Colleagues:
This notice will definitely be of interest to your community. We strongly encourage you to disseminate as quickly as possible.
Thanks much,
Jean
Jean Feldman
Head, Policy Office
Division of Institution & Award Support
National Science Foundation
2415 Eisenhower Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22314
voice: 703.292.8243
email: xxxxxx@nsf.gov
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Dear Colleagues:
We are pleased to announce that a revised version of the NSF
Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), (NSF 18-1) has
been issued.
The new PAPPG will be effective for
proposals submitted, or due, on or after January 29, 2018. Significant changes include:
- Addition of a new eligibility subcategory on international branch campuses of U.S. Institutions of Higher Education;
- Revision of eligibility standards for foreign organizations;
- Implementation of the standard Collaborators and Other Affiliations (COA) template that has been in pilot phase since April;
- Increase in the Budget Justification page limitation from three pages to five pages;
- Restructuring of coverage on grantee notifications to and requests for approval from NSF, including referral to the
Prior Approval Matrix available on the NSF website; 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.
A webinar to brief the community on the new PAPPG will be held on
December 8 at 2 PM EST. Sign up to be notified when registration is available on the
outreach notifications website, by selecting “All NSF Grants and Policy Outreach Events & Notifications.”
While this version of the PAPPG becomes effective on January 29, 2018, in the interim, the guidelines contained in the current PAPPG (NSF 17-1) 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.
If you have any questions regarding these changes, please contact the Policy Office on (703) 292-8243 or by e-mail to
xxxxxx@nsf.gov.
Regards,
Jean Feldman
Head, Policy Office
Division of Institution and Award Support
Office of Budget, Finance & Award Management