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<td>New Proposal Functionality, NSF Website Enhancements,
and Updates to the Biographical Sketch and Current and
Pending Support Formats</td>
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<td>Mon, 30 Aug 2021 19:35:59 +0000</td>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt">Dear
Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%">The National
Science Foundation (NSF) has enabled a number of enhancements
for proposals submitted in Research.gov, FastLane, and
Grants.gov. In addition, the updated NSF-approved biographical
sketch and current and pending support SciENcv and fillable
PDF formats that fall under the revised
<i>Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide</i>
(PAPPG) (<a
href="https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf22001"
moz-do-not-send="true">NSF 22-1</a>) will be available to
preview by September 17, 2021.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">We are also
excited to announce enhanced NSF
<a href="https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities"
moz-do-not-send="true">Funding Opportunity Search</a>
functionality and revamped program pages on
<a href="http://www.nsf.gov/" moz-do-not-send="true">nsf.gov</a>
and <a href="https://beta.nsf.gov/" moz-do-not-send="true">beta.nsf.gov</a>,
the new version of the NSF website. As NSF builds its new
nsf.gov website in small, iterative pieces using the
<a href="https://beta.nsf.gov/" moz-do-not-send="true">beta.nsf.gov</a>
platform, we are not simply moving existing content from
nsf.gov to the new site. Rather, the new website will improve
how information is presented for use by various audiences
including prospective proposers, grantees, and the general
public. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:115%">Here's
what to know.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%"><b>Research.gov
Proposal Submission System Enhancements<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l3
level1 lfo1">Research.gov proposal features continue to
expand to support the transition of all proposal preparation
and submission functionality from FastLane to Research.gov
by a target date of December 31, 2022. Many NSF funding
opportunities are supported in Research.gov and clearly
specify whether submission via Research.gov is available or
required.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l3
level1 lfo1">Effective August 30, 2021, Conference and Ideas
Lab proposal types, renewal and accomplishment-based renewal
submission types, and preliminary proposals for Ideas Lab
solicitations are all now available for submission in
Research.gov. FastLane must be used to submit preliminary
proposals for proposal types other than Ideas Lab until that
functionality is available in Research.gov.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l3
level1 lfo1">The proposal preparation landing page has been
revised, and Principal Investigators will now first select
the proposal submission type from the drop-down options and
then will follow the proposal setup wizard to initiate a new
proposal. In progress and submitted proposals are accessible
from the tiles on the revised proposal preparation landing
page, after first selecting the submission type from the
drop-down options.
<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l3
level1 lfo1">New automated compliance checks and associated
error and warning messages for the enabled proposal and
submission types were also implemented. Error messages will
prohibit proposal submission to NSF, whereas warning
messages still permit proposal submission.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l3
level1 lfo1">New Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) were
added to the
<span style="color:black">Research.gov </span><a
href="https://www.research.gov/research-portal/appmanager/base/desktop?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=research_node_display&_nodePath=/researchGov/Service/Desktop/ProposalPreparationandSubmission.html"
moz-do-not-send="true">About Proposal Preparation and
Submission</a><span style="color:#0563C1"> </span>page,
and the <a
href="https://www.research.gov/research-portal/appmanager/base/desktop?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=research_node_display&_nodePath=/researchGov/Service/Desktop/ProposalPreparationandSubmission.html#capabilities"
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Proposal Submission Capabilities</a> page has been updated
to reflect the latest development updates.
<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l3
level1 lfo1">All supported proposal and submission types as
well as associated compliance checks are also enabled in the
Research.gov Proposal Preparation Demo Site.
<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l3
level1 lfo1">Refer to the PAPPG (<a
href="https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf20001"
moz-do-not-send="true">NSF 20-1</a>) for current proposal
requirements. Guidelines in the revised PAPPG (<a
href="https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf22001"
moz-do-not-send="true">NSF 22-1</a>) will apply for
proposals submitted or due on or after October 4, 2021.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b>NSF-approved
Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending Support Format
Updates
<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%"><i>Current and
Pending Support Fillable PDF Updates<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l2
level1 lfo2">Based on feedback from the research community
and NSF Program Officers, NSF has incorporated functionality
as of August 30, 2021, in FastLane and Grants.gov to remove
any pages which do not contain data entered by users (i.e.,
blank pages) from the NSF-approved current and pending
support fillable PDF. This trimming functionality will be
integrated in Research.gov on October 4, 2021, in
coordination with implementation of the revised PAPPG (<a
href="https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf22001"
moz-do-not-send="true">NSF 22-1</a>) for proposals
submitted in Research.gov and project reports submitted in
the Research.gov Project Reporting System.
