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Request for Information on use of NSF Overseas Offices
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Document Type: General Information 
Document Number: oise13001
Public Comment: OISE is conducting an assessment of its overseas offices (Europe, Japan, and China). As part of that assessment, we are seeking input from a broad cross-section of stakeholders who may have had interactions with the NSF overseas offices or would otherwise like to answer a set of questions on those offices. Please access the following link to provide your input into this important assessment activity. Note that the deadline for responding is January 18, 2013.
Document History: Posted: January 2, 2013.

Integrated NSF Support Promoting Interdisciplinary Research and Education (INSPIRE)
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Document Type: Program Announcements & Information View Program Page
Document Number: nsf13518
Public Comment: Please see the FAQ's NSF 13-040 associated with this Solicitation.
Document History: Posted: November 23, 2012.

FY 2012 Agency Financial Report
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Document Type: Reports 
Document Number: nsf13002
Document History: Posted: November 15, 2012. Replaces: nsf12001.

General Programmatic Terms and Conditions (PTCs) for the Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide Grant Proposal Guide (PAPPG-GPG or GPG), January 2011, (NSF 11-1), Cooperative Agreement(s)
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Document Type: General Information 
Document Number: NSF111TPTC000
Document History: Posted: November 2, 2012.

Division of Environmental Biology (CORE Programs) (DEB)
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Document Type: Program Announcements & Information View Program Page
Document Number: nsf13508
Public Comment: Please see the FAQ's NSF 13-015 associated with this Solicitation.
Document History: Posted: October 31, 2012. Replaces: nsf11573.

EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Track-2 (RII Track-2)
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Document Type: Program Announcements & Information View Program Page
Document Number: nsf13509
Document History: Posted: October 31, 2012. Replaces: nsf11513.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for NSF 13-506: IOS Core Programs Solicitation
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Document Type: Program Announcements & Information 
Document Number: nsf13009
Document History: Posted: October 25, 2012.

Grants.gov Application Guide - January 2013
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Document Type: General Information 
Document Number: grantsgovguide0113
Public Comment: Effective for proposals submitted or due on or after January 14, 2013. For proposals submitted prior to January 14, 2013, the guidelines in grantsgovguide0111 apply.
Document History: Posted: October 11, 2012.

NSF Current
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Document Type: Newsletters/Journals 
Document Number: cu1012
Document History: Posted: October 5, 2012.

Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide, January 2013
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Document Type: Policies and Procedures 
Document Number: nsf13001
Public Comment: Effective for proposals submitted or due on or after January 14, 2013.
Document History: Posted: October 4, 2012. Replaces: nsf11001.

Grant Proposal Guide, January 2013
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Document Type: Policies and Procedures 
Document Number: gpg13001
Public Comment: Effective for proposals submitted or due on or after January 14, 2013.
Document History: Posted: October 4, 2012. Replaces: gpg11001.

Award and Administration Guide, January 2013
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Document Type: Policies and Procedures 
Document Number: aag13001
Public Comment: Effective for awards made on or after January 14, 2013.
Document History: Posted: October 4, 2012. Replaces: aag11001.

Dear Colleague Letter - Issuance of a new NSF Proposal & Award Policies and Procedures Guide
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Document Type: General Information 
Document Number: nsf13004
Document History: Posted: October 4, 2012.

General Programmatic Terms and Conditions (PTCs) for the Network for Computational Nanotechnology (NCN): A Competition to Reconfigure the NCN (NSF 12-504) Cooperative Agreement(s)
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Document Type: Policies and Procedures View Program Page
Document Number: NSF12504TPTC000
Document History: Posted: September 14, 2012.

General Programmatic Terms and Conditions (PTCs) for the Sustainability Research Networks Competition (SRN) (NSF 11-574) Cooperative Agreement(s)
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Document Type: Policies and Procedures View Program Page
Document Number: NSF11574TPTC000
Document History: Posted: September 13, 2012.

