NSF Plugs Into 'Do Not Pay' to Stanch Fellowship Fund Leaks
Published Date: 12/5/2025
Notice
Summary
The National Science Foundation is updating how it shares info from two payment systems to help catch wrong payments using the Treasury’s Do Not Pay list. This change affects fellows and anyone getting paid electronically by NSF and starts January 5, 2026. They’re also cleaning up the rules and welcome your comments before then—no extra costs involved!
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NSF will share pay records with Do Not Pay
The National Science Foundation will disclose information from two systems (NSF-13 Fellowship Payroll and NSF-65 Electronic Payment File) to the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Do Not Pay Working System to identify, prevent, or recoup improper Federal payments. This new routine use takes effect on January 5, 2026 and is being adopted to comply with Executive Order 14249 and OMB Memorandum M-25-32.
Grantees and payees explicitly covered in NSF payment file
NSF updated NSF-65 (NSF Electronic Payment File) to expressly include individual grantees and individuals who receive payments from NSF pursuant to a grant among those covered by the system. This clarifies that name, address, Social Security Number, and payee banking information for grantees receiving electronic payments are maintained in NSF-65.
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