Effective 1/29, NSF PAPPG Revised

Mon, 29 Jan 2018 16:18:13 -0500

NSF PAPPG Revised

The new PAPPG will be effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after January 29, 2018. Significant changes include:

Addition of a new eligibility subcategory on international branch campuses of U.S. Institutions of Higher Education;

Revision of eligibility standards for foreign organizations;

Implementation of the standard Collaborators and Other Affiliations (COA) template that has been in pilot phase since April;

Increase in the Budget Justification page limitation from three pages to five pages;

Restructuring of coverage on grantee notifications to and requests for approval from NSF, including referral to the Prior Approval Matrix(link is external) available on the NSF website; and

Numerous clarifications and other changes throughout the document.

You are encouraged to review the by-chapter summary of changes provided in the Introduction section of the PAPPG.

If you have any questions regarding these changes, please contact the Policy Office on (703) 292-8243 or by e-mail to policy@nsf.gov(link sends e-mail).