliance with the Executive Orders, such as violations of law, regulation, or current NSF grant terms and conditions.

Consistent with the district court orders, NSF awardees may continue activities consistent with the current terms and conditions of their NSF awards at this time.

Yes, no-cost extensions may still be processed.

NSF will communicate about any changes to awards through normal channels.

Activities are permitted to proceed in accordance with the terms and conditions of existing awards.

Yes, there has been no change in the review process.

All public information on the GRFP announcement is available at nsfgrfp.org. You may also send GRFP applicant questions to info@nsfgrfp.org.

NSF will update relevant funding opportunities (and corresponding proposal submission dates) as soon as feasible.

CAREER proposal reviews and awards (subject to availability of funds) are ongoing. Please contact your cognizant program officer if you need information on your pending proposal. Please contact the points of contact listed on the CAREER Contacts page if you have questions about the CAREER program or future submissions.

Although the MRI solicitation (NSF 23-519) may be revised in the future, submitted proposals are currently being reviewed under the NSF merit review criteria and any applicable criteria specific to the current solicitation. Reviews are advisory to NSF.

The NSF STC program has finished sending out invitations to those who are invited to submit a full proposal. Program staff are continuing to process the paperwork for the preliminary proposals that are not being invited to submit full proposals, and NSF is sending out those decisions and the proposal reviews as expeditiously as possible. The due date for submission of invited full STC proposals (June 2, 2025) has not changed.

Due dates are subject to change. NSF will publish revised funding opportunities as necessary.

NSF will update relevant funding opportunities (and corresponding proposal submission dates) as soon as feasible.

Yes. Proposals may be submitted on Research.gov.

Proposal processing and review activities have resumed and are ongoing.

NSF does not recommend using a keyword-based approach. Instead, focus on the substance of your proposal.

Access to ACM$ was restored to accept payment requests at 12:00 PM ET on February 2, 2025, and has been available ever since.

NSF restored access to the ACM$ system as of 12:00 PM ET on February 2, 2025, and is otherwise complying with the various court orders.

There are many factors to consider when determining eligibility of reimbursement for postponed panels. Please contact the office running the panel to inquire about which option may be available to you. These situations are determined on a case-by-case basis.

Questions about proposals that have been recommended but not yet awarded should be directed to the assigned program officer listed on the proposal status screen in Research.gov.

NSF is reviewing the PAPPG for any changes that may be necessary in response to the Executive Orders.

All payments submitted prior to the ACM$ shutdown should have been disbursed. NSF anticipates normal processing times moving forward, with payments disbursed within 2-3 business days of the request date. If you are missing an expected disbursement past this timeframe, please contact your assigned NSF grant accountant.