Harassment Notification Requirements for NSF Awardees

Each U.S. National Science Foundation research award includes, as part of the award's general terms and conditions, the article "Notification Requirements Regarding Sexual Harassment, Other Forms of Harassment, or Sexual Assault," which implements the following requirement:

_{Awardee organizations must notify NSF of any findings/determinations of sexual harassment, other forms of harassment, or sexual assault by an NSF-funded principal investigator (PI) or co-PI, or of the placement of the PI or co-PI on administrative leave, or the imposition of any administrative action relating to harassment or sexual assault finding or investigation.}

An organization's authorized organizational representative (AOR) must submit a notification to NSF using the Organizational Notification of Harassment Form.

When submitting a notification, only the identification of the PI or co-PI is required. Personally identifiable information regarding any complainants or other individuals involved in the matter should not be included in the notification.

Refer to the frequently asked questions for answers to common questions about the notification requirements.

Additional questions can be directed to sexualharassmenttandc@nsf.gov.

The table below details the notifications NSF has received from NSF awardees each fiscal year since the notification requirement went into effect on Oct. 22, 2018.

NSF updates this information annually in October.

^{1. As reported to NSF}