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National Science Foundation - Multifactor Authentication Implementation for Research.gov
Oct. 17, 2024

The below important information was just released by the National Science Foundation. NSF will require additional authentication to login to Research.gov as of October 27, 2024, for all proposal submissions as per the recently released…

Glitches with SciENcv & Available NSF Support
Aug. 28, 2023

As per the National Science Foundation: Effective October 23, 2023, the fillable format will no longer be available or accepted for submission of the biographical sketch and current and pending (other) support sections of an NSF proposal. NSF has been working closely with NIH on enhancing SciENcv and addressing known issues.

FastLane Proposal Decommissioning and Upcoming Important System-related Deadlines
April 24, 2023

Effective April 24, 2023, the National Science Foundation (NSF) transitioned the Subawarding, Transferring or Contracting Out Part of an NSF Award request functionality from FastLane to Research.gov and decommissioned this request in FastLane. In-progress subawarding requests in FastLane as of April 21, 2023, were transferred to Research.gov…

FAQs On Proposal Preparation and Award Administration Related to the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide
April 11, 2023

Please see information distributed yesterday by the NSF – an extremely helpful and informative FAQ.

 

Below are a few important highlights:

 

Conflict of Interest information Requirement to use SciENcv as of October 23, 2023 (Biographical Sketch and C & P documents) Indirect Costs rate…
Revised Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending Support Formats
Jan. 17, 2023

NSF implemented revised versions of the…

FastLane Proposal Decommissioning and Transition of Functionality to Research.gov
Nov. 28, 2022

Effective November 21st, Award Documents, Organizational Reports, and Grants.gov integration in FastLane were retired and will be decommissioned. Here's what you need to know:

 

The FastLane Award Documents functionality as well as all historical award documents moved to Research.gov and are accessible…
Issuance of NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 23-1)
Oct. 27, 2022

We are pleased to announce that a revised version of the…

New Research.gov Proposal Preparation Functionality and NSF-PAR Enhancements
May 10, 2022

Beginning in January 2023, all new proposals must be prepared and submitted in Research.gov or Grants.gov. FastLane will no longer be a preparation and submission option. The National Science Foundation strongly urges proposers to prepare and submit all eligible proposals in Research.gov now, to support a smooth transition from…

New NSF PAPPG Includes the Mandated Use of SciENcv
May 10, 2022

The NSF released its draft PAPPG for public comment in mid-April (effective January 2023).  One of the changes to be aware of is the mandate of the use of SciENcv in NSF proposals.  The specific language includes:

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Issuance of Important Notice (IN) 147 from the National Science Foundation - Research.gov Implementation Update
Sept. 23, 2020

The NSF has posted Director Panchanathan’s Important Notice (IN) 147, Research.gov Implementation Update, dated September 22, 2020, to the NSF website.  This notice announces the transition from FastLane to Research.gov. …