L. Rashawn Farrior has been a part of the National Science Foundation for fifteen years and has been responsible for numerous portfolios across the NSF's numerous Directorates. Rashawn has over eighteen years of federal experience in grant administration, including five years with the National Institutes of Health at the Eunice Kennedy National Institute of Child Health & Human Development. Rashawn received his B. A degree in Political Science from North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University and Graduate Studies in International Affairs and Development from Clark Atlanta University. Rashawn has a vast wealth of knowledge in the realm of grants administration and has taken great pride in speaking to the grantee community on a host of grant-related topics for over fifteen years.

L. Rashawn Farrior is the Acting Branch Chief in the Division of Grants and Agreements for the Computer & Information Science & Engineering, Engineering, the Office of Integrated Activities, Technology, Innovation, and Partnership Directorates.