APPENDIX B

CHECKLIST FOR PROPOSAL PREPARATION

Codes:

1 = Use of format required*

2 = Use of model format optional

Complete proposals help expedite review and processing. To assure that research and other proposals submitted to the Foundation are complete, an administrative check should be made before mailing.

[ ] List of suggested reviewers, or reviewers not to include (one copy only) (optional)

[ ] Information About Principal Investigators/Project Directors, NSF Form 1225 (one copy only)(1)

[ ] Cover Sheet for Proposal to the National Science Foundation, Certification Page, Page 2, NSF Form 1207(1)

[ ] All required signatures (Principal Investigator, Co-principal Investigators, and Authorized Organizational Representative)

[ ] Deviation Authorization, (one copy only, if applicable)

[ ] SF LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities

[ ] Cover Sheet for Proposal to the National Science Foundation, Page 1, NSF Form 1207(1)

[ ] Specific NSF program(s) identified, if known

[ ] Program Announcement/Solicitation No./Closing Date. If the proposal is not submitted in response to a specific program announcement/ solicitation, proposers must enter "Grant Proposal Guide, NSF 95-27"

[ ] Appropriate boxes on Cover Sheet checked

[ ] Project Summary, NSF Form 1358(1)

[ ] Table of Contents, NSF Form 1359(1)

[ ] Project Description, including Results from Prior NSF Support, NSF Form 1360(2)

[ ] Statement of the impact of the proposed research (required for engineering proposals only)

[ ] Human-Resource information (required for renewal proposals from academic institutions only)

[ ] References Cited, NSF Form 1361(2)

[ ] Biographical Sketch(es), NSF Form 1362(1)

[ ] Summary Proposal Budget, cumulative and annual, NSF Form 1030(1)

[ ] Budget Justification (not to exceed three pages)

[ ] Cost-sharing amount, if required

[ ] Current and Pending Support, NSF Form 1239(2)

[ ] Facilities, Equipment and Other Resources, NSF Form 1363(2)

[ ] Special Information and Supplementary Documentation (letters of commitment, eligibility statements, etc.), as required

[ ] Animal Care and Use statement, if required**

[ ] Human Subjects Certification, if required***

[ ] Special provisions for research in Greenland or Antarctica

[ ] Required number of copies of the proposal, including the original signed copy (See Appendix A)

[ ] Proposal packages addressed exactly as shown on page 2 (no punctuation)

*See Chapter IX, Forms Acceptance, for NSF's Forms Acceptance Policy. **Statement that the proposal has been reviewed and approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee and that assures the grantee will comply with the Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals by Awardee Institutions. ***Statement that the proposal has been approved and will be subject to continuing review by the Institutional Review Board and that an approved assurance for the institution in conformance with the Common Rule (Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects, 45 CFR §690) is appropriately filed with a Federal agency.