Mandatory Multifactor Authentication for Research.gov Sign-in Effective on 10/27

Please see the following message from NSF.

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) issued Dear Colleague Letter (NSF 25-011) to notify the research community about the mandatory use of multifactor authentication (MFA) for Research.gov sign-in effective on Sunday, October 27, 2024. All external users must first complete a one-time MFA enrollment process that will be available starting on October 27 and then use MFA to sign into Research.gov going forward.

Training Resources

Training resources, including how-to guides and frequently asked questions (FAQs), will be available on the new About Signing Into Research.gov page on Research.gov Help on October 27. This new page will assist the research community to quickly enroll in MFA and learn how to sign into Research.gov with the selected MFA method. 

User Role Review and Validation 

NSF is also requesting that organizations review and validate that all user accounts associated with the organization are still active and roles are still valid in NSF systems. NSF is making this request directly to the individual(s) at each organization with the Administrator role in Research.gov and providing instructions to access and update the View My Users page in Research.gov. 

Questions? 

If you have IT system-related questions, please contact the NSF IT Service Desk at 1-800-381-1532 (7:00 AM - 9:00 PM ET; Monday - Friday except for federal holidays) or rgov@nsf.gov.