If IACUC approval has not been obtained prior to submission, the proposer should indicate "Pending" in the space provided for the approval date. The National Science Foundation (NSF) . Such information must be provided in this section, in lieu of other parts of the proposal (e.g., Budget Justification, Project Description). All such IP agreements must be consistent with federal law and terms and conditions of the award. The Project Description should outline the general plan of work, including the broad design of activities to be undertaken, and, where appropriate, provide a clear description of experimental methods and procedures. Senior personnel must prepare, save, certify, and submit these documents as part of their proposal via Research.gov or Grants.gov. Centers exploit opportunities in science, engineering, and technology in which the complexity of the research problem(s) or the resources needed to solve the(se) problem(s) require the advantages of scope, scale, change, duration, equipment, facilities, and students that can only be provided by an academic research center. Invited full proposals (which are prepared in accordance with standard research proposal formatting guidelines) must be submitted within two months of receiving NSF notification after the Ideas Lab. (vii) Research in a Location Designated, or Eligible to be Designated, a Registered Historic Place. An Ideas Lab may be run independently, or in parallel, with the issuance of an NSF funding opportunity on the same topic. No NSF funds may be requested or spent for alcoholic beverages. other products, such as data, databases, or datasets, physical collections, audio or video products, software, models, educational aids or curricula, instruments or equipment, research material, interventions (e.g., clinical or educational), or new business creation. The NSF approved Biosketch format (rev 10/4/2021 (NSF provided PDF) page limitation has increased to 3 pages. [30] According to 42 U.S.C 6605, "current and pending support": (A) means all resources made available, or expected to be made available, to an individual in support of the individual's research and development efforts, regardless of (i) whether the source of the resource is foreign or domestic; (ii) whether the resource is made available through the entity applying for a research and development award or directly to the individual; or (iii) whether the resource has monetary value; and (B) includes in-kind contributions requiring a commitment of time and directly supporting the individual's research and development efforts, such as the provision of office or laboratory space, equipment, supplies, employees, or students. Additional information on the charging of indirect costs to an NSF award is available in Chapter X.D. Reference books and periodicals only may be included on the proposal budget if they are specifically allocable to the project being supported by NSF. Acceptable products must be citable and accessible, including but not limited to: Only the list of ten will be used in the review of the proposal. For additional information, see Chapters I.D.3., IX.B., and XII.C. When anticipated, the proposer must enter the names of countries and dates of visit on the proposal budget, if known. While letters of collaboration are permitted, unless required by a specific program solicitation, letters of support should not be submitted as they are not a standard component of an NSF proposal. Additional information on the allowability of consultant or professional service costs is available in 2 CFR 200.459. %%EOF Concept Outlines can be submitted either by email to a cognizant Program Officer or via ProSPCT. NSF requires a separate biosketch generated by Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae (SciENcv) (NIH website) for each individual identified as senior personnel. Any substantial collaboration with individuals not included in the budget should be described in the Facilities, Equipment and Other Resources section of the proposal (see Chapter II.D.2.g) and documented in a letter of collaboration from each collaborator. A biosketch is a streamlined version of your CV (curriculum vitae) requested by most funding agencies and institutions. NSF does not negotiate rates for entities that do not yet hold direct NSF funding, nor does NSF negotiate rates for subrecipients. The required NSF-specific proposal certifications are as follows: (i) Certification for Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR) or Individual Proposer: The AOR is required to complete certifications regarding the accuracy and completeness of statements contained in the proposal, as well as to certify that the organization (or individual) agrees to accept the obligation to comply with award terms and conditions. More information about the system and how researchers can request access can be found on the Frontera website. Facilitation Awards for Scientists and Engineers with Disabilities (FASED), 8. When anticipated, travel and its relation to the proposed activities must be specified, itemized, and justified by destination and cost. A table entitled, NSPM-33 Implementation Guidance Pre- and Post-award Disclosures Relating to the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support [28] has been created to provide helpful reference information regarding pre-award and post-award disclosures. Any resources (i.e., financial, in-kind, personnel, provision of high-value materials that are not freely available) made available to a Principle Investigator or Key Personnel for use by this individual to pursue their Research. The information on the Awardee Organization is prefilled on the Cover Sheet based on the login information entered. for additional information on the content requirements. The proposal may request funds under any of the categories listed so long as the item and amount are considered necessary, reasonable, allocable, and allowable under 2 CFR 200, Subpart E, NSF policy, and/or the program solicitation. Appointments and positions include any titled academic, professional, or institutional position whether or not remuneration is received, and whether full-time, part-time, or voluntary (including adjunct, visiting, or honorary). "Ideas Lab" is a type of proposal to support the development and implementation of creative and innovative project ideas that have the potential to transform research paradigms and/or solve intractable problems. PIs are advised that they must submit a Concept Outline prior to submission of a planning proposal. Taxon-specific guidelines may be used as supplemental references. NSF funds may not be included or spent for meals or coffee breaks for intramural meetings of an organization or any of its components, including, but not limited to, laboratories, departments, and