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"Exciting news"??? They need to get out more...<br>
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Red Text is emphasis I added.<br>
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Best Regards,<br>
Sheila<br>
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<td>Research.gov Proposal Preparation Site Preview Now
Available and Research.gov Proposal Preparation and
Submission Site Initial Release Will Be on April 30</td>
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<td>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 15:03:04 +0000</td>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></p>
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style="margin-top:2.0pt;page-break-after:avoid"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The National Science Foundation (NSF) is
pleased to announce that beginning on April 30, 2018,
proposers will be able to prepare and submit full, research <font
size="+1"><b><font color="#ff0000">non-collaborative</font></b></font>
proposals in Research.gov. The initial release of this new
Research.gov capability will run in parallel with existing
FastLane proposal preparation and submission capabilities, so
proposers can choose to prepare and submit full, research
non-collaborative proposals in Research.gov or in FastLane
starting on April 30, 2018.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Research.gov Proposal Preparation Site
Preview<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The other <font color="#ff0000">exciting</font>
news that we want to share is that starting today, NSF is
previewing the new Research.gov proposal preparation
functionality to the research community to collect preliminary
feedback and to provide the community an opportunity to
acclimate to the new technology. The preview can be accessed
by selecting the “Prepare & Submit Proposals” tab on the
top navigation bar after signing in to
<a
href="https://www.research.gov/research-portal/appmanager/base/desktop?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=research_home_page"
moz-do-not-send="true">
Research.gov</a> and then choosing “Prepare Proposal.” This
preview will continue until 8:00PM EDT on April 27, 2018, and
will allow any research community user with a FastLane or
Research.gov account to sample the following proposal
preparation features prior to the initial release on April 30,
2018:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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style="margin-left:38.7pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2
level1 lfo1">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt
"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Initiate full, research
non-collaborative proposals (other proposal types are planned
for future releases);<o:p></o:p></p>
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style="margin-left:38.7pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2
level1 lfo1">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt
"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Add Principal
Investigators (PIs), Co-PIs, Senior Personnel, and Other
Authorized Users;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"
style="margin-left:38.7pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2
level1 lfo1">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt
"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Upload required
proposal documents;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"
style="margin-left:38.7pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2
level1 lfo1">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt
"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Create budgets;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"
style="margin-left:38.7pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2
level1 lfo1">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt
"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Check compliance; and <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"
style="margin-left:38.7pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2
level1 lfo1">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt
"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Enable Sponsored
Project Officer (SPO)/Authorized Organizational Representative
(AOR) access for review.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please be aware of the following important
items as you test the new functionality during the preview
period:
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">All test
data entered on the Research.gov proposal preparation site
from February 26, 2018, until the preview concludes at
8:00PM EDT on April 27, 2018, will be
<u>deleted</u> at the end of the preview period. <o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><font
color="#ff0000">NSF will not be able to recover any
proposal test data</font> entered during the preview
period and deleted by NSF after the preview period
concludes.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Information
entered on the Research.gov proposal preparation site during
the preview period will not be submitted to NSF.
<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Test
data can be entered on the Research.gov proposal preparation
site but actual proposals cannot be submitted to NSF via
Research.gov during the preview period.
<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Additional
information will be available on a Research.gov “About
Proposal Preparation & Submission Site” page accessible
on the
<a
href="https://www.research.gov/research-portal/appmanager/base/desktop?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=research_home_page"
moz-do-not-send="true">
Research.gov</a> homepage.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Feedback on the New Research.gov
Proposal Preparation and Submission Site<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Your feedback on the new Research.gov
proposal preparation functionality during the preview period
(February 26, 2018 through April 27, 2018) and on the full
Research.gov proposal preparation and submission functionality
after the initial release on April 30, 2018, is vital to NSF.
The survey link will soon be available on the Research.gov
“About Proposal Preparation & Submission Site” page.
Feedback from the community and NSF staff will be used to
implement enhancements and expand functionality incrementally,
with the goal of eventually transitioning all proposal
preparation and submission functionality from FastLane to
Research.gov.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">NSF’s goals
for the new Research.gov proposal preparation and submission
functionality are to:<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"
style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo3">
Modernize the applications supporting the proposal
submission and merit review processes and improve the user
experience via the development of a new application;<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"
style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo3">
Reduce the administrative burden to the research community
and NSF staff associated with preparation, submission, and
management of proposals;<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"
style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo3">
Increase efficiencies in proposal preparation, submission,
and management;<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"
style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo3">
Improve data quality and capture proposal content in a way
that supports data analytics; and
<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"
style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo3">
Improve availability, security, and flexibility of proposal
preparation and submission IT systems.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We invite you to keep these goals in mind
as you prepare and submit your feedback on the new
functionality, so that we may improve the new Research.gov
interface and develop additional available features.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">For IT
system-related questions,
<span style="color:black">please contact the NSF Help Desk at
1-800-381-1532 or </span>
<a href="mailto:rgov@nsf.gov" moz-do-not-send="true">rgov@nsf.gov</a><span
style="color:#0563C1">. </span>
Policy-related questions should be directed to <a
href="mailto:policy@nsf.gov" moz-do-not-send="true">policy@nsf.gov</a>.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="color:black">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="color:black">The Research.gov Team at the National
Science Foundation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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