Updated: November 2022 NSPM-33 instructs the federal funding agencies to adopt "digital persistent identifiers" and streamline their reporting to reduce the administrative burden on researchers. All US government agencies that fund research must, Submit their plans for ORCID adoption by Dec 31, 2024 All agencies update their policies regarding ORCID by Dec 31, 2026 All agencies must implement ORCID adoption by Dec 31, 2027 It is important that UAH is proactive in ensuring all faculty, research staff, and research students are aware of these requirements and take appropriate action. Rebecca Brothers, Librarian, created an ORCID ID help guide to assist you with creating your account, ORCID ID help guide Why You Need an ORCID ID: Benefits For Faculty, Researchers, And Student Researchers Changing Security Requirements from U.S. Federal Research Funding Agencies