1. NSF Significant Changes Policy Update Roundtable-Panel Discussion ERSO 2/29/ presented by: Derek Johnson, Elene Pozdniakova, Annie Ren, and Sarah Runyon

2. Preaward Quiz
Arial 24 pts

3. Q: NSF proposals are to be submitted by what time on the due date?
A: 4:59:59 PM Submitter’s local time
B: 5:00:00 PM Submitter’s local time
C: 5:00:59 PM Submitter’s local time
D: 11:59:00 PM Eastern Time B
Late is late is late.

4. Q: NSF proposals are to be submitted by what time on the due date?
Answer:
B: 5:00:00 PM Submitter’s local time B
Late is late is late.

5. Q: For a NSF Proposal, where do you get the instructions for margins, font size, and spacing?
 A: From the solicitation
B: This is the PIs choice; it just has to be consistent.
C: The current NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures
guide.
D: The SPO web site C
Formatting has now been standardized across all proposals, regardless of the call.

6. (The recently updated PAPPG is effective from 1/25/2016)
Q: For a NSF Proposal, where do you get the instructions for margins, font size, and spacing?
Answer:
C: The current NSF Proposal and Award Policies
and Procedures guide.
(The recently updated PAPPG is effective from 1/25/2016) C
Formatting has now been standardized across all proposals, regardless of the call.

7. Q: The Biographical Sketch for a NSF proposal no longer includes:
A: Professional Preparation
B: Appointments
C: Products
D: Collaborators & Other Affiliations D.

8. Q: The Biographical Sketch for a NSF proposal no longer includes:
Answer:
D: Collaborators & Other Affiliations D.
Collaborator and Other Affiliations is no longer part of the Biosketch. This allows more room for other elements. However, it will still be required to be uploaded as a single copy document for all senior personnel.

9. Q: How should Biographical Sketches be uploaded into Fastlane:
A: As a single PDF file for all senior personnel
B: Must be uploaded separately for each senior personnel
C: Biosketches for all Co-PIs can be uploaded as a single PDF file
D: Biosketches for all EECS PIs can be uploaded as a single PDF
file B.
CVs for Other professionals, non-senior personnel needs to be uploaded as a single copy document as a single PDF. C&P is not required for these people.

10. Q: How should Biographical Sketches be uploaded into Fastlane:
Answer:
B: Must be uploaded separately for each senior
personnel B.
CVs for Other professionals, non-senior personnel needs to be uploaded as a single copy document as a single PDF. C&P is not required for these people.

11. Q: Which of the following are not true for NSF proposal preparation?
A: Internal funds allocated toward specific projects should be included
in the Current & Pending.
B: Results from Prior NSF Support should include all NSF awards that
have start dates in the past 5 years, including any current funding
and no-cost extension, whether or not they are related to the
current proposal.
C: Collaborator and Other Affiliations information is not required for
proposals.
D: Biographical Sketches and C&P can be submitted as a single PDF.
C and D.
COA doc to be uploaded as a single copy document. Biosketches and C&P need to be submitted individually.

12. Q: Which of the following are not true for NSF proposal preparation?
Answers: C & D.
C: Collaborator and Other Affiliations information is not required for
proposals.
D: Biographical Sketches and C&P can be submitted as a single PDF.
C and D.
COA doc to be uploaded as a single copy document. Biosketches and C&P need to be submitted individually.

13. Q: NSF has implemented a new set of compliance checks in FastLane for proposal preparation Warning messages will be triggered if which of the following are not included:
*hint – there are 3 answers
A:Collaborations and Other Affiliations
B: Budget Justification
C: NSF FastLane no longer provides warning messages during
proposal preparation. The system only triggers error messages,
which will not allow a proposal to be submitted.
D: References Cited
E: Biographical Sketches
B, D, and E
Warning messages will still allow the proposal to be submitted while error messages will not.
Grants.gov does not perform these types of compliance checks and will allow a proposal to be submitted.

14. Q: NSF has implemented a new set of compliance checks in FastLane for proposal preparation Warning messages will be triggered if which of the following are not included:
*hint – there are 3 answers
Answers: B, D & E
B: Budget Justification
D: References Cited
E: Biographical Sketches
Warning messages will also be triggered if Current and Pending or Facilities, Equipment and Other Resources are missing.
B, D, and E
Warning messages will still allow the proposal to be submitted while error messages will not.
Grants.gov does not perform these types of compliance checks and will allow a proposal to be submitted.

15. Postaward Quiz
Arial 24 pts

16. Q: Under the NSF Public Access Policy, when should articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals and papers in juried conference proceedings be made available for download, reading, and analysis?
A: Within 12 months of award date
B: Within 12 months of publication
C: Within 24 months of publication B

17. B: Within 12 months of publication
Q: Under the NSF Public Access Policy, when should articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals and papers in juried conference proceedings be made available for download, reading, and analysis?
Answer:
B: Within 12 months of publication B

18. Q: The PI submitted an NSF proposal on 11/22/15, and received the award on 05/17/16. When will the publications resulting from this research be required to be deposited into the NSF PAR?
 A: Within 12 months of 05/17/16
B: Within 12 months of 11/22/15
C: Whenever it pleases the PI
D: The Public Access policy doesn’t apply to these publications as
the proposal was submitted before the policy went into effect
(1/25/16).
D. Though PIs can begin using it now, the NSF PAR (Public Access Repository) is only required for awards resulting from NSF proposals submitted after 1/25/16.

19. D: the Public Access policy doesn’t apply to these
Q: The PI submitted an NSF proposal on 11/22/15, and received the award on 05/17/16. When will the publications resulting from this research be required to be deposited into the NSF PAR?
Answer:
D: the Public Access policy doesn’t apply to these
publications as the proposal was submitted before the
policy went into effect (1/25/16).
D. Though PIs can begin using it now, the NSF PAR (Public Access Repository) is only required for awards resulting from NSF proposals submitted after 1/25/16.

20. Q: The PI would like to submit a request to reallocate funds provided for participant support costs. S/he should submit this request in:
A: Fastlane.gov
B: Grants.gov
C: Research.gov
D: eCommons.gov C.
Talk about Change in PI and NCE requests

21. Q: The PI would like to submit a request to reallocate funds provided for participant support costs. S/he should submit this request in:
Answer:
C: Research.gov C.
Talk about Change in PI and NCE requests

22. *Bonus Q: What about annual project reports?
Q: To allow for consistency with financial reporting, the due date for submission of the final project report and the project outcomes report has been changed to:
A: 60 Days
B: 90 Days
C: 100 Days
D: 120 Days D.
Annual reports to be submitted no later than 90 days prior to the end of the budget period.
Subawards also now have 90 days
*Bonus Q: What about annual project reports?

23. *Bonus Q: What about annual project reports?
Q: To allow for consistency with financial reporting, the due date for submission of the final project report and the project outcomes report has been changed to:
Answer:
D: 120 Days
*Bonus Q: What about annual project reports?
Answer: Still due by 90 days after the end of the budget period D.
Annual reports to be submitted no later than 90 days prior to the end of the budget period.
Subawards also now have 90 days

24. Questions and Discussion