<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l2
level1 lfo2">The trimming service only applies to the
NSF-approved current and pending support fillable PDF and
not to any other uploaded PDFs. Current and pending support
PDFs generated in SciENcv do not include blank pages. <o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l2
level1 lfo2">The current and pending support fillable PDF
document is paginated, and the PDF page numbers will not be
updated during the trimming process. This means that it is
possible for the trimmed PDF to have skipped page numbers
corresponding to the blank pages removed from the fillable
PDF. NSF Program Officers are aware of this potential
occurrence in proposals submitted to NSF.
<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l2
level1 lfo2">Proposers with in progress proposals as of
August 30, 2021, can delete previously uploaded current and
pending support fillable PDFs from their FastLane or
Grants.gov proposals and then re-upload them to trigger the
trimming service.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%"><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%"><i>Updated
Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending Support SciENcv
and Fillable PDF Formats<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo3">The updated NSF-approved biographical sketch
and current and pending support formats will be available in
September 2021 to preview before they are required on
October 4<sup>th</sup>. The updated fillable PDF formats
will be available for download from the NSF <a
href="https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/biosketch.jsp"
moz-do-not-send="true">
biographical sketch</a> and <a
href="https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/cps.jsp"
moz-do-not-send="true">
current and pending support</a> websites by September 3<sup>rd</sup>.
Updated SciENcv formats will be available on the SciENcv
Create a New Document screen by September 17<sup>th</sup>.
<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo3">Biographical sketch format updates include
increasing the page limit from two to three pages.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo3">Current and pending support format updates
include the addition of new sections for information on
objectives and overlap with other projects to help NSF and
reviewers assess overlap/duplication.
<o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<ul type="disc">
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level1 lfo4">
Although submission of the updated NSF-approved formats is
not permitted (i.e., Research.gov, FastLane, and Grants.gov
will not allow the 22-1 forms to be uploaded) until
implementation of the revised PAPPG (<a
href="https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf22001"
moz-do-not-send="true">NSF 22-1</a>) on October 4, 2021,
NSF is encouraging proposers and grantees to begin
familiarizing themselves with the updated NSF-approved
formats when they are available.<b><o:p></o:p></b></li>
</ul>
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style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%"><b>Enhanced
Funding Opportunity Search Functionality and Revamped
Program Pages<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l4
level1 lfo5">Based on extensive research with external and
internal stakeholders, NSF has made significant improvements
to the NSF
<a href="https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities"
moz-do-not-send="true">Funding Opportunity Search</a>
functionality to help researchers and prospective
researchers quickly and easily find relevant programs and
NSF-funded projects in specified disciplines. Funding Search
results now include short program descriptions, programs
incorporated in core program solicitations with links to the
relevant guidelines, and Dear Colleague Letters.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l4
level1 lfo5">The revamped program pages include significant
content and navigation improvements including information
previously only viewable in solicitations.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l4
level1 lfo5">For more information about NSF's beta site,
please visit
<a href="https://beta.nsf.gov/about-beta"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://beta.nsf.gov/about-beta</a>.
NSF will continue to enhance the site, and ongoing feedback
from external and internal stakeholders is vital to the
process. Feedback on the updated Funding Search and program
page enhancements or any other aspect of the site may be
directed to <a href="mailto:beta-nsf-feedback@nsf.gov"
moz-do-not-send="true">
beta-nsf-feedback@nsf.gov</a>. <o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
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<o:p> </o:p></p>
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style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:115%"><b>Questions?</b>
If you have IT system-related questions, please contact the
NSF Help Desk at 1-800-381-1532 (7:00 AM - 9:00 PM ET; Monday
- Friday except federal holidays) or to
<a href="mailto:rgov@nsf.gov" moz-do-not-send="true">rgov@nsf.gov</a>.
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">Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">National Science Foundation<o:p></o:p></p>
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