The revised 2025 RIG will be published this summer!
Through an OMB extension, the current RIG will remain active until the 2025 version is published. The publication timeline is shared below.
The 2025 Research Infrastructure Guide is available for review and public comment
To view the RIG, please visit the Research Infrastructure Resources webpage, which also includes a link to the Federal Register notice, with details on the public commenting process. Your feedback is critical to ensuring the revisions provide clear and effective guidance on life cycle planning and management for Major Facilities and Mid-scale Research Infrastructure.
2025 RIG Publication Timeline
January 2025 – March 2025 | Public Comment PeriodÂ
March 2025 – June 2025 | OMB Clearance
March 17 – 21, 2025 | 2025 Research Infrastructure WorkshopÂ
June 2025 – Planned Publication of the 2025 RIG!Â
2025 RIG Revision Sections and Discussion Videos
Mid-scale Research Infrastructure
Draft RIG SectionÂ
2024 RIW Presentation: Discussion of the New RIG: Mid-scale Research Infrastructure– Section 2.9Â
Tailoring Scaling and Progressively Elaborating Plans
Construction Stage and Implementation Planning
Operations Stage Planning – FCAs
Draft RIG SectionÂ
2024 RIW Presentation: FCA – RIG Section 3.6.3Â
Operations Stage Planning
Draft RIG SectionÂ
2024 RIW Presentation: New Sub-section of RIG Section 3 that Relates to Annual Operations PlanningÂ
Cyberinfrastructure & Cybersecurity RIG Revisions
2024 RIW Presentation: Digital Backbone: Navigating the RIG Revisions to Cyberinfrastructure & CybersecurityÂ
Risk Management Revisions in the NextGen RIG
2024 RIW Presentation: Risk Management Revisions in the NextGen RIGÂ
Have questions about the RIG? Send them to AskRIO@nsf.govÂ
These on-demand videos and presentations are also hosted on the Knowledge Gateway.