[Flex] Fwd: NSF Updates to the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) - Effective October 5

[Sheila Clifford]

Hi FLEXers -
FYI.
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Subject: 	NSF Updates to the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) 
- Effective October 5
Date: 	Tue, 29 Sep 2020 11:48:20 +0000
From: 	NSF ERA Forum <nsferaforum at nsf.gov>
To: 	NSF ERA Forum <nsferaforum at nsf.gov>



Dear Colleagues:

Effective October 5, 2020, the National Science Foundation (NSF) will 
enhance the Project Reporting System in Research.gov to implement the 
revised Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR). The RPPR is a 
uniform format for reporting performance progress on Federally funded 
research projects and research related activities. NSF awardees use the 
RPPR to prepare and submit annual and final project reports to NSF. 
Further details about the RPPR can be found on the Research.gov About 
Project Reports website 
<https://www.research.gov/research-portal/appmanager/base/desktop?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=research_node_display&_nodePath=/researchGov/Service/Desktop/PublicOutcomesReport.html>.

*New Question for Project Reports with Active Other Support Changes*

·On October 5, 2020, NSF will add the following new question to the Edit 
Participants screen: /Has there been a change in the active other 
support of the PI/PD(s) since the last reporting period?/ If Principal 
Investigators (PIs)/Project Directors (PDs) and co-PIs/co-PDs select 
“Yes,” they will be required to upload their most up-to-date Current and 
Pending Support document in an NSF-approved format to notify NSF that 
active other support has changed since the award was made or since the 
most recent annual report.

·Current and Pending Support documents not in an NSF-approved format 
will trigger a compliance error preventing document upload and 
submission of the annual or final project report.

·The NSF-approved formats for Current and Pending Support are SciENcv: 
Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae 
<https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sciencv/> and an NSF fillable PDF 
<https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/nsfapprovedformats/cps.pdf>.

·The NSF Current and Pending Support 
<https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/cps.jsp> website includes 
additional information as well as links to system-related Frequently 
Asked Questions (FAQs) for both NSF-approved formats. A set of 
policy-related FAQs related to current and pending support 
<https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/papp/pappg20_1/faqs_cps20_1.pdf> is 
also available.

·The complete lists of FastLane and Research.gov automated proposal 
compliance checks effective October 5, 2020, are available on the 
Automated Compliance Checking of NSF Proposals website 
<https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/autocompliance.jsp>.

*Additional New Questions from the Revised RPPR*

Beginning October 5, 2020, NSF will also add the following three 
questions to the "Impact" and "Changes/Problems" tabs:

·What was the impact on teaching and educational experiences? */(Impact 
tab)/*;

·What percentage of the award’s budget was spent in a foreign country? 
*/(Impact tab)/*; and

·Has there been a change in primary performance site location from that 
originally proposed? */(Changes/Problems tab)/*.

*NSF-specific Updates*

  * NSF-specific help text updates have been added throughout, and
    NSF-specific instructions have been clarified or enhanced.
  * To reduce administrative burden, NSF has consolidated data entry
    fields where possible.

*Current and Pending Support Format Training Resources *

To learn more about the NSF-approved formats for Current and Pending 
Support, please view the NSF PAPPG (NSF 20-1) webinar 
<https://www.nsfpolicyoutreach.com/resources/2-20-pappg-webinar/> and 
NSF-Approved Formats for the Biographical Sketch & Current and Pending 
Support Sections of NSF Proposals webinar 
<https://www.nsfpolicyoutreach.com/resources/april-2020-nsf-approved-formats-for-proposals/>.

SciENcv has created the following materials to guide the community 
through the preparation of the NSF Current and Pending Support document 
in SciENcv:

  * NSF Current and Pending Support Video Tutorial
    <https://youtu.be/bhWQYvEEtJs>
  * NSF-specific Bookshelf Resource
    <https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK154494/> (includes
    screenshots and step-by-step instructions)

*Questions?* Policy-related questions should be directed to 
policy at nsf.gov <mailto:policy at nsf.gov>. If you have IT system-related or 
technical questions regarding the NSF-approved formats or the 
Research.gov Project Reporting System, please contact the NSF Help Desk 
at 1-800-381-1532 (7:00 AM - 9:00 PM ET; Monday - Friday except federal 
holidays) or via rgov at nsf.gov <mailto:rgov at nsf.gov>.

Regards,

National Science Foundation

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