NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide update — webinar registration

The National Science Foundation has announced the issuance of its revised NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), (NSF 18-1). The new PAPPG will be effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after Jan. 29, 2018.

A webinar to brief the community on the new PAPPG will take place 2 p.m. Dec. 8. Register to participate or join the Research Office team in the G10 conference room to view.

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
  • Numerous clarifications and other changes throughout the document
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