Important information about NSF’s implementation of the revised 2 CFR

NSF Financial Assistance awards (grants and cooperative agreements) made on or after October 1, 2024, will be subject to the applicable set of award conditions, dated October 1, 2024, available on the NSF website. These terms and conditions are consistent with the revised guidance specified in the OMB Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance published in the Federal Register on April 22, 2024.

Important information for proposers

All proposals must be submitted in accordance with the requirements specified in this funding opportunity and in the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) that is in effect for the relevant due date to which the proposal is being submitted. It is the responsibility of the proposer to ensure that the proposal meets these requirements. Submitting a proposal prior to a specified deadline does not negate this requirement.

Implementation of standard 15% indirect cost rate

NSF is updating its policy regarding the reimbursement of indirect costs in federally funded financial assistance.

Read the policy.

Updated institutional eligibility for LEAPS-MPS program

In February 2025, the Carnegie Foundation and the American Council on Education released the first phase of the redesigned Carnegie Classifications.

In light of this redesigned classification, the eligibility criteria for institutions applying to the NSF solicitation 25-535: Launching Early-Career Academic Pathways in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences have changed. This solicitation is now open to institutions not currently classified in the category "Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production." 

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