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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Folks:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For those with interests in NSF and the new research.gov proposal preparation process see below. Best, Neil<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<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>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Feldman, Jean I. <0000004ab0529922-dmarc-request@LSW.NAS.EDU>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 27, 2020 12:16 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> FDPMAIN-L@LSW.NAS.EDU<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Demo Site for Research.gov Proposal Preparation Now Available<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline">This message will be of interest to your membership. We would greatly appreciate your sharing this message as promptly, and as broadly, as possible.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline">Jean<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><o:p> </o:p></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="margin-bottom:12.0pt;vertical-align:baseline">We are pleased to announce that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has launched the Research.gov proposal preparation demonstration site. The new demo site offers proposers the opportunity
to create proposals in Research.gov with the role of a Principal Investigator (PI) prior to preparing and submitting proposals in the actual Research.gov Proposal Submission System. We invite you to try the Research.gov proposal preparation features on the
new demo site, such as: <o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.7pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Initiating Research proposals (other proposal types will be added to the demo site as they are enabled in the actual system):<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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Single submissions from one organization<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.7pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l4 level2 lfo2">
Collaborative proposals with subawards <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.7pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l4 level2 lfo2">
Separately submitted collaborative proposals from multiple organizations<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.7pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Adding co-PIs, Senior Personnel, and Other Authorized Users (OAUs)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.7pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Uploading required and optional proposal documents<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.7pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Creating budgets<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.7pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Checking proposal compliance <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.7pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Adding subawards<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.7pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Linking collaborative proposals<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.7pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Enabling Sponsored Project Officer (SPO)/Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR) access<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>What You Need to Know About the New Research.gov Demo Site<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3">All users must sign in to Research.gov with an NSF ID or primary email address to access the demo site.
<o:p></o:p></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="square">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level2 lfo3">Users without an NSF account (i.e., NSF ID) will first need to register for one to use the demo site.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level2 lfo3">Users who already have an NSF ID
<u>must not</u> register for another NSF ID for demo site use. As a reminder, each individual user of NSF systems (e.g., FastLane and Research.gov) should not have more than one NSF ID, per the NSF
<i>Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide </i><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappg20_1/pappg_1.jsp*IG3__;Iw!!PhOWcWs!gzSxYGRbIcdFTHjlSbZOBq7pcbY7KlaP7iyok4jn4rWQuPDP2qpl9ec5VT0clQZr52w$">Chapter I.G.3.</a>
<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3">A red "Proposal Preparation Demo Site" banner is at the top of each demo site page to indicate the user is using the demo site.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3">Each user will be given the PI role for demo site purposes only. No other user roles (e.g., SPO and AOR) are available on the demo site or are needed to use the demo site.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3">The demo site does not support proposal submission to NSF and will not trigger any system-generated email notifications.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3">Proposals created on the demo site will be deleted after six months. Neither NSF staff nor users will be able to access deleted proposal data from the demo site.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3">Demo site proposals will not be available on the actual Research.gov Proposal Submission System, and proposals cannot be transferred between the demo site and the actual system.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3">For further demo site details, please see the demo site Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) available via the
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.research.gov/research-portal/appmanager/base/desktop?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=research_node_display&_nodePath=*researchGov*Service*Desktop*ProposalPreparationandSubmission.html__;Ly8vLw!!PhOWcWs!gzSxYGRbIcdFTHjlSbZOBq7pcbY7KlaP7iyok4jn4rWQuPDP2qpl9ec5VT0cPLk38WI$">
Research.gov About Proposal Preparation and Submission</a> page left navigation menu. A set of topic-specific video tutorials is also available.
<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;vertical-align:baseline"><b>Accessing the Research.gov Proposal Preparation Demo Site<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline">To access the Research.gov demo site, you
<b>must </b>have an NSF account (i.e., NSF ID) and be signed in to Research.gov. <o:p>
</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"><b>If you have an NSF account:</b><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="square">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.7pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l4 level2 lfo2">
Access <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/web.demo.research.gov/proposalprep/*/proposal-prep__;Iw!!PhOWcWs!gzSxYGRbIcdFTHjlSbZOBq7pcbY7KlaP7iyok4jn4rWQuPDP2qpl9ec5VT0cMOIjjUs$">
Research.gov Demo Site: Prepare Proposals</a><span style="color:#0563C1">. </span>
(If you are not signed in, you will be prompted to sign in before accessing the demo site.)<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
</ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"><b>If you do not have an NSF account:<o:p></o:p></b></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.7pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l4 level2 lfo2">
<span style="color:#333333">Open </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.research.gov__;!!PhOWcWs!gzSxYGRbIcdFTHjlSbZOBq7pcbY7KlaP7iyok4jn4rWQuPDP2qpl9ec5VT0cxP2woRo$">Research.gov</a><span style="color:#333333">.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.7pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l4 level2 lfo2">
<span style="color:#333333">Use the </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.research.gov/accountmgmt/*/registration__;Iw!!PhOWcWs!gzSxYGRbIcdFTHjlSbZOBq7pcbY7KlaP7iyok4jn4rWQuPDP2qpl9ec5VT0cQvjBCBo$">Register</a><span style="color:#333333"> tab
located on the top right of the screen to create an NSF account.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.7pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l4 level2 lfo2">
Input the requested account registration information. <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
</ul>
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<o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><i>Important Note:</i> Your primary registered email address will be used for NSF account notifications including password resets and can be used to sign in to Research.gov. Please ensure that you have ongoing
access to your primary registered email (e.g., a personal email address), even if you change organizations. Refer to
<span style="color:#333333">the </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.research.gov/research-portal/appmanager/base/desktop?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=research_node_display&_nodePath=*researchGov*Service*Desktop*InstitutionAndUserManagement.html__;Ly8vLw!!PhOWcWs!gzSxYGRbIcdFTHjlSbZOBq7pcbY7KlaP7iyok4jn4rWQuPDP2qpl9ec5VT0cYt15Oz4$">Research.gov
About Account Management</a><span style="color:#333333"> page for additional registration guidance.</span>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b>Retirement of FastLane Demo Site<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline">The FastLane demo site has been retired, however, we encourage you to try the new Research.gov proposal preparation demo site. In accordance with
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.nsf.gov/pubs/issuances/in147.jsp?org=NSF__;!!PhOWcWs!gzSxYGRbIcdFTHjlSbZOBq7pcbY7KlaP7iyok4jn4rWQuPDP2qpl9ec5VT0cRy20JLc$">
Important Notice No. 147: Research.gov Implementation Update</a>, NSF is taking proactive steps to incrementally move the preparation and submission of all proposals from FastLane to Research.gov.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b>Enhancements Coming Soon to Research.gov<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Effective in late November 2020, NSF will:<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4">Enable the following proposal types on Research.gov and on the new Research.gov proposal preparation demo site:<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="square">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level2 lfo5">Rapid Response Research (RAPID)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level2 lfo5">EArly-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level2 lfo5">Research Advanced by Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering (RAISE)<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
</ul>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4">Remove the <b>font type</b> and
<b>font size</b> compliance checks and associated warning messages per feedback from the research community.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Stay tuned for additional information about these updates in the next couple of weeks.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt"><b>Questions?</b> 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 seeing you on the new Research.gov proposal preparation demo site!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<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>
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<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>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>
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