A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	L
M	N	O	P	R	S	T	U	V	W	X

A

Accomplishment-Based Renewal II.C.2d(vi)
Advanced Visualization Resources II.D.13
Age Discrimination Exhibit II-6
Alcoholic Beverages II.C.2g(xii)
Allowability of Costs II.C.2g
Animal Welfare II.C.2j, II.D.5, Exhibit II-1
Antarctic Proposals I.E.7, II.C.2j
Anthropogenic Disasters I.F, II.D.1
Anti-discrimination Statutes Exhibit II-6
Appendices II.C.2, II.C.2k
Appointments II.C.2f, II.C.2g
Authorized Organizational Representative I.G.2, II.C.1e, III.C, III.D
Award Recommendations Chapter III, Exhibit III-1
Awardee Organization II.C.2a

B

Beginning Investigator I.G.2, II.C.2a
Biographical Sketch(es) II.C.2f, II.D.1, II.D.3b, II.D.4, Exhibit II-1
Biological Sciences Directorate Duplicate Proposal Policy I.G.2
Broader Impacts III.A
Budget II.C.2g

C

Certifications I.G.2, II.C.1, II.C.1e, Exhibit II-1

• Authorized Organizational Representative or Individual Proposer II.C.1e
• Conflict of Interest II.C.1e, Exhibit II-2
• Contracts, Grants, Loans and Cooperative Agreements Exhibit II-5
• Criminal Conviction II.C.1e
• Debarment or Suspension II.C.1e, Exhibit II-4
• Drug-Free Workplace II.C.1e, Exhibit II-3
• Federal Tax Obligations II.C.1e
• Flood Hazard Insurance II.C.1e
• Lobbying II.C.1e, Exhibit II-5
• Nondiscrimination II.C.1e, Exhibit II-6
• Organizational Support II.C.1e
• Responsible Conduct of Research II.C.1e
• Unpaid Federal Tax Liability II.C.1e

Civil Rights Act of 1964 Exhibit II-6
Co-Editors II.C.2f(i)(e)
Coffee Breaks and Meals II.C.2g(xii)(b)
Collaborative Arrangements II.C.2g(vi)(e), II.D.4
Collaborative Proposals II.A, II.D.3, IV.A

• Submission of a collaborative proposal from one organization II.D.3a
• Submission of a collaborative proposal from multiple organizations II.D.3b

Collaborators II.C.2f(i)(e), II.D.3a
Colleges I.E, II.C.2g(i)(a), II.C.2g(vii)
Common Rule for the Protection of Human Subjects II.D.6
Computer Services II.C.2g(vi), II.C.2g(vi)(d)
Conferences I.B, I.G.2, II.C.2g(iv), II.C.2g(v), II.D.7, II.D.8
Confidential Budgetary Information II.C.2g(i)(c)
Conflict of Interest Policies (COI) I.D.1, II.C.1c, II.C.1e

• Potentially Disqualifying COIs Exhibit II-2

Consultant Services II.C.2g(i)(a), II.C.2g(vi), II.C.2g(vi)(c)
Contracts under Grants (Subawards) II.C.2g, II.D.3, Exhibit II-5
Cooperative Agreements I.H, II.C.1e, Exhibit II-5, III.E
Copies of Reviews III.F, IV.A, IV.C, IV.D.3
Cost Principles II.C.2g
Cost Sharing II.C.2g(i), II.C.2g(xi), II.C.2i, III.D
Costs, Visa II.C.2.g(vi)(f)
Cover Sheet I.D.2, I.D.3, I.G.1, I.G.2, II.A, II.C.1e, II.C.2a, Exhibit II-1
Current and Pending Support II.C.2h, II.D.3b, Exhibit II-1

D

Data Management Plans II.C.2d(i), II.C.2.j, II.D.8
Data Storage II.D.13
Data Universal Identifier Number (DUNS) II.C.2a
Deadline Dates I.F.2
Dear Colleague Letters I.C.1
Debarment and Suspension II.C.1e, Exhibit II-4
Declination of Proposal IV.C, IV.D
Definitions of Categories of Personnel Exhibit II-7
Dependents Travel Costs II.C.2g(iv)(c)
Deviation Authorization I.F, II.A, II.C.2d, II.C.2k, Exhibit II-1
Direct Costs II.C.2g
Disasters (Natural or anthropogenic) I.F, II.D.2
Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF LLL) II.C.1e, Exhibit II-1
Dissemination Costs II.C.2g(vi)(b)
Dissemination of Research Results II.D.9, III.A
Doctoral Dissertation Research Grants II.D.9, I.G.2, II.D.9
Documentation Costs II.C.2g(vi)(b)
Domestic Travel II.C.2g(iv)(b)
Duration Information II.C.2a

