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            <td>Revised NSF Proposal &amp; Award Policies &amp;
              Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (19-1) has been issued</td>
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            <th nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">Date: </th>
            <td>Tue, 06 Nov 2018 13:23:53 -0500</td>
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            <th nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">From: </th>
            <td>National Science Foundation
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            <td>National Science Foundation
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                  style="font-family:'Arial',sans-serif">Dear
                  Colleagues:</span></p>
              <p><span style="font-family:'Arial',sans-serif">We are
                  pleased to announce that a revised version of the NSF
                </span><a
href="https://www.eiseverywhere.com/emarketing/go.php?i=603642&amp;e=c2NsaWZmb3JkQHdob2kuZWR1&amp;l=https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp%7CQ%7Cods_key%7CE%7Cnsf19001"
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                      style="font-family:'Arial',sans-serif">Proposal
                      &amp; Award Policies &amp; Procedures Guide</span></em></a><span
                  style="font-family:'Arial',sans-serif"> (PAPPG), (NSF
                  19-1) has been issued. </span></p>
              <p><span style="font-family:'Arial',sans-serif">The new
                  PAPPG will be effective for <strong>proposals
                    submitted, or due, on or after January 28, 2019</strong>.
                  Significant changes include:<br>
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              <p><span style="font-family:'Arial',sans-serif"> </span></p>
              <span style="font-family:'Arial',sans-serif">
                <ul>
                  <li>Addition of Research.gov as an option for proposal
                    preparation and submission, and proposal file
                    updates;</li>
                  <li>Revision of eligibility standards for unaffiliated
                    individuals;</li>
                  <li>Specification that conference proposals over
                    $50,000 and all equipment proposals must include the
                    Collaborators and Other Affiliations information in
                    the proposal submission;</li>
                  <li>Revision of resubmission guidelines for NSF
                    programs that accept proposals at any time;</li>
                  <li>Implementation of NSF’s policy on sexual
                    harassment and other forms of harassment, or sexual
                    assault;</li>
                  <li>Specification that proposers are required to have
                    a policy or code-of-conduct that addresses sexual
                    harassment, other forms of harassment, and sexual
                    assault, and that includes clear and accessible
                    means of reporting violations of the policy or
                    code-of-conduct. This policy or code-of-conduct must
                    be disseminated to conference participants prior to
                    attendance at the conference as well as made
                    available at the conference itself;</li>
                  <li>Emphasis on the importance of training faculty in
                    the responsible and ethical conduct of research;</li>
                  <li>Incorporation of existing patent policy into the
                    PAPPG. This policy was previously implemented by
                    regulation at 45 CFR 650; and</li>
                  <li>Numerous clarifications and other changes
                    throughout the document. </li>
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              <p><span style="font-family:'Arial',sans-serif">You are
                  encouraged to review the by-chapter summary of changes
                  provided in the Introduction section of the PAPPG. </span></p>
              <p style="text-align:justify"><font color="#ff0000"><span
                    style="font-family:'Arial',sans-serif">A webinar to
                    brief the community on the new PAPPG will be held on
                    <strong>November 27 at 2 PM EST</strong>. For
                    additional information about the webinar, including
                    how to register for it, visit: <a
href="https://www.eiseverywhere.com/emarketing/go.php?i=603642&amp;e=c2NsaWZmb3JkQHdob2kuZWR1&amp;l=https://nsfgrantsconferences.com/pappg-webinar-19/"
                      target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">https://nsfgrantsconferences.com/pappg-webinar-19/</a>.</span></font></p>
              <p><span style="font-family:'Arial',sans-serif">While this
                  version of the PAPPG becomes effective on January 28,
                  2019, in the interim, the guidelines contained in the
                  current PAPPG (NSF 18-1) continue to apply. We will
                  ensure that the current version of the PAPPG remains
                  on the NSF website, with a notation to proposers that
                  specifies when the new PAPPG (including a link to the
                  new Guide) will become effective. </span></p>
              <p style="text-align:justify"><span
                  style="font-family:'Arial',sans-serif">If you have any
                  questions regarding these changes, please contact the
                  Policy Office at </span><a
                  href="mailto:policy@nsf.gov" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                    style="font-family:'Arial',sans-serif">policy@nsf.gov</span></a><span
                  style="font-family:'Arial',sans-serif">. </span></p>
              <p><span style="font-family:'Arial',sans-serif">Regards,<br>
                  The National Science Foundation</span></p>
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