<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
        {font-family:Wingdings;
        panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
@font-face
        {font-family:"Cambria Math";
        panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
        {font-family:Calibri;
        panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
        {margin:0in;
        margin-bottom:.0001pt;
        font-size:11.0pt;
        font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
        {mso-style-priority:99;
        color:#0563C1;
        text-decoration:underline;}
.MsoChpDefault
        {mso-style-type:export-only;
        font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
        {size:8.5in 11.0in;
        margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
        {page:WordSection1;}
/* List Definitions */
@list l0
        {mso-list-id:49503470;
        mso-list-template-ids:-1163464884;}
@list l0:level1
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0B7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level2
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0B7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level3
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0B7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level4
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0B7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level5
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0B7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level6
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0B7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level7
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0B7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level8
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0B7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level9
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0B7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1
        {mso-list-id:331228348;
        mso-list-type:hybrid;
        mso-list-template-ids:-20295322 67698689 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693;}
@list l1:level1
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0B7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:none;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1:level2
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:o;
        mso-level-tab-stop:none;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        font-family:"Courier New";}
@list l1:level3
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0A7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:none;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l1:level4
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0B7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:none;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1:level5
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:o;
        mso-level-tab-stop:none;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        font-family:"Courier New";}
@list l1:level6
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0A7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:none;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l1:level7
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0B7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:none;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1:level8
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:o;
        mso-level-tab-stop:none;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        font-family:"Courier New";}
@list l1:level9
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0A7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:none;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l2
        {mso-list-id:490488058;
        mso-list-template-ids:-263053860;}
@list l2:level1
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0B7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Symbol;}
@list l2:level2
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0B7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Symbol;}
@list l2:level3
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0B7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Symbol;}
@list l2:level4
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0B7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Symbol;}
@list l2:level5
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0B7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Symbol;}
@list l2:level6
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0B7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Symbol;}
@list l2:level7
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0B7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Symbol;}
@list l2:level8
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0B7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Symbol;}
@list l2:level9
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0B7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Symbol;}
@list l3
        {mso-list-id:544177210;
        mso-list-type:hybrid;
        mso-list-template-ids:646866520 67698689 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693;}
@list l3:level1
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0B7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:none;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        font-family:Symbol;}
@list l3:level2
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:o;
        mso-level-tab-stop:none;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        font-family:"Courier New";}
@list l3:level3
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0A7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:none;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l3:level4
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0B7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:none;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        font-family:Symbol;}
@list l3:level5
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:o;
        mso-level-tab-stop:none;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        font-family:"Courier New";}
@list l3:level6
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0A7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:none;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l3:level7
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0B7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:none;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        font-family:Symbol;}
@list l3:level8
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:o;
        mso-level-tab-stop:none;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        font-family:"Courier New";}
@list l3:level9
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0A7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:none;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l4
        {mso-list-id:1670979754;
        mso-list-type:hybrid;
        mso-list-template-ids:-1431954384 67698689 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693;}
@list l4:level1
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0B7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:none;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        font-family:Symbol;}
@list l4:level2
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:o;
        mso-level-tab-stop:none;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        font-family:"Courier New";}
@list l4:level3
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0A7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:none;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l4:level4
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0B7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:none;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        font-family:Symbol;}
@list l4:level5
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:o;
        mso-level-tab-stop:none;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        font-family:"Courier New";}
@list l4:level6
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0A7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:none;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l4:level7
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0B7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:none;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        font-family:Symbol;}
@list l4:level8