E

EArly-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) II.D.2
Electronic Submission Requirements I.A, I.B, I.D, I.G.1, II.B, II.C
Encourage/Discourage Decisions I.D.2b
Endangered Species II.C.2j
Entertainment Costs II.C.2g(xii)(a)
Environmental Impact II.C.2j
Equipment:

• Definition II.C.2g(iii)
• General Purpose II.C.2f
• Proposals II.D.4
• Special Purpose II.C.2g(vi)(d), II.D.3a

Executive Order:

• 12372, Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs II.C.2j
• 12770, Metric Usage in Federal Government Programs II.D.3

Expendable Personal Property see "Materials and Supplies"
Expenditures:

• Allowability of Costs II.C.2g, II.D.7

F

Facilitation Award for Scientists and Engineers with Disabilities II.C.2j, II.D.2
Facilities and Administrative Costs (F&A) II.C.2g((i)(a), II.C.2g(v), II.C.2g(viii), II.C.2g(ix)
Facilities, Equipment and Other Resources II.C.2i, II.D.3b, Exhibit II-1
Faculty Associate, Definition Exhibit II-7
FastLane System I.A, I.D.1, I.G.1, II.B, II.C.1e, IV.A, Chapter V

• Proposal Preparation Module I.A, I.D.1, I.G.3, II.C.1, II.C.2

Federal Agencies I.D.3, I.E.7, I.G.2, I.H, II.C.1e, II.C.2
Federal Cost Principles II.C.2g
Federal Emergency Management Agency II.C.1e
Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) I.G.3
Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) I.E.7
Federal-wide Assurance II.D.6
Fellowships I.G.2, II.C.2g(viii), II.D.5, IV.D.1
Financial Disclosure II.C.1e
Flood Insurance II.C.1e
Fonts I.B, II.D.7, Exhibit II-1
Foreign Organizations I.E.6, II.D.7
Foreign Projects II.C.2j, II.D.7
Foreign Travel II.C.2g(iv)(c)
For-profit Organizations I.E.3, II.C.2g
Fringe Benefits II.C.2g(ii),
Full Proposal I.D.1, I.D.2, I.D.3, II.C.2a, IV.B
Funding Opportunities I.A, I.B, I.C, I.C.4, I.G.1, II.C.2a

G

General Purpose Equipment II.C.2f
Graduate Advisors II.C.2f(i)(e)
Graduate Students I.E, II.C.2g(i)(b), II.D.2, II.D.9, Exhibit II-7, Chapter V
Grant:

• Budget II.C.2g
• Financial Disclosure II.C.1e
• International Travel II.D.8
• Renewal Exhibit II-1, Exhibit II-5, Chapter V

Grantee:

• Organization and Management Data I.D.3, II.C.2a, II.C.2g(vi), II.D.3b
• Share see "Cost Sharing"

Grants and Agreements, Division of I.E, I.H, III.E
Grants.gov I.B
Group Proposals II.C.2d(v)

H

Hazardous Materials II.C.2j
High Performance Computing Resources II.D.13
Historic Places II.C.2a, II.C.2j
Human Subjects II.C.2a, II.C.2g, II.C.2j, II.D.7, Exhibit II-1

I

Indirect Costs II.C.2g
Information About PI/PD and co-PI/co-PD II.C.1a, Exhibit II-1
Intellectual Merit II.C.2b, III.A, III.B
Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs II.C.2j
International

• Activities I.E.6, II.C.2j
• Projects See "Foreign Projects"
• Travel II.C.2g(iv)(c), II.D.8
• Travel Proposals II.D.8

Investigator Financial Disclosure II.C.1e
Invite/Not Invite Decisions I.D.2

L

Large Facilities Projects II.D.11, III.A
Letter of Intent I.C.4, I.D.1
Letters of Commitment II.C.2.d(iv), II.C.2j
Letters of Support II.C.2j
List of Suggested Reviewers or Reviewers Not to Include II.C.1c, Exhibit II-1
Lobbying

• Certification II.C.1e, Exhibit II-5
• Disclosure of Lobbying Activities II.C.1e, Exhibit II-1, Exhibit II-5

Local Governments I.E.4

M

Major Research Facilities II.D.11
Margin and Spacing Requirements II.B, Exhibit II-1
Materials and Supplies II.C.2g(vi), II.C.2g(vi)(a)
Meals and Coffee Breaks II.C.2g(xii)(b)
Meetings and Conferences I.B, I.G.2, II.C.2g(iv), II.C.2g(v), II.D.7, II.D.8
Mentoring II.C.2j, II.D.4a, II.D.4b, III.A
Merit Review Criteria I.C.2, I.C.3, I.C.4, I.D.3, II.C.2b, II.C.2d, Exhibit II-1, Chapter III
Merit Review Principles Chapter III
Metric Conversion Act of 1975 I.D.3
Minority-Owned Banks II.C.2a
Misconduct in Science I.D.3

