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Table of Contents
Dear Colleague Letter
About the National Science Foundation
Foreword
- Introduction
- Overview
- The Proposal
Proprietary or Privileged Information
- Who May Submit Proposals
Categories of Proposers
- When to Submit Proposals
- How to Submit Proposals
- Electronic Requirements
Special Instructions for Proposals
That Contain High Resolution Graphics or Other Graphics Where
Exact Color Representations are Required for Proper Interpretation
by the Reviewer
- Submission Instructions
- Acknowledgement of Proposal Receipt
- Proposal Preparation Instructions
- Conformance with Instructions for
Proposal Preparation
- Format of the Proposal
- Proposal Pagination Instructions
- Proposal Margin and Spacing Requirements
- Proposal Contents
- Single Copy Documents
- Information About Principal
Investigators/Project Directors and co-Principal Investigators/co-Project
Directors
- Deviation Authorization (if
applicable)
- List of Suggested Reviewers
or Reviewers Not to Include
- Proprietary or Privileged
Information if applicable)
- Proposal Certifications
- Sections of the Proposal
- Cover Sheet
- Project Summary
- Table of Contents
- Project Description (Including
Results from Prior NSF Support)
- Content
- Page Limitations and Inclusion
of Universal Resource Locators (URLs) within the Project
Description
- Results from Prior NSF
Support
- Unfunded Collaborations
- Group Proposals
- Proposals for Renewed
Support
- References Cited
- Biographical Sketch(es)
- Professional Preparation
- Appointments
- Publications
- Synergistic Activities
- Collaborators & Other Affiliations
(a) Collaborators and Co-Editors
(b) Graduate and Postdoctoral Advisors
(c) Thesis Advisor and Postgraduate-Scholar Sponsor
- Budget
- Salaries and Wages (Lines A and B on
the Proposal Budget)
(a) Policies
(b) Procedures
(c) Confidential Budgetary Information
- Fringe Benefits Line C on the Proposal Budget
- Equipment (Line D on the Proposal Budget)
- Travel (Line E on the Proposal Budget)
(a) General
(b) Domestic Travel
(c) Foreign Travel
- Participant Support (Line F on the Proposal Budget)
- Other Direct Costs (Lines G1 through G6 on the Proposal Budget)
(a) Materials and Supplies (Line G1 on the Proposal Budget)
(b) Publication/Documentation/ Dissemination (Line G2 on the Proposal Budget)
(c) Consultant Services (Line G3 on the Proposal Budget)
(d) Computer Services (Line G4 on the Proposal Budget)
(e) Subawards (Line G5 on the Proposal Budget)
(f) Other (Line G6 on the Proposal Budget)
- Total Direct Costs (Line H on the Proposal Budget)
- Indirect Costs (also known as Facilities and
Administrative Costs (F&A) for Colleges and Universities) (Line I on the Proposal Budget)
- Total Direct and Indirect Costs (F&A)(Line J on the Proposal Budget)
- Residual Funds
- Amount of This Request
- Cost Sharing
(a) Statutory Cost Sharing Requirement
(b) Cost Sharing Requirements Under NSF Program Solicitations
- Unallowable Costs
(a) Entertainment
(b) Meals and Coffee Breaks
(c) Alcoholic Beverages
- Current and Pending Support
- Facilities, Equipment and Other Resources
- Special Information and
Supplementary Documentation
- Appendices
- Special Guidelines
- Small Grants for Exploratory
Research (SGER) Proposals
- Facilitation Awards for Scientists and
Engineers with Disabilities (FASED)
- Requests as part of a competitive
proposal submission
- Supplemental Funding Requests to
existing NSF grants
- Collaborative Proposals
- Submission of a single proposal
- Simultaneous submission of proposals
from different organizations
- Proposals for Equipment
- Proposals Involving
Vertebrate Animals
- Proposals Involving
Human Subjects
- Proposals for Conferences,
Symposia and Workshops
- Proposals to Support
International Travel
- Proposals for Doctoral
Dissertation Research
NSF Proposal Processing and Review
- Review Criteria
What is the intellectual merit of
the proposed activity?
What are the broader impacts of the
proposed activity?
- Administrative Corrections to FastLane
Proposals
- Proposal File Updates
- Revisions to Proposals Made During
the Review Process
- Award Recommendation
- Copies of Reviews
Withdrawals, Returns and Declinations
- Withdrawals
- Return Without Review
- Declinations
- Reconsideration
- Resubmission
The Award and Continued Support
- Standard and Continuing Grants
Effective/Expiration Dates and Preaward
Costs
- Additional Support
- Incremental Funding
- Renewal Proposals
- Two-Year Extensions for Special
Creativity
- Supplemental Funding
- No-Cost Extensions
- Grantee-Authorized Extension
- NSF-Approved Extension
Grant Administration Highlights
- General Requirements
- Prior Approval Requirements
- Transfer of PI
- Equipment
- Excess Government Property
- Suspension or Termination of Grants
- Grant Reports
- Annual and Final Project Reports
- Quarterly and Final Expenditure
Reports
- Sharing of Findings, Data and Other
Research Products
- Acknowledgement of Support and Disclaimer
- Release of Grantee Proposal Information
- Legal Rights to Intellectual Property
Appendix A: Proposal Preparation Checklist
Appendix B: Potentially Disqualifying Conflicts of Interest
Appendix C: Drug-Free Workplace Certification
Appendix D: Debarment and Suspension Certification
Appendix E: Lobbying Certification
Appendix F: Definitions of Categories of Personnel
Privacy Act and Public Burden
Statements
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