centers, as a direct cost. By signing the Cover Sheet, the AOR is certifying that prior to the proposers participation in the meeting, the proposer will assure that the meeting organizer has a written policy or code-of-conduct that addresses sexual harassment, other forms of harassment, and sexual assault, and that includes clear and accessible means of reporting violations of the policy or code-of-conduct. The Project Summary should be informative to other persons working in the same or related fields, and, insofar as possible, understandable to a broad audience within the scientific domain. Inclusion of additional information beyond that specified within the PAPPG may result in the proposal being returned without review. . Any request to support such items must be clearly disclosed in the proposal budget, justified in the budget justification, and be included in the NSF award budget. The prospective PIs will receive emails from the cognizant NSF program officers that specifies whether a full proposal may be submitted. Such information should be clearly identified as Equipment Proposal biographical information and uploaded as a single PDF file in the Other Supplementary Documents section of the proposal. (iv) IHE and industrial partners should agree in advance as to how intellectual property (IP) rights will be handled. The purpose of NSFs implementation of the Policy is to clarify proposer expectations about NSF-funded research with certain high-consequence pathogens and toxins with potential to be considered DURC or involve enhanced potential pandemic pathogens (PPPs). To access these supercomputers, data storage systems, and other resources, users must apply for allocations through NCAR. See Chapter I.E. All other elements of a "full proposal" are waived (i.e., Project Summary, References Cited, Budget and Budget Justification, Facilities, Equipment and Other Resources). (d) Consistent with NSPM-33, senior personnel are required to disclose contracts associated with participation in programs sponsored by foreign governments, instrumentalities, or entities, including foreign government-sponsored talent recruitment programs[32]. It is important to note that the acquisition cost of equipment includes modifications, attachments, and accessories necessary to make an item of equipment usable for the purpose for which it will be purchased. Most Center awards are limited to a maximum duration of ten years and are often subject to mid-course external merit review. Many research projects require access to computational, data and/or visualization resources in order to complete the work proposed. (v) Certification Regarding Organizational Support: The AOR is required to complete a certification that there is organizational support for the proposal as required by Section 526 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010. [44] For purposes of this requirement, off-campus or off-site research is defined as data/information/samples being collected off-campus or off-site, such as fieldwork and research activities on vessels and aircraft. This field is limited to 1500 characters. The National Science Board issued a report entitled "Investing in the Future: NSF Cost Sharing Policies for a Robust Federal Research Enterprise" (NSB 09-20, August 3, 2009), which contained eight recommendations for NSF regarding cost sharing. [17] See Chapter XI.F, Grant General Conditions (GC-1) Article 10, and Article 14 in the NSF Agency Specific Requirements to the Research Terms and Conditions, as applicable, for additional information on travel restrictions. When applicable, the estimated value of any in-kind contributions also should be included on Line M. An explanation of the source, nature, amount, and availability of any proposed cost sharing must be provided in the budget justification[26]. Use of a small font size makes it difficult for reviewers to read the proposal; consequently, the use of small fonts not in compliance with the above guidelines may be grounds for NSF to return the proposal without review. If a decision is made to fund the proposal,the organization must provide a copy of the approval letter from the IACUC. This section should provide a discussion of the broader impacts of the proposed activities. Information on other support assists awarding agency staff in the identification and resolution of potential overlap of support. [43] An NSF-approved format for submission of these determinations is available on the NSF website. Some foreign government-sponsored talent recruitment programs operate with the intent to import or otherwise acquire from abroad, sometimes through illicit means, proprietary technology or software, unpublished data and methods, and intellectual property to further the military modernization goals and/or economic goals of a foreign government. (See Exhibit II-3 for the definitions of Senior Personnel.) Each reference must include the names of all authors (in the same sequence in which they appear in the publication), the article and journal title, book title, volume number, page numbers, and year of publication. [51] Proposal Not Accepted is defined as Research.gov will not permit submission of the proposal. Equipment is defined as tangible personal property (including information technology systems) having a useful life of more than one year and a per-unit acquisition cost which equals or exceeds the lesser of the capitalization level established by the proposer for financial statement purposes, or $5,000. Note: The mandate to use SciENcv only for preparation of the biographical sketch will go into effect for new proposals submitted or due on or after October 23, 2023. 206 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<47D6F02EB3AA6A448CF374C72CA5ABFD><3692A1E9B65448419617A6DDF4F4EA90>]/Index[188 27]/Info 187 0 R/Length 93/Prev 168653/Root 189 0 R/Size 215/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream As a general policy, NSF limits the salary compensation requested in the proposal budget for senior personnel to no more than two months of their regular salary in any one year. A conference proposal will be supported only if equivalent results cannot be obtained by attendance at regular meetings of professional societies. For example, funds may be requested to provide: prosthetic devices to manipulate a particular apparatus; equipment to convert sound to visual signals, or vice versa, for a particular experiment; access to a special site or to a mode of transportation (except as defined below); a reader or interpreter with special technical competence related to the project; or other special-purpose equipment or assistance needed to conduct a particular project. The specific nature, purpose, and need for equipment or assistance should be described in sufficient detail in the proposal to permit evaluation by knowledgeable reviewers. Exhibit II-2 contains information on conflicts of interest that may be useful in preparation of this list. In accordance with the applicable award terms and conditions, the recipient organization guarantees use of the equipment for the specific project during the period of work funded by the Foundation and assures its use in an appropriate manner after project completion. In the interim, proposers may continue to prepare and submit this document via use of SciENcv or the NSF fillable PDF. Requests must be submitted at least two months before funds are needed. (. hb```~ cb't?bp!