The Office of the Vice President for Research would like to make the University research community aware that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has released a revised version of the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG, NSF 16-1).
The new PAPPG will be effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after January 25, 2016. Significant changes include:
- Enforcement of 5:00 PM submitter’s local time across all NSF funding opportunities;
- Implementation of NSF’s Public Access Policy;
- Submission of proposal certifications by the Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR) concurrently with proposal submission;
- NSF’s implementation of the US Government Policy for Institutional Oversight of Life Sciences on Dual Use Research of Concern;
- Provision of Collaborators and Other Affiliations information as a new single-copy document, instead of as part of the Biographical Sketch;
- Submission of Biographical Sketches and Current and Pending Support separately for each senior personnel;
- Electronic signature and submission of notifications and requests by the AOR only;
- Revision of timeframe for submission of final project reports, project outcomes reports and financial closure of awards to 120 days after the award end date; and
- Numerous clarifications throughout the document.
A webinar to brief the community on the new PAPPG will be held on October 29th at 2:00 PM EST. Registration is required at https://nsfevents.webex.com/nsfevents/onstage/g.php?d=747703895&t=a
In the interim, the guidelines contained in the current PAPPG (NSF 15-1) continue to apply until January 25, 2016 and will remain on the NSF website.
For more information, contact: the Office of the Vice President for Research at research@uconn.edu