OSP News & Alerts

• COVID-19 FAQ: See the latest information and general questions associated with proposal submission and award management that may arise in relation to COVID-19.
• Salary Cap Guidance: This page provides guidance and a Salary Cap Calculator as a resource to be used for calculating institutional commitment when proposing to sponsors that have a salary cap.
• 2021 NIH Virtual Grants Seminar Recordings: Session recordings, transcripts, and slides from the 2021 NIH Virtual Grants Seminar can be accessed on the NIH Grants website.

PAPPG (20-1) Open for Comment

NSF is accepting comments on the draft Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) that will become effective in 2020. Significant changes will include:

• Removed requirement for section labeled "Intellectual Merit" in the project description
• Adoption of standardized biographical sketch format via SciENcv
• Clarifications regarding inclusion of unpaid positions on the biosketch
• Requirement to upload email of submission approval from NSF Program Officer for RAPID and EAGER proposals
• Allowability of data deposit and curation funds

Draft NSF PAPPG (20-1)

• NIH & AHRQ update application instructions and merit review criteria related to inclusion of women, minorities, and children in clinical research, as of January 25, 2019:
  • Research Applications (NOT-OD-18-228)
  • Career Development Applications (NOT-OD-18-229)
  • Fellowship Applications (NOT-OD-18-227)
• NIH to make RPPRs publicly available
• NIH is teaming with ORCID to reduce administrative burden. An ORCID unique identifier associated with your eRA Commons account will automate linkages with your professional activities (e.g. grant applications, publications, reporting, SciENcv).

• SP1813 - Planning & Issuing Subawards: December 1, 2021
• CRA Study Group - Information Session: January 18, 2022

• NSF Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE): November 29, 2021
• Japan Prize: December 17, 2021