RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE

GUIDE (RIG)

The revised 2025 RIG will be published this spring!

Through an OMB extension, the current RIG will remain active until the 2025 version is published. The publication timeline is shared below.

Summary of Changes for the Draft 2025 RIG

Ch. 1 & 2 Summary Video 
Ch. 3 Summary Video 
Ch. 4 Summary Video 
Ch. 5 Summary Video 

2025 RIG Publication Timeline

November 2024 – January 2025 | Public Comment Period 

January 2025 – April 2025 | April OMB Clearance

March 17 – 21, 2025 | 2025 Research Infrastructure Workshop 

April 2025 – Publish 2025 RIG! 

Draft 2025 RIG Revision Sections and Discussion Videos

Design Stage Planning

Operations Stage Planning – FCAs

Draft RIG Section 
2024 RIW Presentation: FCA – RIG Section 3.6.3 

Cyberinfrastructure & Cybersecurity RIG Revisions

Risk Management Revisions in the NextGen RIG

Agile Guidance

Have questions about the RIG? Send them to AskRIO@nsf.gov 

These on-demand videos and presentations are also hosted on the Knowledge Gateway.