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Who We Are
Businessman standing with cellphone showing it to co-workerLed by the National Science Foundation (NSF), Research.gov is a partnership of federal research-oriented grant making agencies with a shared vision of increasing customer service for the research community, while streamlining and standardizing business processes amongst partner agencies. MORE
Service Offerings
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Policy Library
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Research Spending and Results
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Welcome to Research.gov. Below is a list of services that we offer. Select a service from below to find out more.

Unscheduled maintenance at NIFA has blocked access to all information pertaining to NIFA grant applications. NIFA deeply regrets this inconvenience and is working to reestablish service.

Some Research.gov services will be unavailable on Sunday, August 1st from 12:01AM to 8:00AM. The services affected are NSF login and activation, grant application status, federal financial report, and user management. We apologize for any inconvenience that this downtime causes.

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Now Available!  Find Recovery Act Awards made by NSF.  Here you can also find information about how NSF and NASA grant award dollars are being spent, what research is being performed, and how the outcomes of the research are benefiting society. 
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An electronic library that consolidates Federal and agency-specific policies, guidelines and procedures for use by Federal agencies and the awardee community. Agency-specific documents are included only for Research.gov partner agencies.
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Principal Investigators and Sponsored Projects Office staff can check the status of grant applications, from submission to decision, submitted to NSF, USDA/CSREES, and DoD/ARO. Account Required.
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Institution Administrators can manage profiles and permissions for their institutions and users.   Account Required.
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Institutions can prepare and submit grant financial reports to NSF using the new government-wide standard form. Account Required.

Recovery Act
Learn More About the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Headlines
July 31, 2010
EcoCradle packaging material is composed of agricultural byproducts bound by fungal roots.

Latest "Green" Packing Material? Mushrooms!
July 26, 2010 - A new packing material that grows itself is now appearing in shipped products across the country. And unlike most foam substitutes, when no longer useful, it makes great compost in the garden. More

Pleiades cluster of stars seen in infrared

NASA's WISE Mission to Complete Extensive Sky Survey
July 16, 2010 - NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, will complete its first survey of the entire sky on July 17, 2010. The mission has generated more than one million images so far, of everything from asteroids to distant galaxies. More

Study Unlocks Secret Behind Success of Disease-Causing Microbes
July 23, 2010 - Researchers from Virginia Tech have identified the mechanism several important microbial pathogens use to infect plants and cause devastating diseases. The study also provides insights into how some microbes cause diseases in humans and animals. More

Events

August 30 - 31, 2010
FDP Meeting
Partnership meeting

October 12 - 15, 2010
2010 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference
Conference

October 16 - 20, 2010
SRA 2010 Annual Meeting
Partnership meeting

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