(KPMp@H 0HQdi/df6 CLB supplemental funding requests will usually be reviewed internally unless the program officer determines that the advice of external reviewers is essential. The Project Description is limited to two pages and should include information regarding the applicants specific expertise and interest in the topic area, as well as certain personal attributes that enhance the success of the Ideas Lab workshop (e.g., experience and interest in working in teams, communication skills, level of creativity, willingness to take risks). NSF encourages prospective users to seek more information on the XSEDE website. . Collaborative proposals may be submitted to NSF in one of two methods: as a single proposal, in which a single award is being requested (with subawards administered by the lead organization); or by simultaneous submission of proposals from different organizations, with each organization requesting a separate award. If the subaward organization is changed, prior approval of the new subaward organization must be obtained from the cognizant NSF Grants and Agreements Officer. NSF is committed to preserving the benefits of life sciences research while minimizing the risk of misuse of the knowledge, information, products, or technologies provided by such research. Instructions for submission of proprietary or privileged information are provided in Chapter II.E.1. The Cover Sheet data elements are as follows: The proposed duration for which support is requested should be consistent with the nature and complexity of the proposed activity. Your email address will not be published. [19] In the rare case of funding to a foreign organization or foreign individual, see Chapter I.E.2 for additional requirements. Supplemental funds for special equipment or assistance to facilitate participation in NSF-supported projects by persons with disabilities may be requested under existing NSF awards. The letter should indicate approval of the proposed activities and must be submitted prior to an award being issued. Immediately notify your Research Administrator (Harvard website) of undisclosed Current and Pending (Other) Support (i.e., information that was missing from a proposal at Just-In-Time (JIT) or a Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR)). Indicate virtual if the project is not based in a physical location. See Chapter II.E.4. RAISE is not intended to be used for projects that can be accommodated within other types of proposals or that continue well established practices. It is the organizations responsibility to define and consistently apply the term year, and to specify this definition in the budget justification. RAPID is a type of proposal used when there is a severe urgency with regard to availability of or access to, data, facilities or specialized equipment, including quick-response research on natural or anthropogenic events and similar unanticipated occurrences. It is not NSF's intent, however, to place an undue burden on proposers to search for the URL of every referenced publication. Each product must include full citation information including: If any of the items specified above is not applicable, enter N/A. (f) Do not submit any personal information in the Current and Pending (Other) support. placement of the individual or research organization in SAM or the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) to alert other agencies. Invited proposals will be reviewed internally by the cognizant NSF Program Officers, the Ideas Lab panelists, and other external reviewers, as appropriate. This information is relied upon by NSF in formulating the total award amount and final award budget that is incorporated into any resultant award. Include all postdoctoral and fellowship training, as applicable, listing each separately. No-cost extensions and requests for supplemental funding will be processed in accordance with standard NSF policies and procedures. Only internal merit review is required for planning proposals. [42] Guidelines to the use of Wild Birds in Research; Guidelines of the American Society of Mammologists for the Use of Wild Mammals in Research; Guidelines for the Use of Fishes in Research; and Guidelines for the Use of Live Amphibians and Reptiles in Field and Laboratory Research. If a decision is made to fund the proposal, the cognizant NSF Program Officer will notify the NSF Animal Welfare Officer to initiate negotiation of a PHS-approved Animal Welfare Assurance with OLAW. (See Chapter II.D.2.d.(iv).) The near-field dynamics of a rectangular heated overexpanded jet of aspect ratio two is examined with an implicit large-eddy simulation using experimental data for validation purposes. (See Chapter II.D.2i(ii)). %%EOF This includes, for example, Facilitation Awards for Scientists and Engineers with Disabilities (FASED), Research Opportunity Awards (ROAs), Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs), Facilitating Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (RUIs), Research Experiences for Veterans (REV), and Research Experiences for Teachers, and Research Experiences for Graduates. For consistency with the NSF cost sharing policy, if person months will be requested for senior personnel, a corresponding salary amount must be entered on the budget. All projects involving human subjects must either have: (1) approval from an Institutional Review Board (IRB); or, (2) an IRB determination that the project is exempt from review, in accordance with the applicable subsection, as established in 45 CFR 690.104(d) of the Common Rule. Proposers must be especially careful to follow accepted scholarly practices in providing citations for source materials relied upon when preparing any section of the proposal. Government - sources. The following information regarding the organizations intention to use human subjects as part of the project should be provided on the Cover Sheet: (i) The box for "Human Subjects" must be checked on the Cover Sheet if use of human subjects is envisioned. Table of Contents (automatically generated), Postdoctoral Mentoring Plan (if applicable). 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