GPG - Table of Contents
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GPG - printable version (PDF)Significant Changes and Clarifications to the PAPPG
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- NSF Proposal Preparation and Submission
- NSF Programs and Funding Opportunities
- Categories of Funding Opportunities
- Types of Submissions
- Who May Submit Proposals
Categories of Proposers - Universities and Colleges
- Non-profit, non-academic organizations
- For-profit organizations
- State and Local Governments
- Unaffiliated Individuals
- Foreign organizations
- Other Federal agencies
- When to Submit Proposals
- How to Submit Proposals
- Proposal Processing
- 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 and Budget Justification
- Salaries and Wages
(a) Senior Personnel Salaries & Wages Policy
(b) Administrative and Clerical Salaries & Wages Policy
(c) Procedures
(d) Confidential Budgetary Information - Fringe Benefits
- Equipment
- Travel
(a) General
(b) Domestic Travel
(c) Foreign Travel - Participant Support
- Other Direct Costs
(a) Materials and Supplies (including Costs of Computing Devices)
(b) Publication/Documentation/ Dissemination
(c) Consultant Services (also referred to as Professional Service Costs)
(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)
- Amount of This Request
- Cost Sharing
- Allowable and 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
- Rapid Response Research (RAPID) Proposals
- EArly-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) Proposals
- Ideas Lab
- Facilitation Awards for Scientists and Engineers with Disabilities (FASED)
- Collaborative Proposals
- Equipment Proposals
- Proposals Involving Vertebrate Animals
- Proposals Involving Human Subjects
- Conference Proposals
- International Travel Proposals
- Support for Development of NSF Centers
- Support for Development of Major Research Equipment and Facilities
- Projects Requiring High-Performance Computing Resources, Large Amounts of Data Storage, or Advanced Visualization Resources
- Dual Use Research of Concern
Exhibit II-1: Proposal Preparation Checklist
Exhibit II-2 Potentially Disqualifying Conflicts of Interest
Exhibit II-3: Drug-Free Workplace Certification
Exhibit II-4 Debarment and Suspension Certification
Exhibit II-5 Lobbying Certification
Exhibit II-6: Nondiscrimination Certification
Exhibit II-7: Definitions of Categories of Personnel
- NSF Proposal Processing and Review
- Merit Review Principles and Criteria
- Selection of Reviewers
- Proposal File Updates
- Revisions to Proposals Made During the Review Process
- Funding Recommendation
- NSF�s Risk Management Framework and the Decision to Award or Decline Proposals
- Review Information Provided to PI
- Release of Grantee Proposal Information
Exhibit III-1: Proposal and Award Timeline - Merit Review Principles and Criteria