ONLINE DOCUMENTS/PUBLICATIONS

If you have trouble accessing any of these documents, please contact bfalfoweb@nsf.gov.

• Research Infrastructure Guide (RIG) - December 2021
• NSF Financial Data Collection Tool for Major Facilities. To read about the requirement of the Data Collection Tool, go to Section "4.6.3.4 Incurred Cost Audits" of the RIG 2021.
• 2024 DRAFT RIG Revision Sections. NSF's RIG (NSF 21-107), dated December 2021, will be expiring December 2024. An updated version of the RIG is expected to be in place in early 2025.

Fall of 2024 the draft RIG will be posted here and on NSF RIO Knowledge Gateway.

The following sections of the RIG working draft were shared with the attendees at the NSF Research Infrastructure Workshop in March 2024.

• DRAFT RIG Revision Section 2.9 Mid-scale RI
• DRAFT RIG Revision Section 3.2 Tailoring Scaling and Progressively Elaborating Plans
• DRAFT RIG Revision Section 3.5 Construction Stage and Implementation Planning
• DRAFT RIG Revision Section 3.6 Operations Stage Planning
• DRAFT RIG Revision Section 5.10 Agile Guidance

The RIG presentations and recordings from the RIW2024 are now posted on the NSF RIO Knowledge Gateway. Type "RIG" in the search bar.

• Mid-scale RI - PEP Template v1 23MAY2024. This updated PEP template refers to the updated DRAFT RIG Revision Section 3.
• Mid-scale Guidance
• NSF Earned Value Management System (EVMS) Gold Card - July 2019
• Business Systems Review (BSR) Guide, NSF 22-102 - September 2022
• Trusted CI - Framework Implementation Guide for Research Cyberinfrastructure Operators

If you have questions about the Research Infrastructure Guide, emerging guidance, or upcoming RIO-hosted events, please send a note to: AskRIO@nsf.gov.