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:o;
        mso-level-tab-stop:none;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        font-family:"Courier New";}
@list l4:level9
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0A7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:none;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l5
        {mso-list-id:1807313591;
        mso-list-template-ids:-1808613624;}
@list l5:level1
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0B7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Symbol;}
@list l5:level2
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:o;
        mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:"Courier New";
        mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
@list l5:level3
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0B7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Symbol;}
@list l5:level4
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0B7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Symbol;}
@list l5:level5
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0B7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Symbol;}
@list l5:level6
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0B7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Symbol;}
@list l5:level7
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0B7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Symbol;}
@list l5:level8
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0B7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Symbol;}
@list l5:level9
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0B7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Symbol;}
ol
        {margin-bottom:0in;}
ul
        {margin-bottom:0in;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Folks:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For those planning collaborative, multi-organization proposals to NSF, see below for new information about research.gov capabilities.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best, Neil<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Neil Charness, Ph.D., William G. Chase Professor of Psychology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Director, Institute for Successful Longevity<a href="http:// www.isl.fsu.edu"><span style="color:blue"> www.isl.fsu.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Department of Psychology, Florida State University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">1107 West Call Street, Tallahassee, Florida, USA 32306-4301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Phone (office): 850-644-6686; Fax: 850-644-7739<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">E-mail: <a href="mailto:charness@psy.fsu.edu"><span style="color:blue">charness@psy.fsu.edu</span></a>; <a href="http://www.psy.fsu.edu/~charness/"><span style="color:blue">http://www.psy.fsu.edu/~charness/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please Note:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Due to Florida’s very broad public records law, most written business communications to or from FSU staff and/or any public college or university employee
 are public records, available to the public and media upon request. Therefore, this e-mail communication may be subject to public disclosure.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<div>
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Feldman, Jean I. <0000004ab0529922-dmarc-request@LSW.NAS.EDU>
<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 31, 2020 10:23 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> FDPMAIN-L@LSW.NAS.EDU<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Research.gov Expanded: Separately Submitted Collaborative Proposals from Multiple Organizations Now Available<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This message may be of interest to your community.  Please disseminate this information to your membership as promptly as possible. 
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jean<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jean Feldman<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Head, Policy Office<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Division of Institution & Award Support<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">National Science Foundation<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Voice: 703.292.8243<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Email: <a href="mailto:jfeldman@nsf.gov">jfeldman@nsf.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><o:p> </o:p></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline">Dear Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline">We are excited to announce that effective March 30, 2020, the research community can prepare and submit separately submitted collaborative proposals from multiple organizations in Research.gov. Proposers
 can now prepare Full, Research proposals in Research.gov that are:<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Single submissions from one organization (available since April 2018)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Single submission collaborative proposals with subawards (available since June 2019)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Separately submitted collaborative proposals from multiple organizations<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b>What's New for Separately Submitted Collaborative Proposals?<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6;vertical-align:baseline"><b>Proposal Preparation</b>: Proposers can select a separately submitted collaborative proposal as an option in the Proposal Creation Wizard and identify themselves as part of a lead
 or non-lead organization.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6;vertical-align:baseline"><b>Linking:</b> The lead organization can initiate a request to link proposals with non-lead organizations. However, all proposals in the collaboration must be prepared and submitted
 in Research.gov and cannot be a mix of Research.gov and FastLane proposals. <o:p>
</o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6;vertical-align:baseline"><b>New "Submission Pending" Status:</b> The Research.gov submission process for separately submitted collaborative proposals is different than the submission process in FastLane.
<o:p></o:p></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level2 lfo6;vertical-align:baseline">A new Research.gov “Submission Pending” status informs the organization that their proposal submission is pending in a queue until all linked lead and non-lead proposals in the collaboration
 attain “Submission Pending” status and can be submitted to NSF as a set.  <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level2 lfo6">Separately submitted collaborative proposals with a "Submission Pending" status can be edited, but the Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR) must resubmit the edited proposal to return it to a "Submission
 Pending" status. <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level2 lfo6">A Proposal File Update (PFU) is not required to edit the proposal at the "Submission Pending" stage. However, a PFU could be utilized after the entire collaborative set is submitted to NSF and a proposal
 ID number for each separately submitted collaborative proposal is generated.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6;vertical-align:baseline"><b>Submit Proposal Wizard:</b> The AOR Submission Wizard screen will display the lead and non-lead organization information.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6"><b>Other Related Changes: </b>
<o:p></o:p></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level2 lfo6"><b>Postdoctoral Mentoring Plan:
</b>A Postdoctoral Mentoring Plan<b> </b>is only required when funds for postdoctoral scholars are requested on the budget. A proposal compliance error will block proposal submission if there is a mentoring plan but no requested funds.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level2 lfo6"><b>Print Concatenate: </b>This functionality is available for lead and non-lead proposals.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level2 lfo6"><b>New Automated Compliance Error/Warning Messages and Business Rules for Separately Submitted Collaborative Proposals:
</b>Compliance checks triggering an error will prohibit proposal submission to NSF, whereas checks triggering a warning will allow proposal submission to NSF.  
