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Dear Colleague Letter
About the National Science Foundation
Foreword
- Proposal Preparation Instructions
- Conformance with Instructions for Proposal Preparation
- Format of the Proposal
- Proposal Contents
- Single Copy Documents
- Sections of the Proposal
- Cover Sheet
- Project Summary
- Table of Contents
- Project Description (Including Results from Prior NSF Support)
- References Cited
- Biographical Sketch(es)
- Budget
- Salaries and Wages
(a) Policies
(b) Procedures
(c) Confidential Budgetary Information - Fringe Benefits
- Equipment
- Travel
(a) General
(b) Domestic Travel
(c) Foreign Travel - Participant Support
- Other Direct Costs
(a) Materials and Supplies
(b) Publication/Documentation/ Dissemination
(c) Consultant Services
(d) Computer Services
(e) Subawards
(f) Other - Total Direct Costs
- Indirect Costs (also known as Facilities and Administrative Costs (F&A) for Colleges and Universities)
- Total Direct and Indirect Costs (F&A)
- 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
- Salaries and Wages
- 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)
- Collaborative Proposals
- 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
- The Award and Continued Support
- Grant Administration Highlights
- General Requirements
- Grantee Responsibilities and Federal Requirements
- Prior Approval Requirements
- Transfer of PI
- Equipment
- Excess Government Property
- Suspension or Termination of Grants
- Grant 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