NSF Revises Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPP)
October 02, 2009
The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently posted a revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPP) [NSF 10-1]. As with all revisions to the PAPP Guide, NSF has included a summary of significant changes at the beginning of each section. Notable changes in the PAPP Guide are the implementation of two of the remaining requirements included in the America COMPETES Act: required institutional plans for training in the ethical and responsible conduct of research (RCR) for students (undergraduate and graduate) and postdoctoral fellows; and project outcomes (final) reporting requirements for principal investigators.
The new PAPP Guide will be effective for proposals submitted on or after January 4, 2010 and is available on the NSF website at: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf101.