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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i>HI All-</i><i><br>
</i><i>We received the following information below and wanted to
pass onto you.</i><i> Please disseminate to appropriate staff.<br>
</i><i>I am hoping the webinar will assist in making a smooth
transition for submission of project reports from Fastlane to
Research.gov.</i><i><br>
</i><i>Please let us know if you have any questions.</i><i><br>
</i><i>Thanks.</i><i><br>
</i><i>-Sue</i><br>
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Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">As you may know, the National Science
Foundation (NSF) is transitioning a number of services from
FastLane to Research.gov. NSF is committed to continuing to work
with the research community and NSF awardees on achieving a smooth
transition. Two significant changes will impact the research
community in the coming months: <o:p></o:p></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l2
level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times
New Roman""> </span></span></span><a
href="http://www.research.gov/research-portal/appmanager/base/desktop?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=research_node_display&_nodePath=/researchGov/Service/Desktop/PublicOutcomesReport.html">The
transition of annual, final and interim project reports to
Research.gov</a>; and<o:p></o:p></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l2
level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times
New Roman""> </span></span></span><a
href="http://www.research.gov/research-portal/appmanager/base/desktop?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=research_node_display&_nodePath=/researchGov/Generic/Common/WhatisACM.html">The
Award Cash Management $ervice (ACM$) coming to Research.gov</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b>What do I Need to Know Now?<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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level1 lfo4"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times
New Roman""> </span></span></span><b>NSF
awardees must stop submitting project reports via use of
FastLane starting on February 1, 2013.</b> On March 18, 2013,
NSF will transfer its current project reporting service from
FastLane to Research.gov. Principal Investigators should pay
particular attention to reports previously submitted and returned
by their NSF Program Officer. Returned reports should be revised
and resubmitted prior to February 1. To assist the research
community with this transition, the overdue date will be extended
for all project reports that are currently scheduled to become
overdue between January 31 and April 30, 2013. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l1
level1 lfo4"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times
New Roman""> </span></span></span><b>Starting
in January 2013, ACM$ will be implemented for </b><a
href="http://www.research.gov/research-portal/appmanager/base/desktop?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=research_node_display&_nodePath=/researchGov/Generic/Common/ACMPilotOrganizations.html"><b>38
research organizations</b></a><b>. </b>These organizations
will begin using ACM$ after the submission of their final <a
href="http://www.research.gov/research-portal/appmanager/base/desktop?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=research_node_display&_nodePath=/researchGov/Service/Desktop/federalfinancialreport.html">Federal
Financial Report</a> to NSF. ACM$ will be implemented for use
by all NSF awardee organizations in April 2013. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Upcoming
Research.gov Webinars<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">NSF
is offering the following free webinars to our awardees to
provide additional information regarding these important
changes: </span><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times
New Roman""> <br>
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<p><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>January
16: Project Reports on Research.gov: What’s In It for Me? <a
class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://go.usa.gov/4qwQ"><http://go.usa.gov/4qwQ></a>
and <o:p></o:p> </p>
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level1 lfo6"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span
style="font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times
New Roman""> </span></span></span></span><a
href="http://go.usa.gov/4qww">January 24: ACM$: A New Approach
to Award Payments</a>.<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span
style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">For
more information, please see our attached webinar flyer. If you
would like to participate in any or all of these webinars,
please email </span><a href="mailto:webinars@research.gov"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">webinars@research.gov</span></a><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Best,
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Jean
Feldman
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Head, Policy Office<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Division of Institution & Award Support<o:p></o:p></p>
National Science Foundation
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