Policies

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."

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

View guidelines for conducting vulnerability discovery activities about NSF.

View NSF's web-related policies.