NSF requires a biographical sketch (no page limit) for each individual identified as senior/key personnel. Detailed information about the content is available in the Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) Chapter II.D.2.h(i).

Biosketches for senior/key personnel must include:

• "All of the individual's academic, professional, or institutional appointments, beginning with the current appointment."
• With regard to professional appointments, senior personnel must identify all current domestic or foreign professional appointments outside of the individual's academic, professional, or institutional appointments at the proposing organization.

Biographical Sketches must be generated using:

• SciENcv - Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae.  Additional information is also available on this website's Proposal Development page.

Research.gov will reject a proposal submission that does not utilize the approved format.

The NSF defines “Current and pending” as information on all current and pending support for ongoing projects and proposals.  NSF uses this information to assess the capacity of the individual to carry out the research as proposed and to determine whether there is a potential scientific and budgetary overlap or duplication across projects.

An outline of the information that must be included in the Current and Pending (Other) Support document can be found via the links below:

• NSF C & P (other) support content requirements
• NSF Full C & P (Other) Support requirements from the current PAPPG

The following may not need to be included on the Current and Pending:

• Time devoted to mentoring activities that take place as part of the researcher’s regular appointment at the proposing organization.  
  • However, if the researcher receives in-kind support either directly or through the proposing organization from an external source to support mentoring of students, then that in-kind support and the associated time committed to mentoring the student, must be reported on the Current and Pending.
• Start-up packages from the proposing organization.
  • However, start-up packages from all other organizations must be reported.
• ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​True outside consulting does not need to be reported.  
  • However, consulting that involves research should be included.
• ​​​​​​​Gifts must be disclosed with a value of $50,000 or more, received directly or indirectly from a foreign source associated with a foreign country of concern.  

In-kind Contributions:

• Disclose ALL in-kind contributions with an estimated dollar value of $5,000 or more and that require a commitment of the individual's time. 
• An in-kind contribution is a non-cash contribution provided by an external entity that directly supports the individuals' research and development efforts.
• May include but is not limited to: real property; laboratory space; equipment; data or data sets; supplies; other expendable property; goods and services; employee or student resources. 
• Contributions with an estimated value of less than $5,000 need not be reported. 
• Is intended for use on the project/proposal being proposed, then it must be included in the Facilities, Equipment and Other Resources section of the proposal and does not have to be reported on the Current and Pending.
• If there is no associated time commitment, the in-kind contribution need not be reported. 
• Carefully read the latest PAPPG for full details on proper disclosures around in-kind contributions.​​​​​​​

Current and Pending Support must be generated using:

• SciENcv - Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae.  Additional information is also available on this website's Proposal Development page.

   

Post-Award Notification requirements were updated on 10/5/20 to include the following new questions on the RPPR:

• Has there been a change in the active other support of the PI/PD(s) or senior/key personnel since the last reporting period?
  • If PIs or co-PIs select “Yes,” they will be required to upload their most up-to-date Current and Pending Support document in an NSF-approved format to notify NSF that active other support has changed since the award was made or since the most recent annual report.
• What individuals have worked on this project?
  • Provide the name and identify the role the person played in this project.
  • Describe briefly how this person contributed to this project.
  • Identify the person's state, U.S. territory, and/or country of residence. State whether this person has collaborated internationally. 
• What was the impact on teaching and educational experiences?
• What percentage of the award's budget was spent in a foreign country?
• Has there been a change in primary performance site location from what was originally proposed?

The NSF-approved formats for Current and Pending Support are SciENcv: 

The NSF Current and Pending Support website includes additional information as well as links to system-related Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). A set of policy-related FAQs related to current and pending support is also available.

NSF Article 38:  Post-award Disclosure of Current Support and In-Kind Contribution (effective on awards/increments issued 10/5/20 or later):

• If an organization discovers that a PI or Co-PI on an active NSF grant failed to disclose current support or in-kind contribution information as part of the proposal submission process, the AOR must submit a list of required information within 30 calendar days of the identification of the undisclosed current support or in-kind contribution through use of the “Other Request” category in the Notification and Request Module in Research.gov.