CCE Faculty:<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"> <br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p>The <a href="http://www.nsf.gov/" target="_blank">National Science Foundation</a>
(NSF) is making major changes that will affect how researchers will
prepare and submit proposals for funding. There also is a change to the
way proposals are reported upon. All changes will go into effect Jan.
14.</p>
<p>Failure to follow the new guidelines could result in a faculty member’s proposal not being accepted or in a report being lost.</p> <br><p class="MsoNormal">I suggest you visit:</p><p><span>-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><a href="http://www.fastlane.nsf.gov" target="_blank">www.fastlane.nsf.gov</a>; then click under</p>
<p><span>-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Advisories:</p><p style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><span>o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Date 12/7/2012: FAQs</p>
<p style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><span>o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Date 10/5/2012: NSF Issues New Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide…….</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> It’s difficult to predict how tight NSF will set this
filter. We do know, however, that the parameters of the new GPG will be
enforced.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p>A significant change is that FastLane will reject proposal
submissions if key elements of a proposal are not completed correctly.
The rejection will be marked “Proposal Not Accepted.” The new NSF
Proposal and Award Policies and Procedure Guide (PAPP) states if the
proposal, “does not contain the project summary, including an overview,
and separate statements on intellectual merit and broader impacts it
will not be accepted by FastLane.” This new non-award category will also
apply to data management plans as well as postdoctoral mentoring plans.</p>
<p><span style="background-color:rgb(255,153,0)">Because of FastLane’s new ability to block submissions of
non-compliant proposals, NSF strongly suggests submitting proposals
several hours before the deadline to allow time to correct errors.</span></p>
<p>For the first time in 13 years, the National Science Board has
made changes in the merit review criteria that will affect the way in
which proposals will be reviewed and scored. There also are significant
changes to many proposal elements including biosketches and proposal
summaries.</p>
<p>NSF also has clarified the appropriate use of indirect costs, or
facilities and administrative costs, as well as cost sharing and
conflict of interest polices.</p>
<p>Within the next few months NSF will shut down FastLane for
reporting functions only and will use Research.gov. FastLane will still
be used for proposals submissions.</p>
<p>The new NSF PAPP Guide can be found at <a href="http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf13001" target="_blank">http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf13001</a>. <br></p><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br clear="all">
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Fritz Claydon Ph.D.<br>Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering<br>Associate Dean of Administration and Research<br>University of Houston<br>Cullen College of Engineering<br><a href="tel:713.743.4204" value="+17137434204" target="_blank">713.743.4204</a><br>
<a href="mailto:fclaydon@uh.edu" target="_blank">fclaydon@uh.edu</a><br>
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