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<td>Issuance of NSF Proposal and Award Policies and
Procedures Guide (NSF 22-1)</td>
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<td>Wed, 23 Jun 2021 14:01:34 +0000</td>
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<td>NSF ERA Forum <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:nsferaforum@nsf.gov"><nsferaforum@nsf.gov></a></td>
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<td>NSF ERA Forum <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:nsferaforum@nsf.gov"><nsferaforum@nsf.gov></a></td>
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear
Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We are
pleased to announce that a revised version of the NSF
<i><span style="color:#000099"><a
href="https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf22001&org=NSF"
moz-do-not-send="true">Proposal & Award Policies
& Procedures Guide</a></span></i> (PAPPG) (NSF
22-1) has been issued.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The new
PAPPG will be effective for
<b>proposals submitted or due on or after October 4, 2021</b>.
Significant changes include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A new
section covering requests for reasonable and accessibility
accommodations regarding the proposal process or requests
for accessibility accommodations to access NSF’s
electronic systems, websites and other digital content;<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A
table entitled, <i><span style="color:#000099"><a
href="https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/disclosures_table/june2021.pdf"
moz-do-not-send="true">NSF Pre-award and Post-award
Disclosures Relating to the Biographical Sketch and
Current and Pending Support</a></span></i>. This
table identifies where pre- and post-award current and
pending support disclosure information must be provided.
Proposers and awardees may begin using this table
immediately;<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><font
color="#0000ff"><font size="+1">Increasing the page
limit for the biographical sketch from two to three
pages</font>;</font>
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style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><font
color="#ff0000">Updates to the current and pending
support section of NSF proposals to require that
information on objectives and overlap with other
projects is provided to help NSF and reviewers assess
overlap/duplication</font>;<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Adding
planning proposals and Career-Life Balance supplemental
funding requests as new proposal type<span
style="color:#000099">s</span>;<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Updates
to travel proposals will require that AORs certify that
prior to the proposer’s participation in the meeting for
which NSF travel support is being requested, the proposer
will assure that the meeting organizer has a written
policy or code-of-conduct addressing harassment.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NSF plans
to conduct a webinar covering these changes. Visit the
<a href="https://nsfpolicyoutreach.com/get-notified/"
moz-do-not-send="true">NSF policy outreach website</a> to
sign up for notifications about this and other outreach
events.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">While this
version of the PAPPG becomes effective on October 4, 2021,
in the interim, the guidelines contained in the current
PAPPG (NSF 20-1) continue to apply.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you have
any questions regarding these changes, please contact the
DIAS/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">.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jean
Feldman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Head,
Policy Office<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Division of
Institution and Award Support<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Office of
Budget, Finance & Award Management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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