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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Please
distribute the following message to Principal Investigators and administrators within
your unit who are involved in the preparation of NSF proposals.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Bruce Morgan</span><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'>Assistant
Vice Chancellor for Research<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> COGR [mailto:cogr@usc.edu] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 21, 2009 11:57 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> cogr-list@usc.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> COGR: NSF Using FastLane Only</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Dear Colleagues: <br>
<br>
Due to an expected increase in Grants.gov submissions relating to the
processing of Recovery Act proposals, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
has authorized agencies to use alternative methods for proposal submission and
acceptance. As you know, NSF is able to accept directly its full complement of
proposals, both regular submissions and those additional proposals anticipated
under the Recovery Act, using our long-established FastLane capabilities for
proposal submission and acceptance. Therefore, in order to assist Grants.gov in
the effort to alleviate system strain and increase system capacity, proposers
will now be required to prepare and submit proposals to NSF through use of the
NSF FastLane system. <br>
<br>
Effective immediately, new funding opportunities issued by NSF will exclusively
require the use of FastLane to prepare and submit proposals. In addition, NSF
plans to revise existing funding opportunity documents to reflect this change
and to remove all active application packages from Grants.gov APPLY. NSF will continue
to post information about available funding opportunities to Grants.gov
FIND. <br>
<br>
Detailed instructions regarding the technical aspects of proposal preparation
and submission via FastLane are available at: <a
href="http://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/a1/newstan.htm">http://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/</a>.<br>
<br>
If you have any questions regarding this change, 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>
Best, <br>
<br>
Jean Feldman <br>
Head, Policy Office <br>
Division of Institution & Award Support <br>
Office of Budget, Finance & Award Management <br>
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