Information Collection for Evaluating National Science Foundation Partnership Activities

Building partnerships is a high priority for NSF, as evidenced by two consecutive Agency Priority Goals (APGs for FY 2018 and FY 2020) focused on developing a partnerships strategy. The importance of partnerships is also echoed in the recent National Science Board’s Vision 2030 report and reflected in the new Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP). Partnerships are hypothesized to accelerate discovery in several ways: they can enable access to expertise, resources, and infrastructure; accelerate the flow of knowledge and expertise; and expand communities of researchers. NSF direct partnerships are established by NSF with other federal agencies, industry, private foundations, non-governmental organizations, and foreign science agencies. NSF is requesting OMB approval for the NSF contractors to collect information from past and present participants and partners in NSF partnership programs to provide evidence related to these hypotheses.

The latest form for Information Collection for Evaluating National Science Foundation Partnership Activities expires 2026-06-30 and is listed under ICR 202302-3145-001.

NSF Partnerships - Interview Protocol Project PIs and Other Researchers

Federal Enterprise Architecture: Education - Higher Education