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Effective May 20, 2024, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) made a number of system updates in accordance with implementation of the revised Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 24-1) for proposals submitted or due on or after May 20, 2024. Please see the Summary of Changes to the PAPPG (NSF 24-1) and view the NSF Proposal & Award Policy Updates​ (NSF 24-1) webinar.

New Foreign Financial Disclosure Report Portal in Research.gov

• A new Foreign Financial Disclosure Report (FFDR) portal has been deployed in Research.gov to support post-award FFDR requirements applicable to Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) that receive an award or funding amendment to an existing award made on or after May 20, 2024. Refer to (PAPPG) Chapter VII.D.3 for policy guidance.
• A new FFDR Preparer role has been added in Research.gov Account Management for the preparation and submission of the required reports. NSF has assigned this new role to all individuals with an existing Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR) role as of May 20, 2024, to assist the research community with the first reporting period for the new FFDR requirement. Organizational Administrators can add or remove the FFDR role for individuals within their organizations at any time.
• A Research.gov FFDR demo site is available for use through Friday, June 28th in order to permit FFDR preparers an opportunity to become acquainted with the new functionality prior to the opening of the first reporting period on July 1, 2024.
• The demo site has the same functionality as the actual reporting site. However, system-generated emails and report submission functions are disabled in the demo site.
• Only individuals with the FFDR Preparer role can access the demo site. After signing into gov, individuals with the FFDR Preparer role will select the Foreign Financial Disclosure Report (FFDR) link under "Manage Financials" on the Research.gov homepage.
• All FFDR test data entered on the demo site from May 20, 2024, until the demo site closes at 8:00 PM ET on June 28, 2024, will be deleted.
• NSF will not be able to recover any FFDR test data entered while the demo site is open and deleted by NSF after the demo site closes.
• Information entered on the demo site cannot be submitted to NSF.
• Information entered on the demo site cannot be transferred to the actual FFDR portal.
• Visit the new Research.gov About Foreign Financial Disclosure Report page for training resources including Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and a how-to guide with step-by-step instructions and associated screenshots.
• Save the dates for upcoming FFDR outreach opportunities. Registration will be available in June.
• FFDR Webinar & Demo:
• July 9th at 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET
• FFDR Virtual Office Hours:
• July 16th at 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET
• July 31st at 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET