April 10, 2023

NSF has posted some Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding preparation and submission of plans for Safe and Inclusive (SAI) Working Environments under the pilot being run by the Directorates for Biological Sciences (BIO) and Geosciences (GEO).

The FAQs can be found at https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2023/nsf23071/nsf23071.jsp and a PDF version can be found at https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2023/nsf23071/nsf23071.pdf.

As a reminder, Program Directors from BIO and GEO hosted a virtual office hour to provide information to and answer questions from the community about the pilot. A recording of the session, transcript, and slides can be found at the link above.

Programs currently participating in the pilot (as of March 24, 2023) are:

• BIO core solicitations:
  • Division of Environmental Biology (NSF 23-549)
  • Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (NSF 23-547)
  • Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (NSF 23-548) 
• Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP, NSF 23-559)
• Biodiversity on a Changing Planet (BoCP, NSF 23-542) 
• Pathways into the Geosciences (GEOPAths, NSF 23-540)
• Cultural Transformation in the Geosciences Community (CTGC, NSF 23-539)
• Global Centers (GC, NSF 23-557)

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