New NSF login requirements for Research.gov

Effective on October 27, 2024, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) implemented a multifactor authentication (MFA) requirement for Research.gov.  All external users must first complete a one-time MFA enrollment process and use the selected MFA method to sign into Research.gov.  CU Boulder is currently not established for logging in with Organization-Issued Credentials (CU Boulder IdentiKey and CU’s MFA).

The MFA options for each user depends on their assigned role in Research.gov.  Non-financial and non-administrative roles, such as Principal Investigators, can select a phishing-resistant or regular MFA method.

Visit NSF’s  About Signing Into Research.gov  webpage for how-to guides, video tutorials, and FAQs.

With MFA, sharing NSF credentials is not permitted. Principal Investigators are responsible for initiating all post-submission actions in Research.gov such as Proposal File Updates, Revised Budget Requests, Current and Pending updates, and initiating award actions such as Supplemental Proposal Requests.  OCG Proposal Analysts can continue to assist with the initiation of Full Proposal Applications if this administrative support is requested.