July 10, 2025

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is committed to supporting the research community in safeguarding U.S. science and engineering through clear, actionable research security policies. In alignment with the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-167) and National Security Presidential Memorandum-33 (NSPM-33), NSF has established a series of requirements to strengthen transparency and accountability across NSF-funded projects. In close partnership with NSF awardee organizations, these efforts are bearing fruit, with increased awareness of the risks, improved understanding of expectations, and a strengthened sense of shared responsibility, to name a few. But our work is not done. I request your continued partnership as NSF redoubles its efforts to advance research security.

In our ongoing work to ensure NSF-funded projects are free of malign foreign interference and misappropriation, NSF is taking the following steps. These policy updates were developed pursuant to Congressional mandates and Executive Orders and have been refined with extensive stakeholder input.