2025 Federal Administration Transition Information & Resources - This will be updated as new information is available.

Stanford
Office of Research Administration

NSF Training Requirement for Faculty and Researchers

Effective October 10, 2025, principal investigators and individuals identified as senior/key personnel in NSF proposals must complete Research Security Training ("RST") consistent with Section 10634 of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (“CHIPS Act”) within 12 months prior to proposal submission.

Details of the requirement can be viewed in Important Notice No. 149: Updates to NSF Research Security Policies

As part of a proposal, senior/key personnel will be required to certify that Research Security Training has been completed within the required time frame.  The Stanford Institutional Official submitting the proposal must certify that completion of the training by the required individuals has been verified.

Implementation:

Stanford’s Research Security Training (DOR-2000) meets the federal training requirement and is available in STARS.  The course takes less than an hour to complete.  A link to the course is also available on ORA’s Research Security Training site. 

NOTE: The previously available Stanford Research Security Training (DOR-1210) in STARS was retired effective 9/12/25.  If you have completed DOR-1210, that training completion remains valid.

Applicability:

Completed training is effective for all proposals submitted within 12 months of the training completion date.  For example, training completed on 10/15/25 is good for proposals submitted through 10/14/26. 

Once the course is taken by a researcher, that researcher is considered RST-compliant for 12 months following training completion date across all proposals submitted to US federal agencies that have implemented the RST requirement under the CHIPS Act.

Verification of Compliance:

For proposals submitted on or after October 10, 2025:

  • Training completion for the full Research Security Training (DOR-2000) or Research  Security Training (DOR-1210, retired) will be captured in STARS
  • The SeRA system will display each individual’s training completion date within the SeRA Proposal Development & Routing Form (PDRF)

 

 

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