Please take note of the following information from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Should you have questions about the applicability of this guidance to current or anticipated projects, please contact your OSPA Pre-Award or Post-Award staff.
New Automated Proposal Compliance Checks in FastLane
On July, 24, 2015, the next set of automated proposal compliance checks will be released in FastLane. The checks will trigger warning messages if the following proposal sections do not exist for proposals submitted in response to a Program Solicitation for the applicable funding mechanism type (Conference, Equipment, Ideas Lab, Facility/Center, and Fellowship):- References Cited
- Biographical Sketch(es)
- Budget Justification: Primary Organization
- Budget Justification: Sub recipient Organization
- Current and Pending Support
- Facilities, Equipment and Other Resources
Warning messages will not prevent a proposal from being submitted. However, proposals that receive error messages will not be able to be submitted.
Please note that the new set of compliance checks are in addition to the compliance checks that currently exist in FastLane. You can view a complete list of FastLane auto-compliance checks, including the new set, by clicking here. The list specifies which checks are run depending on type of submission (GPG, Program Description, Program Announcement, or Program Solicitation) and funding mechanism (Research, RAPID, EAGER, Ideas Lab, Conference, Equipment, International Travel, Facility/Center, or Fellowship). It also specifies whether the check triggers a “warning” or “error” message for non-compliant proposals.
Delayed Rollout of Notifications and Requests in Research.gov
NSF recently announced the rollout of ten new notifications and requests that will be retired from FastLane and released in Research.gov on July 24 (OSPA note: see attached). Due to a change in scheduling, those notifications and requests will not be rolled out on July 24. NSF will provide more information on a new release date when it becomes available.
Please note that the new set of compliance checks are in addition to the compliance checks that currently exist in FastLane. You can view a complete list of FastLane auto-compliance checks, including the new set, by clicking here. The list specifies which checks are run depending on type of submission (GPG, Program Description, Program Announcement, or Program Solicitation) and funding mechanism (Research, RAPID, EAGER, Ideas Lab, Conference, Equipment, International Travel, Facility/Center, or Fellowship). It also specifies whether the check triggers a “warning” or “error” message for non-compliant proposals.
Delayed Rollout of Notifications and Requests in Research.gov
NSF recently announced the rollout of ten new notifications and requests that will be retired from FastLane and released in Research.gov on July 24 (OSPA note: see attached). Due to a change in scheduling, those notifications and requests will not be rolled out on July 24. NSF will provide more information on a new release date when it becomes available.