# 2026-11764: NSF Wants Researchers to Fill Out Slightly Different Forms

2026-11764, Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request; Grantee Reporting Requirements for the Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation Program, is a Federal Register notice from National Science Foundation published 2026-06-11, effective Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAmain. Find this particular information collection by selecting "Currently under 30-day Review-- Open for Public Comments" or by using the search function.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11764
- As of: 2026-06-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-11764
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request; Grantee Reporting Requirements for the Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation Program
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: National Science Foundation
- Citation: 91 FR 35581
- Published: 2026-06-11
- Effective: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAmain. Find this particular information collection by selecting "Currently under 30-day Review-- Open for Public Comments" or by using the search function.
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-18

## In one line

NSF Wants Researchers to Fill Out Slightly Different Forms

## Summary

The National Science Foundation wants to update how researchers funded by the Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation program report their progress. This change affects grantees who will need to follow new reporting rules, helping NSF track exciting new science better. Comments on these updates are open for 30 days, and no extra costs are expected.

## Abstract

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has submitted the following request for revision of the approved collection of research and development data in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This is the second notice for public comment; the first was published in the Federal Register and no comments were received. NSF is forwarding the proposed renewal submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance simultaneously with the publication of this second notice.

## Effects PRIA read

- New annual 5-year reporting for EFRI grantees: cost, low. If you lead or participate in an Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) award, you must submit additional information each year for five years after the award. Reports go through an NSF data collection website and cover personnel, funding sources, industrial participation, research an…
- EFRI award size and team requirements: benefit, high. EFRI awards are anticipated to last 4 years and may provide up to $2,000,000 total per project team spread over four years. Each award requires a multi-disciplinary team with at least one Principal Investigator and two Co-Principal Investigators.

## Related documents

- [2026-20332](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20332): Proposal Review Committee Name Changes, 2026-10-05
- [2026-20339](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20339): Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request, 2026-10-05
- [2026-20236](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20236): Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request, 2026-10-02
- [2026-18351](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-18351): Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request, 2026-09-09
- [2026-17556](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-17556): Notice of Intent To Reinstate Information Collection, 2026-08-28
- [2026-17415](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-17415): Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comment Regarding Common Disclosure Forms for the Biographical Sketch and Current and…, 2026-08-26

## Sources
- [2026-11764 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/11/2026-11764/agency-information-collection-activities-comment-request-grantee-reporting-requirements-for-the)
- [2026-11764 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-11/pdf/2026-11764.pdf)

## Related
- [Previous: 2026-11763, Cancellation of Previously Scheduled Open Meeting](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11763)
- [Next: 2026-11766, Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11766)
- [All Federal Register documents](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11764 (as of 2026-06-18).