Does anyone know when NSF will provide an updated COA template that matches the new PAPPG?  The pilot template and related FAQs are still on the site, and they don’t align with the new COA instructions. (Tables should be numbered instead of lettered, and content is in a different order.) 

Subject: Issuance of a Revised Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (NSF 18-1)

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

 

 

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