# Federal Agencies Address Grant Research Risks

A virtual briefing scheduled for December 8, 2026, will examine foreign-research risks in federally funded grants, including researcher vetting and pre-award screening. The discussion is relevant to grant, IT, and compliance teams at agencies including NSF, NASA, NIH, USDA, and DoD; Digital Science will demonstrate a research-security tool. The event gives agencies and industry stakeholders a chance to evaluate screening needs and related technology capabilities, but the signal does not describe a new contract, funding award, or mandatory requirement.

- Agencies can use the briefing to assess how researcher vetting and pre-award screening fit into their grant-risk workflows.
- Contractors offering research-security, identity-resolution, or grant-risk tools can use the event to understand agency concerns and demonstrate relevant capabilities.
- The briefing is scheduled for **December 8, 2026 (38 days from October 31)**; no registration deadline or procurement solicitation is specified.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Information Technology
**Topics:** Grants & Funding
**Published:** October 30, 2026

### Government Entities
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- United States Department of Defense (DoD)

### Vendors
- Digital Science (Research-security tool demonstrator)
- FedScoop (Event producer)

### Sources
- [Safeguarding Federal Grants Against Hidden Foreign Research Risks ](https://defensescoop.com/event/safeguarding-federal-grants) - DefenseScoop