CURRENT GUIDANCE

• Research Infrastructure Guide (RIG) - December 2021
• NSF Financial Data Collection Tool for Major Facilities. (See RIG Section "4.6.3.4 Incurred Cost Audits")
• Business Systems Review (BSR) Guide, NSF 22-102 - September 2022

The 2021 RIG will be expiring in December 2024 but will remain in effect until the 2025 RIG is published. The public comment period for the 2025 RIG is planned to begin in November 2024 with final publication in the spring of 2025. Latest versions of evolving guidance shared with the community at the 2024 Research Infrastructure Workshop are as follows:

• 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 3.4 Design Stage Planning
• 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

ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTARY GUIDANCE

• Cyberinfrastructure Plan Outline
• NSF Earned Value Management (EVM) Gold Card
• Mid-scale RI - PEP Template - September 2024 (See DRAFT 2025 RIG Section 3.5)

If you have questions about current or emerging guidance, please send a note to: AskRIO@nsf.gov.