N

National Center for Atmospheric Research II.D.13
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 II.C.2j
National Flood Insurance Act II.C.1e
National Register of Historic Places II.C.2j
National Science Board I.C.2, I.C.3, II.C.2g(ix), III.A, III.B, IV.D.1, Chapter V
Natural Disasters I.F, II.D.2
New Awardee Chapter II
Non-academic Organization I.E.2, II.C.2g(i)(a), Chapter V
Non-award Decisions and Transactions Chapter IV
Non-Discrimination Statutes II.C.1e, Exhibit II-6
Nonexpendable Personal Property see "Equipment"
Non-profit Organization I.E.2, II.D.8
NSF ID I.G.4
NSF Prospective New Awardee Guide Chapter II
NSF Unit of Consideration II.C.2a
NSF-Use Only II.C.1

O

OMB Circulars II.C.2g
Other Direct Costs II.C.2g(vi)
Other Personnel II.C.2f, Exhibit II-7
Other Professional, Definition Exhibit II-7
Overhead see "Indirect Costs"

P

Page Formatting Instructions II.B
Page Limitations II.C.2b, II.C.2d(iii), II.C.2d(v), II.C.2e, II.C.2f, II.C.2g, II.C.2j, II.D, Exhibit II-1, III.D, IV.B, IV.D.2, V.A, V.B
Pagination Instructions II.B
Participant Support II.C.2g(v), II.C.2g(viii), II.D.7
Performing/Research Organization II.C.2a
Person Months II.C.2g(i)(b), II.C.2g(i)(c), II.C.2h, Exhibit II-7
Personnel, Definitions Exhibit II-7
PI/PD:

• Compensation II.C.2g(i), II.D.8
• Definition Exhibit II-7
• Information about PI/PDs and co-PIs/co-PDs II.C.1a, Exhibit II-1

Postdoctoral Associate II.C.2f(ii)
Postdoctoral Scholar Exhibit II-7
Postdoctoral Sponsor II.C.2f(i)(e)
Postgraduate-Scholar Sponsor II.C.2f(i)(e)
Potentially Disqualifying Conflicts of Interest Exhibit II-2
Preliminary Proposal II.C.4, II.D.2
Preservation of Historic Places II.C.2a, II.C.2j
Previous NSF Award II.C.2a
Principal Investigator (PI) II.C.2a, Exhibit II-1, Exhibit II-7

• PI Information II.C.1a, Exhibit II-1, Exhibit II-7

Principles, Federal Cost II.C.2g
Privileged Information I.D.3, II.C.1d, II.C.2g(i)(c), Exhibit II-1, III.G
Products II.C.2.f(i)(c)
Professional Preparation II.C.2f(i)(a)
Program Announcement I.C.3
Program Description I.C.2
Program Solicitation I.C.4
Project Description I.G.1, II.C.2.d, II.C.2.e, II.C.2.j, II.D.1, II.D.2, II.D.3, II.D.4, II.D.5, Exhibit II-1, Chapter V
Project Summary II.C.2.b
Property:

• Equipment II.C.2.g(iii)
• Materials and Supplies II.C.2.g(vi)(a)

Proposal:

• Certifications I.G.2, II.C.1, II.C.1e, Exhibit II-1
• Conference II.D.7
• Contents II.C
• Cover Sheet II.C.2.a, Exhibit II-1, Exhibit II-3
• Declinations III.F, IV.A, IV.C, IV.D.3, IV.D.3
• Deviations I.F, II.A, II.C.2.d, II.C.2.k, Exhibit II-1
• File Updates III.C, IV.A
• Format II.B
• International Travel II.D.8
• Margin and Spacing Requirements II.B, Exhibit II-1
• Not Accepted IV.B
• Page Formatting II.B
• Pagination Instructions II.B
• Preparation Checklist Exhibit II-1
• Processing I.H
• Proposal & Award Processing Timeline Exhibit III-1
• Receipt I.G.3
• Reconsideration IV.D
• Renewed Support II.C.2.d(iii), II.C.2.d(vi), II.D.1, II.D.2, Chapter V
• Return without Review I.A, IV.B, IV.D.1
• Revisions Made During the Review Process III.D
• Sections II.C.2
• Status I.G.3
• Submission I.A, I.C, I.D, I.E, I.F, I.G, II.A, II.B, II.C, II.D, Exhibit II-1, IV.A, IV.E Chapter V
• Symposia I.B, I.G.2, II.C.2.g(iv), II.C.2g(v), II.D.7, II.D.8
• Time Sensitive Proposals I.H
• Title I.D.1, II.C.2a
• Withdrawal Chapter IV

