GRANT PROPOSAL GUIDE
Table of Contents

• Cover
• Privacy Act and Public Burden Statements
• Dear Colleague Letter
• About the National Science Foundation
• Foreword
• Summary of Significant Changes
• Contents
  1. Introduction
     1. Overview
        1. Unsolicited Proposals
        2. Solicited Proposals
        3. General
     2. The Proposal
        Proprietary or Privileged Information
     3. NSF FastLane System
     4. Who May Submit Proposals
        Categories of Proposers
     5. When to Submit Proposals
     6. How to Submit Proposals
  2. Instructions for Proposal Preparation
     1. Conformance with Instructions for Proposal Preparation
     2. Special Instructions for Single-Copy Documents
        1. Information About Principal Investigators/Project Directors and co-Principal Investigators/co-Project Director
        2. List of Suggested Reviewers or Reviewers Not to Include
        3. Certification Page
     3. Format of the Proposal
     4. Sections of the Proposal
        1. Cover Sheet for Proposal to the National Science Foundation
        2. Project Summary
        3. Table of Contents
        4. Project Description
           Results from Prior NSF Support
        5. References Cited
        6. Biographical Sketches
        7. Budget
           1. Salaries and Wages
              1. Policies
              2. Procedures
              3. Confidential Budgetary Information
           2. Fringe Benefits
           3. Equipment
           4. Travel
              1. General
              2. Domestic Travel
              3. Foreign Travel
           5. Participant Support
           6. Other Direct Costs
              1. Materials and Supplies
              2. Publication/Documentation/Dissemination
              3. Consultant Services
              4. Computer Services
              5. Subawards
           7. Total Direct Costs
           8. Indirect Costs (also known as Facilities & Administrative Costs)
           9. Total Direct and Indirect Costs
           10. Residual Funds
           11. Amount of This Request
           12. Cost Sharing
           13. Unallowable Costs
               1. Entertainment
               2. Meals and Coffee Breaks
               3. Alcoholic Beverages
        8. Current and Pending Support
        9. Facilities, Equipment and Other Resources
        10. Special Information & Supplementary Documentation
        11. Appendices
        12. Special Guidelines
            1. Small Grants for Exploratory Research (SGER)
            2. Collaborative Proposals
            3. Equipment Proposals
            4. Proposals Involving Vertebrate Animals
            5. Proposals Involving Human Subjects
  3. NSF Proposal Processing and Review
     1. Review Criteria
     2. Administrative Corrections to FastLane Proposals
     3. Revisions to Proposals Made During the Review Process
     4. Award Recommendation
     5. Copies of Reviews
  4. Withdrawals, Returns and Declinations
     1. Withdrawals
     2. Returns
     3. Declinations
     4. Reconsideration
     5. Resubmission
  5. Special Programs
     1. Research Instrumentation/Facilities
     2. Conferences, Symposia and Workshops
     3. International Cooperative Activities
     4. International Travel Grants
     5. Doctoral Dissertation Research
     6. Human Resources Development
     7. Facilitation Awards for Scientists and Engineers with Disabilities
     8. Research Opportunity Awards (ROAs)
     9. Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs)
     10. Partnerships for Advanced Computational Infrastructure (PACI)
     11. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program
     12. Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program
  6. Award and Continued Support
     1. Standard and Continuing Grants
        Effective/Expiration Dates and Preaward Costs
     2. Additional Support
        1. Incremental Funding
        2. Renewal Proposals
           Traditional Renewal
           Accomplishment-Based Renewal (ABR)
        3. Two-Year Extensions for Special Creativity
        4. Supplemental Funding
     3. No-Cost Extensions
        1. Grantee-Authorized Extension
        2. NSF-Approved Extension
  7. Grant Administration Highlights
     1. General Requirements
     2. Prior Approval Requirements
     3. Transfer of PI
     4. Equipment
     5. Excess Government Property
     6. Suspension or Termination of Grants
     7. Grant Reports
        1. Annual and Final Project Reports
        2. Quarterly and Final Expenditure Reports
     8. Sharing of Findings, Data and Other Research Products
     9. Acknowledgment of Support and Disclaimer
     10. Release of Grantee Proposal Information
     11. Legal Rights to Intellectual Property
     12. Year 2000 Computer Problem
• Appendices
  1. Programs Providing Support for Scientific & Engineering Research & Education
  2. Checklist for Proposal Preparation
  3. Definitions of Categories of Personnel
• Proposal Forms Kit (NSF 00-3)