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<td>NSF Updates to the Research Performance Progress Report
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt">Dear
Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Effective October 5, 2020, the National
Science Foundation (NSF) will enhance the Project Reporting
System in Research.gov to implement the revised Research
Performance Progress Report (RPPR). The RPPR is a uniform
format for reporting performance progress on Federally funded
research projects and research related activities. NSF
awardees use the RPPR to prepare and submit annual and final
project reports to NSF. Further details about the RPPR can be
found on the Research.gov
<a
href="https://www.research.gov/research-portal/appmanager/base/desktop?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=research_node_display&_nodePath=/researchGov/Service/Desktop/PublicOutcomesReport.html"
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<span style="color:blue">About Project Reports website</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>New Question for Project Reports with
Active Other Support Changes<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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style="margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt
"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->On October 5, 2020, NSF
will add the following new question to the Edit Participants
screen:
<i>Has there been a change in the active other support of the
PI/PD(s) since the last reporting period?</i> If Principal
Investigators (PIs)/Project Directors (PDs) and co-PIs/co-PDs
select “Yes,” they will be required to upload their most
up-to-date Current and Pending Support document in an
NSF-approved format to notify NSF that active other support
has changed since the award was made or since the most recent
annual report.
<o:p></o:p></p>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt
"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Current and Pending
Support documents not in an NSF-approved format will trigger a
compliance error preventing document upload and submission of
the annual or final project report.<o:p></o:p></p>
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style="margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0
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]-->The NSF-approved
formats for Current and Pending Support are
<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sciencv/"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color:blue">SciENcv:
Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae</span></a> and an
<a
href="https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/nsfapprovedformats/cps.pdf"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color:blue">NSF fillable
PDF</span></a>.
<o:p></o:p></p>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt
"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->The NSF <a
href="https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/cps.jsp"
moz-do-not-send="true">
<span style="color:blue">Current and Pending Support</span></a>
website includes additional information as well as links to
system-related Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for both
NSF-approved formats. A set of policy-related
<a
href="https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/papp/pappg20_1/faqs_cps20_1.pdf"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color:blue">FAQs related
to current and pending support</span></a> is also
available.<o:p></o:p></p>
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style="margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0
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]-->The complete lists of
FastLane and Research.gov automated proposal compliance checks
effective October 5, 2020, are available on the
<a
href="https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/autocompliance.jsp"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color:blue">Automated
Compliance Checking of NSF Proposals website</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Additional New Questions from the
Revised RPPR<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Beginning October 5, 2020, NSF will also
add the following three questions to the "Impact" and
"Changes/Problems" tabs:<o:p></o:p></p>
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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]-->What was the impact on
teaching and educational experiences?
<b><i>(Impact tab)</i></b>;<o:p></o:p></p>
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style="margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0
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]-->What percentage of the
award’s budget was spent in a foreign country?
<b><i>(Impact tab)</i></b>; and<o:p></o:p></p>
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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]-->Has there been a change
in primary performance site location from that originally
proposed?
<b><i>(Changes/Problems tab)</i></b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>NSF-specific Updates<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
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level1 lfo2">
NSF-specific help text updates have been added throughout,
and NSF-specific instructions have been clarified or
enhanced.<o:p></o:p></li>
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To reduce administrative burden, NSF has consolidated data
entry fields where possible.
<o:p></o:p></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Current and Pending Support Format
Training Resources <o:p>
</o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="color:black">T</span>o learn more about the
NSF-approved formats for Current and Pending Support, please
view the
<a
href="https://www.nsfpolicyoutreach.com/resources/2-20-pappg-webinar/"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color:blue">NSF PAPPG
(NSF 20-1) webinar</span></a> and
<a
href="https://www.nsfpolicyoutreach.com/resources/april-2020-nsf-approved-formats-for-proposals/"
moz-do-not-send="true">
<span style="color:blue">NSF-Approved Formats for the
Biographical Sketch & Current and Pending Support
Sections of NSF Proposals webinar</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">SciENcv has created the following materials
to guide the community through the preparation of the NSF
Current and Pending Support document in SciENcv:<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l2
level1 lfo3">
<a href="https://youtu.be/bhWQYvEEtJs"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color:blue">NSF
Current and Pending Support Video Tutorial</span></a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l2
level1 lfo3">
<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK154494/"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color:blue">NSF-specific
Bookshelf Resource</span></a> (includes screenshots and
step-by-step instructions)<o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Questions?</b> Policy-related questions
should be directed to
<a href="mailto:policy@nsf.gov" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
style="color:blue">policy@nsf.gov</span></a>. If you have
IT system-related or technical questions regarding the
NSF-approved formats or the Research.gov Project Reporting
System, please contact the NSF Help Desk at 1-800-381-1532
(7:00 AM - 9:00 PM ET; Monday - Friday except federal
holidays) or via <a href="mailto:rgov@nsf.gov"
moz-do-not-send="true">
<span style="color:blue">rgov@nsf.gov</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><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" style="text-autospace:none"><span
style="color:black">National Science Foundation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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