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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>NSF
has published a revised version of its <i>Proposal & Award Policies &
Procedures Guide</i> (PAPPG), NSF 09-1, <<a
href="http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf091">http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf091</a>>
that will be effective for all proposals received on or after January 5,
2009. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The
significant changes to the PAPPG include: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:#1F497D;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Entirely new guidance that
addresses and implements the mentoring requirement of the America COMPETES
Act; <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:#1F497D;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>A major revision of NSF’s
faculty salary reimbursement policy, to limit compensation for senior
personnel to no more than two months of their regular salary in any one
year from all NSF-funded grants; <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:#1F497D;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Debut of the Grants for Rapid
Response Research (RAPID) and Early-concept Grants for Exploratory
Research (EAGER) mechanisms, that replace the SGER program; and <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:#1F497D;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Revision of how NSF defines
co-PI for greater consistency with guidance issued by Office of Science
and Technology Policy. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>While
this version of the PAPPG becomes effective on January 5, 2009, in the interim,
the guidelines contained in the current PAPPG (NSF 08-1) will continue to
apply. NSF will maintain the current version of the PAPPG on its website,
with a notation to proposers that specifies when the new PAPPG will become
effective. In addition, NSF plans to revise existing funding
opportunities with due dates between January 5th and March 31st to alert
proposers that significant changes have been made to NSF proposal preparation
guidelines.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>If
you have any questions regarding NSF’s new PAPPG, please contact the <a
href="http://or.ucr.edu/home/Staff.aspx?t=3">Contract and Grant Officer
assigned to your unit</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Bruce
Morgan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Assistant
Vice Chancellor for Research<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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