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U.S. Federal Government Agencies & International Risk Assessments
U.S. federal agencies are increasing efforts to identify and counter undue foreign influence in federally-funded research. Federal agencies have implemented a variety of policies and processes for these purposes. If you are funded by, or plan to submit a proposal to, one of these federal agencies it is important to understand the agency's disclosure requirements, prohibited activities, and risk review criteria.
Disclosure Requirements: There has been a collaborative effort to standardize biosketches, other support and resource forms through the creation and adoption of the common forms. Read more about specific federal agency disclosure requirements.
Prohibited Activities: Most federal agencies prohibit participation in a Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Program. Read more about Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs and Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs.
Risk Review Criteria: Federal agencies have implemented different strategies and processes for undue foreign influence risk reviews for fundamental research.
- Department of Defense: Countering Unwanted Foreign Influence on DOD-Funded Research at Institutions of Higher Education
- Department of Energy: S&T Matrix and Policy Memos (related to DOE Labs)
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration: China restriction
- National Institutes of Health: Foreign Components
- National Science Foundation: Trusted Research Using Safeguards and Transparency (TRUST)