Category Archives: NSF

NSF System-Related Deadlines

September 16, 2023

Source: National Science Foundation (NSF) Critical deadlines for September 29th FastLane proposal decommissioning and for October 20th NSF fillable PDF upload are approaching. The following critical FastLane, Research.gov, and Grants.gov system-related deadlines for NSF proposals are approaching: FastLane September 29th Deadlines Friday, September 29, 2023 (5:00 PM submitter’s local time) is the last day to submit proposal file […]

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Data Sharing Regulations and NIH Budgeting Guidance

May 14, 2023

Author: Heather Lennon, Strategic Operations and Training  Overview  Recently, the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released new requirements on public access to publications and data resulting from federal funding in a memo known as The Nelson Memo.  The Nelson memo calls for ALL federal agencies to update their public access policies to ensure […]

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NSF Updates (February 2023)

February 19, 2023

Below is a summary of changes to NSF’s revised Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (NSF 23-1) for proposals submitted on or after January 30, 2023. NSF applicants and awardees are encouraged to read about the Summary of Changes to the PAPPG (NSF 23-1) and view the Fall 2022 PAPPG (NSF 23-1) Revisions presentation.  […]

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New Proposal & Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) Now Available

October 27, 2022

A new Proposal & Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) is now available, see the notice below. There are many significant changes this year they will be effective for any proposals being submitted on or after January 30, 2023. Please see the following resources for additional information: NCURA YouTube Tuesdays with Jean Feldman on PAPPG […]

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Preparing Supplemental Funding Requests in Research.gov and Upcoming FastLane Proposal Decommissioning Deadlines

October 27, 2022

*The below message was shared on behalf of the National Science Foundation (NSF)* Dear Colleagues: We are pleased to announce that supplemental funding requests including Career-Life Balance requests can now be prepared in Research.gov. Supplemental funding requests can be submitted in Research.gov regardless of the system used (Research.gov, FastLane, or Grants.gov) for proposal submission. FastLane […]

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Important Changes to NSF Biosketches and Current and Pending Support!

January 17, 2020

If you are planning to submit an NSF grant proposal in the spring or summer of 2020 (or beyond), please read this article in its entirety. It contains important information on how to ensure your proposal will be accepted by NSF. As discussed in the “Important Agency Updates” article posted 12/20/2019, NSF has announced that […]

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Important Agency Updates from NIH and NSF

December 20, 2019

Please note that NIH and NSF have recently issued important updates to their proposal and award policies and procedures. ORA will work to summarize the most pertinent parts of these updates in a future newsletter. However, we wanted to be sure that the Emory Research Community was made aware of these updates as quickly as […]

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NSF Updates on Foreign Influence and Appropriate Disclosure of Financial Support

July 30, 2019

Dr. France Cordova, Director of the National Science Foundation, issued a “Dear Colleague” letter on July 11, 2019. In it, Dr. Cordova reaffirmed NSF’s commitment to maintaining a “vibrant and diverse research community that thrives on the values of openness, transparency, and merit-based competition,” along with NSF’s belief that “international collaboration is essential to pursuing […]

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NSF Mandates Use of Approved Systems for Biographical Sketches

July 3, 2019

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced that after the next version of their Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) takes effect (anticipated January 2020), all biographical sketch PDFs must be generated using an NSF-approved format.  This requirement is intended to reduce administrative burden by providing a compliant way to maintain and update […]

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Expanded Use of Research.gov – Collaborative Proposals with Subawards and Other Enhancements

July 3, 2019

Since April of 2018, users have been able to prepare and submit non-collaborative proposals in Research.gov.  As of June 24, 2019, Research.gov has been expanded to support preparation and submission of collaborative proposals with subawards.  Future expansions will allow preparation and submission of collaborative proposals submitted separately by multiple organizations. In June, NSF enabled automatic […]

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