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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The following message was recently issued by the National Science
Foundation Policy Office.</span></span></font><font size=2><span
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Dear Colleagues:<br>
<br>
We are pleased to announce the new<i><span style='font-style:italic'> NSF
Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide</span></i> (NSF 07-140)
which is comprised of documents relating to the Foundation’s proposal and
award process. The Guide consolidates two previous standalone NSF policy
documents: the<i><span style='font-style:italic'> NSF Grant Proposal Guide</span></i>
(GPG) and the<i><span style='font-style:italic'> Grant Policy Manual</span></i>
(GPM) and combines them into a single electronic policy framework.
The<i><span style='font-style:italic'> Proposal & Award Policies &
Procedures Guide</span></i> will be effective for proposals submitted on or
after June 1, 2007. This document supercedes all prior versions of the
GPG and GPM and can be accessed at: <a
href="http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf07140">http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf07140</a>.
<br>
<br>
NSF chose to implement this new policy framework for a number of reasons.
We believe that it will improve both the awareness and knowledge of the
complete set of NSF policies and procedural documents, increase ease of access
to the policies and procedures that govern the entire grant lifecycle and
eliminate duplicative and sometimes truncated coverage between the GPG and
GPM. The new Guide also should increase the transparency of the NSF
proposal and award process and allow the Foundation to better manage amendments
between the documents due to administrative changes. <br>
<br>
The Guide consists of two parts:<br>
<br>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol'>·</span></font> <font size=1><span style='font-size:
7.5pt'> </span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Part I is comprised of NSF’s
proposal preparation and submission guidelines – the<i><span
style='font-style:italic'> NSF Grant Proposal Guide</span></i> and the<i><span
style='font-style:italic'> NSF Grants.gov Application Guide</span></i> (to be
incorporated at a later date).<br>
<br>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol'>·</span></font> <font size=1><span style='font-size:
7.5pt'> </span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Part II is comprised of documents used to
guide, manage and monitor the award and administration of grants and
cooperative agreements made by the Foundation. The<i><span
style='font-style:italic'> Grant Policy Manual</span></i> has been incorporated
into the Guide as Part II and has been renamed the<i><span style='font-style:
italic'> Award & Administration Guide</span></i> (AAG). <br>
<br>
An Introduction precedes Part I of the Guide and contains updated sections,
including: <br>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Wingdings><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings'>§</span></font> <font size=1><span
style='font-size:7.5pt'> </span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>About the National Science Foundation; <br>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Wingdings><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings'>§</span></font> <font size=1><span
style='font-size:7.5pt'> </span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Foreword; <br>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Wingdings><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings'>§</span></font> <font size=1><span
style='font-size:7.5pt'> </span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Acronym list; <br>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Wingdings><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings'>§</span></font> <font size=1><span
style='font-size:7.5pt'> </span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Definitions and NSF-Grantee
Relationships; <br>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Wingdings><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings'>§</span></font> <font size=1><span
style='font-size:7.5pt'> </span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Description of NSF Organizations; and <br>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Wingdings><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings'>§</span></font> <font size=1><span
style='font-size:7.5pt'> </span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>NSF Organizational Chart (including
hypertext links). <br>
<br>
Many changes have been made to the GPG and GPM in order to combine and
consolidate them to form the new PAPP Guide. Some of the significant
changes found in the<i><span style='font-style:italic'> Proposal & Award
Policies & Procedures Guide</span></i> include: <br>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Wingdings><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings'>§</span></font> <font size=1><span
style='font-size:7.5pt'> </span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Coverage on exceptions to NSF’s
deadline date policy;<br>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Wingdings><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings'>§</span></font> <font size=1><span
style='font-size:7.5pt'> </span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Identification of designated fonts that<b><u><span
style='font-weight:bold'> must</span></u></b> be used to prepare an NSF
proposal;<br>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Wingdings><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings'>§</span></font> <font size=1><span
style='font-size:7.5pt'> </span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Increased coverage on the Grants.gov
apply function;<br>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Wingdings><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings'>§</span></font> <font size=1><span
style='font-size:7.5pt'> </span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Further guidance on the elimination of
program-specific cost sharing and removal of the statutory (1%) cost sharing
requirement; <br>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Wingdings><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings'>§</span></font> <font size=1><span
style='font-size:7.5pt'> </span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Incorporation of two additional proposal
certifications regarding Nondiscrimination and Flood Hazard Insurance; <br>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Wingdings><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings'>§</span></font> <font size=1><span
style='font-size:7.5pt'> </span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Incorporation of language regarding use
of the Facilities and Administrative (F&A) rate at the time of the award;
and<br>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Wingdings><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings'>§</span></font> <font size=1><span
style='font-size:7.5pt'> </span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Revision of human and vertebrate animal
data for consistency with Grants.gov.<br>
<br>
Each Part of the Guide contains a by-Chapter summary of significant changes to
assist the user in navigating through the changes. <br>
<br>
The Guide will be available in HTML format, as originally described, by the end
of this month. The document currently is available as a fully Web-linked
and searchable PDF version which gives users the ability to print either Parts
of the Guide or the document in its entirety. If you have any questions
regarding the new<i><span style='font-style:italic'> NSF Proposal & Award
Policies & Procedures Guide</span></i>, please contact the Policy Office on
703-292-8243 or by e-mail to <a href="mailto:policy@nsf.gov">policy@nsf.gov</a>
. <br>
<br>
Regards, <br>
<br>
Jean Feldman <br>
Head, Policy Office <br>
Division of Institution and Award Support <br>
Office of Budget, Finance & Award Management</span></font><font size=2
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Carol Blum<br>
Director<br>
Research Compliance & Administration<br>
Council on Government Relations<br>
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