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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000">~~ Please disseminate this information with those researchers and research administrators in your department who may find it noteworthy
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<p class="MsoNormal">An Important Message from National Science Foundation (NSF)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555">Dear Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555">The U.S. National Science Foundation issued
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<span style="color:#0068A5">Dear Colleague Letter (NSF 25-011)</span></a> to notify the research community about the mandatory use of multifactor authentication (MFA) for Research.gov sign-in
<b>effective on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024</b>. </span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">All external users must first complete a one-time MFA enrollment process that will be available starting on Oct. 27 and then use
MFA to sign into Research.gov going forward.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555">Training Resources</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555">Training resources including how-to guides and frequently asked questions (FAQs) will be available on the new About Signing Into Research.gov
page on <a href="https://u2306505.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.HVdtiAQqH-2BBO4EFdv7-2BOci6whLT02VAzBWOv9xuIYSla53r8besyAMXi-2BdmHW1LdIuDOB-2FzdqfM7PT-2FRoPI1HaseLv8K5dUmV6gRPwHeiHmtVDqVnwl7ftM8m7lcbLzdi0wIPKxUKzHxRtjfXEKWCUfJN8LiUOR-2FigNC3nZi3B3CGkfMXFG1qq9Li3m7JsRKSJghlGhJx5KorkvMXh-2F5U1MuqdcQhaWn8WzO5BBWQnc-3DmFWs_gTQ-2Fosa8BXVWK9Ez76aoTMcAjgoN7FmNUjlWya5RwHhEViYP6imW0meviGYNMtdQQmlMLjIxYcPddgkvDaHUkyB3hYDBqzovd-2BEpzuHSAcUWzWTVHQMbDKcwmmZaphiXH5VTRV02s3slkYmPzmy1StEGzZFKrEQSB3QZvXNbjWVPn-2B4nQK65LBk7NwEuR-2FGuvCYP6NEfjWa78QQWphY84aMnnKgDye28f4pumqtga30ISBmsamvxNRkuFwFGcnV-2FXzthL4smMSrD12f307z12YLlxgqNTm-2BbbGIsBTRJzq7lT9l-2Fv-2FQ9GaRDBX7D6cOZ">
<span style="color:#0068A5">Research.gov Help</span></a> on Oct. 27. This new page will assist the research community to quickly enroll in MFA and learn how to sign into Research.gov with the selected MFA method.
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555">Questions?</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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If you have IT system-related questions, please contact the NSF IT Service Desk at 1-800-381-1532 (7:00 AM - 9:00 PM ET; Monday - Friday except federal holidays) or
<a href="mailto:rgov@nsf.gov"><span style="color:#0068A5">rgov@nsf.gov</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555">Thank you for your partnership with NSF and for your assistance to strengthen the security of Research.gov.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555">Terry L. Carpenter Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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