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

[Sheila Clifford]

Hi Flex-ers -
Another item from NSF.  Sorry if you have already received this.
Regards,
Sheila


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Subject: 	Important Information Regarding Automated Compliance Checking 
at NSF
Date: 	Fri, 8 Jul 2016 18:12:58 +0000
From: 	NSF Business Applications <NSF_Business_Applications at NSF.GOV>
Reply-To: 	NSF eBusiness Outreach <EBUSINESS at LISTSERV.NSF.GOV>
To: 	sclifford at WHOI.EDU



Colleagues,

On July 25, 2016, 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 will be returned without review.*

Please note that the new set of compliance checks *are in addition to* 
the compliance checks that currently exist in FastLane. You can view a 
complete list of FastLane auto-compliance checks, including these 
checks, by clicking here 
<http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/autocheck/compliancechecks_july16.pdf> 
.The list specifies which checks are run depending on funding 
opportunity type (GPG, Program Description, Program Announcement, or 
Program Solicitation) and type of proposal (Research, RAPID, EAGER, 
Ideas Lab, Conference, Equipment, International Travel, Facility/Center, 
or Fellowship). It also specifies whether the check triggers a “warning” 
or “error” message for non-compliant proposals.

We encourage you to share this information with your colleagues. For 
system-related questions, please contact the NSF Help Desk at 
1-800-381-1532 or Rgov at nsf.gov <mailto:Rgov 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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