Prepare and Submit an Application to NSF Using Grants'gov

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Prepare and Submitan Application to NSFUsing
Grants.gov

• BS031706

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New Terms

• NSF Proposal
• Now - Application
• NSF Project Description
• Now - Project Narrative
• NSF Cover Sheet
• Now - Cover Page
• NSF Solicitation NSF 06-535
• Now - Funding Opportunity Number 06-535
• NSF Project Summary
• Now Project Summary/Abstract

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8 Step Process

• Step 1 Find NSF Solicitation, Print and Read.
• NSF Solicitation NSF 06-535
• Now Funding Opportunity Number 06-535
• Step 2 Download PureEdge Viewer to PC.
• Step 3 Download NSF Grant Application and
  Application Instructions to PC.
• Step 4 Fill Out All Required Fields on Grant
  Application
• Step 5 Convert All Documents to PDF, Attach to
  Application.
• Step 5 Email NSF Grant Application Package to
  Sponsored Projects Office (SPO).
• Step 6 SPO Reviews NSF Grant Application.
• Step 7 SPO Submits and Signs NSF Grant
  Application.
• Step 8 NSF Grant Application Is Downloaded into
  FastLane Tables and Viewable as a Submitted
  Proposal on FastLane the Day after Submission.

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Find NSF Program and Solicitation on www.nsf.gov
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Required Documents for Most ProposalsUnless
Solicitation States DifferentlyUse TrueType Font

• Project Summary - 1 page limit
• Project Description - 15 page limit
• References Cited
• Biographical Sketches - 2 page limit
• Budget - 1 budget year for each year of support
  requested
• Budget Justification - 3 page limit
• Current and Pending Support
• Facilities, Equipment and Other Resources

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Access grants.govDownload/Install PureEdge
Viewer on PC
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Download Application Package (1)
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Download Grant Application (2)
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Download Application Instructionsand Application
Package
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Grant Application Package (1)
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Grant Application Instructions (2)
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NSF Required SF 424 (RR) Components

• SF 424 (RR)
• Cover, Pages 1 and 2, including Certification and
  Assurance Language
• Research and Related Project/Performance Site
  Location(s)
• Research and Related Other Project Information
• Research and Related Senior/Key Person Profile(s)
• Research and Related Personal Data (PD/PI and
  Co-PD/PI only)
• Research and Related Budget

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SF 424 (RR) (1)
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SF 424 (RR) (2)
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SF 424 (RR) (3)
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SF 424 (RR) (4)
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SF 424 (RR) (5)
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Research Related Project Performance Site
Location(s)
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Research Related Other Project Information (1)
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Research Related Other Project Information (2)
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Research RelatedSenior/Key Person Profile (1)
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Research RelatedSenior/Key Person Profile (2)
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Research Related Personal Data
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Research Related BudgetSection A
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Research Related BudgetSection B
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Research Related BudgetSection C
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Research Related BudgetSections D E
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Research Related BudgetSection F
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Research Related BudgetSections H, I, K
(Budget Justification)
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NSF Grant Application Cover Page (1)
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NSF Grant Application Cover Page (2)
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NSF Additional Forms

• NSF Mandatory Forms
• NSF Cover Page
• NSF Check List
• NSF Optional Forms
• NSF Deviation Authorization
• NSF Suggested Reviewers
• NSF FastLane System Registration

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Attachments Must Be in PDFLogin Proposal, Awards
Status
?
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Review NSF CheckList Form
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Check for Duplicate Key Persons on the RR
Senior/Key Person Form

• Co-PIs Must Also Be Listed Separately
• Or FastLane Will Take First 4 Senior Personnel as
  Co-PIs and Rest as Senior Personnel
• Can Presently List 8 Senior Personnel
• Will Be Expanded to Allow 40 Senior Personnel

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Allow Time for Editing after Submission

• Use FastLanes Proposal File Update Module to
  Make Changes.
• Changes Automatically Made Prior to
• Deadline Date specified in Program Solicitation
  or
• Initiation of External Peer Review in Cases when
  a Target Date Is Utilized or
• Initiation of External Peer Review in the Case of
  Unsolicited Proposal.

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Always Use Organizations Legal Name

• SF 424 (RR) Cover Page
• Research and Related Project/Performance Site
  Location(s)

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Grants.gov Next Steps

• Accepting Application with Subawards by late
  March
• Testing Applicant System to System Interfaces for
  Submission of Application as an xml Stream
• MIT
• InfoEd
• Individual Universities

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No Present Plans for Grants.gov Submission

• Separately Submitted Collaborative Proposals
• Other Special Programs, Such As Postdoctoral
  Fellowships
• Supplemental Requests
• Preliminary Proposals
• Letters of Intent

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Successful Submission Tips

• Begin EARLY.
• All Attachments Must Be PDF. Use FastLane to
  Convert Files.
• Always Use Organizations Legal Name.
• Review the NSF CheckList Form.
• Check for Duplicate Key Persons on the RR
  Senior/Key Person Form.
• List Co-PIs Again Separately.
• Allow Time for Editing after Submission.