[Flex] Fwd: Now Available in Research.gov: Support for Collaborative Proposals with Subawards and New SPO/AOR Email Notification
Karen Schwamb
kschwamb at whoi.edu
Wed Jun 26 10:00:13 EDT 2019
So, NSF is not saying we *must* use research.gov for submissions as of
June 24, 2019, but with a lot of NSF proposals coming up this summer,
should we remain consistent and use one or the other?
I guess my question is how does GCS want to handle this?
Thanks,
Karen
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Subject: Now Available in Research.gov: Support for Collaborative
Proposals with Subawards and New SPO/AOR Email Notification
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2019 17:56:40 +0000
From: NSF ERA Forum <nsferaforum at nsf.gov>
To: NSF ERA Forum <nsferaforum at nsf.gov>
Dear Colleagues:
We are very pleased to announce that as of June 24, 2019, the research
community can prepare and submit full, research collaborative proposals
with subawards in Research.gov. This is in addition to the existing
capability (since April 2018) to prepare and submit full, research
non-collaborative proposals in Research.gov. Since that initial release
just over a year ago, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has
implemented several enhancements to the site, including additional
flexibilities for PDF uploads, support for PDFs generated from LaTeX
source documents, and compliance checks for fonts and font sizes. Future
enhancements to the Research.gov proposal system will allow the
preparation and submission of separately submitted collaborative
proposals from multiple organizations.
Compared to FastLane, our grants management system launched in 1994, the
Research.gov proposal system is much easier to use and provides
proposers with faster document uploads and the ability to quickly create
and update documents. We encourage you to try the new system, and we are
confident that you will agree that this next generation grants
management system is more efficient and less burdensome than FastLane.
Also, as of June 24, 2019, a new email notification functionality was
implemented to generate Sponsored Project Office (SPO)/Authorized
Organizational Representative (AOR) email notifications when Principal
Investigators (PIs) enable proposal access to SPOs/AORs. A similar email
notification is available in FastLane, and we are excited to add the
capability in Research.gov.
*Modernizing Proposal Preparation and Submission*
NSF's modernization of its FastLane system continues with the goal of
improving the user experience to prepare and submit NSF proposals, while
also reducing administrative burden for both proposers and NSF staff. As
capabilities are migrated from FastLane to Research.gov, the system
features will expand until it eventually replaces FastLane for proposal
preparation and submission.
While proposers can still prepare and submit collaborative proposals
with subawards as well as full, research non-collaborative proposals in
FastLane, NSF encourages the research community to use the new
Research.gov proposal system because as NSF continues to enhance the new
system incrementally, your vital feedback is being incorporated during
the development process.
*Preparing and Submitting Proposals in Research.gov *
Here's some of the current Research.gov features that proposers are
enjoying:
* Integrated compliance checks for fonts, margins, and line spacing;
* Real-time compliance feedback and alerts, so proposers know a
proposal section is compliant before moving on to another section;
* Specific checks on the budget screens and for Collaborators and
Other Affiliations (COA) uploads;
* A few seconds to upload documents versus 30-90 seconds for each
document upload in FastLane; and
* Embedded relevant sections of the /Proposal & Award Policies &
Procedures Guide/ (PAPPG) and video job aids, so proposers don't
have to go to multiple sites to access guidance and tools.
*Initiating a Proposal in Research.gov*
By answering a few questions in the five-step proposal wizard,
Research.gov customizes the set-up process and compliance rules for the
proposal being created. In addition, the proposal wizard dynamically
drives the proposal sections that are required on subsequent screens.
If you have not done so already, we invite you to initiate a proposal in
Research.gov by following the steps outlined below:
* Open Research.gov <http://www.research.gov> and click “Sign In”
located at the top right of the screen;
* Enter your NSF ID and password and click “Sign In;”
* >From the Research.gov "My Desktop" page, click "/New/! Prepare
Proposals (Limited proposal types)" in the "Prepare & Submit
Proposals tile" *_or_* go to this option from the top navigation bar
by selecting the "Prepare & Submit Proposals" tab and clicking on
"/New/! Prepare Proposals (Limited proposal types);"
* Select the "Prepare Proposal" option in the "Prepare New Proposal"
tile on the left side of the Proposal Preparation page; and
* Follow the five-step proposal wizard to set up the proposal.
After completing the initiation steps, you are ready to complete all
required and optional sections of your proposal and then submit it to NSF.
*Submitting Feedback*
NSF wants to hear from you! To submit feedback about the new
Research.gov Proposal Preparation and Submission Site:
* Go to the Research.gov Feedback
<https://www.research.gov/research-portal/appmanager/base/desktop?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=research_home_page&_eventName=research_feedback_event>
page;
* Choose “Other” under the Site Area dropdown menu;
* Include your feedback in the Comments or Suggestions field; and
* Click Submit when you are ready to send your feedback to NSF.
*Training Resources and Additional Information*
* Research.gov About Proposal Preparation and Submission webpage
<https://www.research.gov/research-portal/appmanager/base/desktop?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=research_node_display&_nodePath=/researchGov/Service/Desktop/ProposalPreparationandSubmission.html>–
This webpage includes links to FAQs and video job aids (/Initiating
a Proposal/
<https://www.research.gov/common/attachment/Desktop/psmvideo1.html>/,
//How to Manage Personnel & Senior Personnel Documents/
<https://www.research.gov/common/attachment/Desktop/psmvideo2.html>/,
//How to Work on a Proposal Budget/
<https://www.research.gov/common/attachment/Desktop/psmvideo3.html>/,
//How to Upload a Collaborators and Other Affiliations //Document/
<https://www.research.gov/common/attachment/Desktop/psmvideo4.html>/,
/and///How to Submit a Research Proposal in Research.gov/
<https://www.research.gov/common/attachment/Desktop/psmvideo5.html>).
Note: If a video does not automatically play in your browser, please
try viewing the video using a different browser.
* Automated Proposal Compliance Checks for Proposals Submitted via
Research.gov
<https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/autocheck/rgovcompliancechecks_feb19.pdf>__–
This checklist presents all of the current Research.gov automated
proposal compliance checks, together with the associated
non-compliant errors or warnings.
* Additional information about proposal preparation and submission in
Research.gov, including FAQs, is available on the Electronic
Research Administration (ERA) Forum website
<https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/era_forum.jsp>.
We encourage you to share this information with your colleagues. If you
have IT 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>.
Best regards,
*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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