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level2 lfo6"><b>Delete In-progress Proposals:</b> Proposers can delete their in-progress separately submitted collaborative proposals.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level2 lfo6;vertical-align:baseline"><b>Redesigned Research.gov "About" Page with New and Updated FAQs:
</b><span style="color:black">Check out our redesigned </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.research.gov/research-portal/appmanager/base/desktop?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=research_node_display&_nodePath=*researchGov*Service*Desktop*ProposalPreparationandSubmission.html__;Ly8vLw!!PhOWcWs!kqtqfzCFsD3GRwCNmEH8FuwUc56HEm4vqAAdNs3TP3qEUsF0lQLmYQMmca8Q8LtTPGU$">Research.gov
 About Proposal Preparation and Submission webpage</a><span style="color:black"> with links to new and updated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) organized by topic.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>What's Ahead?<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We are also happy to share that NSF is currently developing the following capabilities in Research.gov:<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l4 level1 lfo9">Other Authorized User (OAU) role changes (see Research.gov
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.research.gov/research-portal/appmanager/base/desktop?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=research_node_display&_nodePath=*researchGov*Generic*Common*OAUChangesComingThisSpring.html__;Ly8vLw!!PhOWcWs!kqtqfzCFsD3GRwCNmEH8FuwUc56HEm4vqAAdNs3TP3qEUsF0lQLmYQMmca8QiEPIcc8$">
advisory</a> currently posted)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l4 level1 lfo9">Support for Single Copy Documents<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l4 level1 lfo9">Submission of Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I and Phase II proposals<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l4 level1 lfo9">Submission of Rapid Response Research (RAPID), Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER), and Research Advanced by Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering (RAISE) proposals<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Stay tuned for additional information about these developments in the coming months!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Help NSF Build Research.gov<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Research.gov is being developed incrementally, and features will expand with the goal of eventually transitioning all proposal preparation and submission functionality from FastLane to Research.gov. NSF strongly encourages the use of Research.gov
 where possible and wants feedback on your experience, so we can continue to offer a better user experience. Please submit your feedback on the
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.research.gov/research-portal/appmanager/base/desktop?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=research_home_page&_eventName=research_feedback_event__;!!PhOWcWs!kqtqfzCFsD3GRwCNmEH8FuwUc56HEm4vqAAdNs3TP3qEUsF0lQLmYQMmca8QHhHsBQs$">
Research.gov Feedback</a> page (select “Proposal Preparation & Submission” under the Site Area dropdown menu).
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt">We would appreciate you sharing this information with your colleagues. If you have IT system-related questions, please contact the NSF Help Desk at 1-800-381-1532 (7:00 AM - 9:00 PM ET; Monday - Friday except federal
 holidays) or via <a href="mailto:rgov@nsf.gov">rgov@nsf.gov</a>. Policy-related questions should be directed to
<a href="mailto:policy@nsf.gov">policy@nsf.gov</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt">We look forward to receiving your Research.gov proposals and your feedback about our new system!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black">Jean<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Jean Feldman<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Head, Policy Office<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Division of Institution and Award Support<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Office of Budget, Finance & Award Management<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>National Science Foundation<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>email: </b><a href="mailto:policy@nsf.gov"><b>policy</b></a><b><u><span style="color:#0563C1">@nsf.gov</span><span style="color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#44546A"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br>
############################ <o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center">To unsubscribe from the FDPMAIN-L list, click the following link:<br>
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/forums.nas.edu/scripts/wa.exe?TICKET=NzM3NTQ1IENoYXJuZXNzQFBTWS5GU1UuRURVIEZEUE1BSU4tTFkzZmrzNK7D&c=SIGNOFF__;!!PhOWcWs!kqtqfzCFsD3GRwCNmEH8FuwUc56HEm4vqAAdNs3TP3qEUsF0lQLmYQMmca8QBcW8r3M$" target="_blank">http://forums.nas.edu/scripts/wa.exe?TICKET=NzM3NTQ1IENoYXJuZXNzQFBTWS5GU1UuRURVIEZEUE1BSU4tTFkzZmrzNK7D&c=SIGNOFF</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>