Service Offerings

Research.gov provides a menu of services tailored to the needs of the research community. Research.gov enables organizations and researchers to access streamlined services for multiple federal agencies in one location. Research.gov currently offers the following services:

• Research Spending and Results - NSF and NASA award information available to be searched by the public. Includes the following information for each award: amount and recipient, congressional districts for awardee location and where the research is being performed, award abstract summarizing the effort, citations of journals published.
• Policy Library - An electronic library that consolidates federal and agency-specific policies, guidelines, and procedures for use by federal agencies and the awardee community.
• Research Headlines - News and highlighted research activities from NSF, NASA, and USDA/CSREES.
• Grants Application Status - Sponsored Projects Office staff (SPOs) and Principal Investigators (PIs) can check the status of their applications, from submission to decision, as they are received and reviewed by NSF, USDA/CSREES, and DoD/ARO. Account Required.
• Federal Financial Report - Online tool to complete and submit grant financial reports using the new government-wide standard form. Account Required.
• Institution and User Management - Service to allow Institution Administrators with Research.gov accounts to add users and manage their profiles. Account Required.

In the future, Research.gov plans to offer:

• Researcher Profile Update Service - Integrated online tools to allow Principal Investigators and Reviewers to update their profile in one easy location.
• Program Officer Service - Tools for program officers to find information and manage their grant portfolios.
• Research Performance Progress Reports - Online tool to complete and submit research performance progress reports using the new government-wide research and related dataset.

• Research Spending and Results Fact Sheet
  Find all the facts on Research Spending and Results, Research.gov's service to increase transparency by providing publicly searchable information about NSF and NASA awards.

• Grants Application Status Fact Sheet
  Find facts on Research.gov's Grants Application Status service, which allows SPOs and PIs to check the status of applications submitted to NSF, USDA/CSREES, and DoD/ARO.

• Federal Financial Report (FFR) Fact Sheet
  Find all the facts on Research.gov's FFR service, which allows NSF awardees to complete and submit grant financial reports using the government-wide standard form.

• Background
  Research.gov is an initiative led by NSF to meet the longstanding demand in the research community for streamlined grants management services and easy access to information.

• Overview of Service Offerings and Benefits
  Research.gov provides a menu of services tailored to the needs of the research community and enables institutions and grantees to access streamlined services for multiple federal agencies in one location.