[Flex] Fwd: New Effective Date for the Revised NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (NSF 19-1)

[Karen Schwamb]

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Subject: 	New Effective Date for the Revised NSF Proposal & Award 
Policies & Procedures Guide (NSF 19-1)
Date: 	Thu, 14 Feb 2019 16:12:42 +0000
From: 	NSF ERA Forum <nsferaforum at nsf.gov>
To: 	NSF ERA Forum <nsferaforum at nsf.gov>



Dear Colleagues:

Due to the recent lapse in appropriations, implementation of the revised 
NSF /Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide/ 
<https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf19001> 
(PAPPG), (NSF 19-1) was postponed. We are pleased to announce that the 
revised PAPPG will now be effective for *proposals submitted, or due, on 
or after February 25, 2019*.  Significant changes include:

  * Addition of Research.gov as an option for proposal preparation and
    submission, and proposal file updates;
  * Revision of eligibility standards for unaffiliated individuals;
  * Specification that conference proposals over $50,000 and all
    equipment proposals must include the Collaborators and Other
    Affiliations information in the proposal submission;
  * Revision of resubmission guidelines for NSF programs that accept
    proposals at any time;
  * Implementation of NSF’s policy on sexual harassment and other forms
    of harassment, or sexual assault;
  * Specification that proposers are required to have a policy or
    code-of-conduct that addresses sexual harassment, other forms of
    harassment, and sexual assault, and that includes clear and
    accessible means of reporting violations of the policy or
    code-of-conduct.  This policy or code-of-conduct must be
    disseminated to conference participants prior to attendance at the
    conference as well as made available at the conference itself;
  * Emphasis on the importance of training faculty in the responsible
    and ethical conduct of research;
  * Incorporation of existing patent policy into the PAPPG.  This policy
    was previously implemented by regulation at 45 CFR 650; and
  * Numerous clarifications and other changes throughout the document.

You are encouraged to review the by-chapter summary of changes provided 
in the Introduction section of the PAPPG.

To learn about the changes in the revised PAPPG (NSF 19-1), please view 
the latest _NSF Proposal & Award Policy Update webinar 
<https://nsfgrantsconferences.com/2018/12/19/pappg-webcast19/>_.

While this version of the PAPPG becomes effective on February 25, 2019, 
in the interim, the guidelines contained in the current PAPPG (NSF 18-1) 
continue to apply. We will ensure that the current version of the PAPPG 
remains on the NSF website, with a notation to proposers that specifies 
when the new PAPPG (including a link to the new Guide) will become 
effective.

Associated award terms and conditions (including RTC NSF Agency Specific 
Requirements, GC-1, and FL-26 
<https://www.nsf.gov/awards/managing/award_conditions.jsp?org=NSF>) will 
also be effective for proposals submitted or due, on or after, February 
25, 2019. Cooperative Agreement Conditions (CA-FATC) and CA-FATC 
Modifications and Supplemental terms and 
<https://www.nsf.gov/awards/managing/co-op_conditions.jsp> conditions 
are effective for new awards and funding actions to existing awards 
beginning on February 12, 2019.

If you have any questions regarding these changes, please contact the 
DIAS/Policy Office at policy at nsf.gov <mailto:policy at nsf.gov>.

Best,

*NSF ERA Forum Team*

National Science Foundation

nsferaforum at nsf.gov <mailto:nsferaforum at nsf.gov>

Maria Koszalka

Staff Associate, Research.gov

Division of Institution and Award Support

Budget, Finance & Award Management

2415 Eisenhower Avenue

Alexandria, VA 22314

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