Proprietary Information I.D.3, II.C.1.d, II.C.2.g(i)(c), Exhibit II-1, III.G
Prospective New Awardee Guide Chapter II
Publication II.C.2.d(iii), II.C.2.d(vi), II.C.2.f(i)(c)

R

Rapid Response Research Grants (RAPID) II.D.1
Recompetition Chapter V
Reconsideration of Proposals IV.D
References Cited II.C.2.e, II.C.2.j, II.D.3.b, Exhibit II-1
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Exhibit II-3
Renewed Support III.G

• Traditional Renewal V.A
• Accomplishment-Based Renewal V.B

Research Assistant, Definition Exhibit II-7
Research Equipment II.C.2.g, II.C.2.i
Research Experiences for Undergraduates II.C.2.j
Research in Undergraduate Institutions II.C.2.j
Research Involving Wildlife II.D.6
Research Misconduct I.D.3
Research Opportunity Awards II.C.2.j
Responsible Conduct of Research II.C.1.e
Resubmission of Proposal IV.E
Results from Prior NSF Support II.C.2.d, Exhibit II-1, Chapter V
Return without Review II.A, II.B, II.C.2.b, II.C.2.j, Exhibit II-1, Exhibit III-1, IV.B, IV.E
Review Criteria I.C.2, I.C.3, I.C.4, I.D.3, II.C.2b, II.C.2d, Exhibit II-1, Chapter III
Reviews, Copies of III.F, IV.A, IV.C, IV.D.3
Revisions to Proposals (Made During the Review Process) III.D, IV.D.1

S

Salaries and Wages II.C.2.g(i)

• Confidential Budgetary Information II.C.2.g(i)(c)
• Policies II.C.2.g(i)(a)
• Procedures II.C.2.g(i)(b)

Selection of Reviewers III.B
Senior Personnel II.C.2.f(i), II.C.2h, II.D.2, Exhibit II-2, Exhibit II-7
Sex Discrimination I.E, Exhibit II-6
SF LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities II.C.1.e, Exhibit II-6
Single Copy Documents I.D.3, II.C.1.e, Exhibit II-1
Small Business I.E.3, II.C.2.a
Special Exceptions (to Deadline Date Policy) I.F
Special Guidelines II.D, Exhibit II-1
Special Information II.C.2j, Exhibit II-1
Sponsored Projects Office I.D.2, I.G.3, II.C.2a, II.C.2j, III.C, IV.A
State Governments I.E, II.C.2g, II.C.2h, II.C.2j, Exhibit II-3
Students I.E, II.C.2f, II.C.2g, II.D.2, II.D.7, II.D.10, III.A, Chapter V
Subawards, subcontracts II.C.2g, II.D.3, Exhibit II-5
Submission

• Instructions I.G.2, Exhibit II-1
• Windows I.F.3

Summer Salaries II.C.2.g
Supplementary Documentation II.C.2, II.C.2.d, II.C.2.j, II.D.5, Exhibit II-1
Supplies see "Materials and Supplies"
Synergistic Activities II.C.2.f
System for Award Management (SAM) I.G.3

T

Table of Contents II.C.2.c
Target Dates I.F
Thesis Advisor II.C.2.f
Title of Proposed Project I.D.1, II.C.2a
Total Direct Costs II.C.2.g
Traditional Renewal V.A
Training Equipment II.C.2.g(vi)(d)
Travel Allowances:

• Dependent of Key Project Personnel II.C.2.g
• Domestic II.C.2.g
• Foreign II.C.2.g

U

Unallowable Costs II.C.2.g(xii)

Unaffiliated Individuals I.E.5, IV.D.1

• Alcoholic Beverages II.C.2.g(xii)
• Entertainment Costs II.C.2.g(xii)
• Meals and Coffee Breaks II.C.2.g(xii)

Undergraduate Student, Definition Exhibit II-7
Unfunded Collaborations II.C.2.d(iv)
Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) II.C.2d
Unit of Consideration II.C.2a
Universities I.E
U.S.-Flag Air Carriers II.C.2.g

V

Vertebrate Animals II.C.2a, II.C.2j, II.D.6, Exhibit II-1
Veterans Administration I.E
Visa Costs II.C.2.g(vi)(f)
Visual Materials II.C.2d

W

Wildlife Research II.D.6
Withdrawal of Proposal IV.A
Woman-Owned Business II.C.2a

X

XSEDE IV.A