General Programmatic Terms and Conditions (PTCs) for the Conditions for the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) (NSF 10-573) Cooperative Agreement(s)
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Document Type: Policies and Procedures View Program Page
Document Number: NSF10573TPTC000
Document History: Posted: September 13, 2012.

Award Specific Terms and Conditions for the EEC-0812056 / 1159201, "Smart Lighting Engineering Research Center", Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Cooperative Agreement
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Document Type: Policies and Procedures 
Document Number: NSF0812056ASTC000
Document History: Posted: September 13, 2012.

Award Specific Terms and Conditions for the EEC-0812348 / 1159199, "NSF Engineering Research Center for Revolutionizing Metallic Biomaterials", North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Cooperative Agreement
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Document Type: Policies and Procedures 
Document Number: NSF0812348ASTC000
Document History: Posted: September 13, 2012.

NSF Current - September 2012
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Document Type: Newsletters/Journals 
Document Number: cu0912
Document History: Posted: September 12, 2012.

Specific Terms and Conditions for the EEC-0812072/1159203, "NSF Engineering Research Center for Integrated Access Networks (CIAN)" University of Arizona Cooperative Agreement
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Document Type: Policies and Procedures 
Document Number: NSF0812072ASTC000
Document History: Posted: September 12, 2012.

Award Specific Terms and Conditions for the EEC-0813570 / 1158833, "NSF Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals (CBiRC)", Iowa State University Cooperative Agreement
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Document Type: Policies and Procedures 
Document Number: NSF0813570ASTC000
Document History: Posted: September 12, 2012.

General Programmatic Terms and Conditions (PTCs) for the Centers for Chemical Innovation (CCI) Chemistry as the Driver for Transformative Research and Innovation (NSF 11-552) Cooperative Agreement(s)
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Document Type: Policies and Procedures View Program Page
Document Number: NSF11552TPTC000
Document History: Posted: September 7, 2012.

General Programmatic Terms and Conditions (PTCs) for the University Radio Observatories Program (AST-URO) (NSF 11-529) Cooperative Agreement(s)
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Document Type: Policies and Procedures View Program Page
Document Number: NSF11529TPTC000
Document History: Posted: September 6, 2012.

General Programmatic Terms and Conditions (PTCs) for the Gen-3 Engineering Research Centers (ERC) - Partnerships in Transformational Research, Education and Technology - (NSF 07-521) Cooperative Agreement(s)
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Document Type: Policies and Procedures View Program Page
Document Number: NSF07521TPTC001
Document History: Posted: September 5, 2012.

Award Specific Terms and Conditions for the EEC-0812121 / 1159198, "NSF Engineering Research Center for Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management (FREEDM) Systems", North Carolina State University Cooperative Agreement
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Document Type: Policies and Procedures 
Document Number: NSF0812121ASTC000
Document History: Posted: August 30, 2012.

General Programmatic Terms and Conditions (PTCs) for the Engineering Research Centers (ERC): Partnerships in Transformational Research, Education and Technology  A Focused Call for Nanosystems ERCs (NERCs) (NSF 11-537) Cooperative Agreement(s)
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Document Type: Policies and Procedures View Program Page
Document Number: NSF11537TPTC000
Document History: Posted: August 30, 2012.

Innovation Corps Teams Program (I-Corps Teams)
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Document Type: Program Announcements & Information View Program Page
Document Number: nsf12602
Document History: Posted: August 29, 2012. Replaces: nsf11560.

General Programmatic Terms and Conditions (PTCs) for the ADVANCE Institutional Transformation (NSF 10-593) Cooperative Agreement(s)
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Document Type: Policies and Procedures View Program Page
Document Number: NSF10593TPTC000
Document History: Posted: August 29, 2012.

Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
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Document Type: Program Announcements & Information View Program Page
Document Number: nsf12599
Document History: Posted: August 16, 2012. Replaces: nsf11582.

Dear Colleague Letter - Rapid Response Research Grants on Research about the Potential Threat of Debris Fields from the March 2011 Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami on the West Coast of North America
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Document Type: General Information 
Document Number: nsf12116
Document History: Posted: August 9, 2012.