As of October 27, 2024 per the Dear Colleague Letter (NSF  25-011), the National  Science Foundation has implemented multi-factor authentication (MFA) for Research.gov sign-in, which is now required for all CU Boulder employees to login to Research.gov.

There are now two MFA sign in options available to CU Boulder employees:

  1. Sign in using your NSF Account Credentials – see this Quick reference guide
  2. Or sign in using your Login.gov account – see the Authentication method instructions

Additional NSF MFA resources

Video tutorials for Phishing Resistant MFA and MFA sign in options: