[Flex] Fwd: Important Information Regarding Automated Compliance Checking at NSF

[Sheila Clifford]

I hope you are all well! Sorry if you have already received this.
Sheila


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Subject: 	Important Information Regarding Automated Compliance Checking 
at NSF
Date: 	Tue, 21 Jul 2015 14:36:51 +0000
From: 	NSF Business Applications <NSF_Business_Applications at nsf.gov>
To: 	NSF Business Applications <NSF_Business_Applications at nsf.gov>



Grants.gov Users,

On July 24, 2015, the National Science Foundation (NSF) will perform 
additional automated compliance checks on proposals submitted through 
FastLane. These automated compliance checks will not be conducted on 
proposals submitted to NSF via Grants.gov. Proposers submitting through 
Grants.gov should be aware that Grants.gov will allow a proposal to be 
submitted, even if it does not comply with these proposal preparation 
requirements. *Should NSF receive a proposal from Grants.gov that is not 
compliant, it may be returned without review.*

FastLane will run these additional automated proposal compliance 
validation checks to ensure that proposals submitted via FastLane in 
response to Program Solicitations comply with requirements outlined in 
the Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (Chapter 
II.C.2 of the Grants Proposal Guide (GPG)). These checks will 
automatically validate a proposal for compliance against proposal 
sections per type of funding mechanism. For example, if a Conference 
proposal submitted in response to a Program Solicitation does not 
include the Current and Pending Support section (required for certain 
solicitations), FastLane will trigger a warning message directing the PI 
to review the requirements specified in the solicitation.

Warning messages will not prevent a proposal from being submitted.  
However, proposals that receive error messages will not be able to be 
submitted.

To view a detailed list of all compliance checks, click here 
<http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/autocheck/compliancechecks_july15.pdf>.

We encourage you to share this information with your colleagues. For 
system-related questions, contact the FastLane Help Desk at 703-292-HELP 
(x4357) or ithelpcentral at nsf.gov <mailto:ithelpcentral at nsf.gov>. 
Policy-related questions should be directed to policy at nsf.gov 
<mailto:policy at nsf.gov>.

Thank you,

The National Science Foundation



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