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Dear Colleague
Letter
Foreword
Significant Changes
Listing of Acronyms
- Chapter II - NSF Awards
- Chapter III - Grant Administration
- 300 Monitoring Project Performance
- 310 Changes In Project Direction or Management
- 311 Changes in Objectives, Scope or Methodology
- 312 Changes in PI/PD or Person-Months Devoted to the Project
- 312.1 Background
- 312.2 Basic Requirements
- 312.3 Short-Term Absence of PI/PD
- 312.4 Long-Term Absence of PI/PD
- 312.5 Change in Person-Months Devoted to the Project
- 312.6 Withdrawal of PI/PD
- 312.7 Substitute PI/PD
- 312.8 Disposition of a Grant When a PI/PD Transfers from One Organization to Another Organization
- 313 Contracting or Transferring the Project Effort (Subawards)
- 320 Changes In The Grant Budget
- 330 Cost Sharing And Matching
- 331 Basis for NSF Requirements
- 332 Significance of Cost Sharing Promises in Proposals
- 333 NSF Cost Sharing Requirements
- 333.1 Unsolicited Research Projects
- 333.2 Solicited Research Projects
- 333.3 Cost Sharing Amount
- 333.4 Cost Sharing Method
- 333.5 Method of Providing Contributions
- 333.6 Cost Sharing Records and Reports
- 334 NSF Matching Requirement
- 340 Technical Reporting Requirements
- 341 Annual Project Reports
- 342 Final Project Report
- 343 Final Technical Information Items
- 344 Compliance with Technical Reporting Requirements
- 345 Grant Closeout
- Exhibit III-1 -- Grantee Notifications To and Requests For Approval From The National Science Foundation
- Chapter IV - Financial Requirements and Payments
- 400 Background
- 410 Standards For Financial Management
- 420 Definitions
- 430 Payment Requirements
- 431 General
- 432 Payment Policies
- 433 Request for Advance
- 434 Request for Reimbursements
- 435 Working Capital Advance
- 436 ACH Vendor Express
- 437 Use of Women-Owned and Minority-Owned Banks
- 440 Cash Refunds And Credits To NSF
- 441 Final Unobligated Balance
- 442 Erroneous Payments
- 443 Interest Earned on Advance Payments
- 444 Program Income
- 445 Other Cost Credits
- 450 Grant Financial Reporting Requirements
- 451 Quarterly Disbursement Reporting-Federal Cash Transactions Report (FCTR)
- 452 Final Disbursement Reporting
- Exhibit IV-1 -- ACH Vendor/Miscellaneous Payment Enrollment Form (SF 3881)
- Chapter V - Grantee Standards
- 500 Background
- 510 Conflict Of Interest Policies
- 520 Financial Management Systems Standards
- 530 Procurement Standards
- 540 Property Management Standards
- 541 Background
- 542 Title to Equipment
- 542.1 Title to Equipment - Non-Profit Organizations
- 542.2 Title to Equipment - Commercial Organizations
- 543 Conditions for Acquisition and Use of Equipment
- 544 Principles Relating to Use of NSF-Supported Research Instrumentation and Facilities
- 545 Property Management Standards When Title Retained by NSF
- 546 Excess Government Personal Property
- Chapter VI - Allowability of Costs
- 600 Basic Considerations
- 610 Direct Costs
- 611 Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits
- 612 Equipment
- 612.1 Related Equipment Guidelines
- 612.2 Definitions
- 612.3 Special Purpose Equipment
- 612.4 General Purpose Equipment
- 613 Materials and Supplies
- 614 Travel Costs
- 615 Computer Costs
- 616 Consultant Services
- 617 Publication, Documentation and Dissemination
- 618 Participant Support Costs
- 620 Other Direct Costs
- 621 Rearrangements and Alterations
- 622 News Release Costs
- 623 Rental or Lease of Facilities or Special Purpose Equipment
- 624 Relocation Costs
- 625 Meetings and Conferences
- 630 Indirect Costs
- 631 Background
- 632 Indirect Costs in Proposals for NSF Support
- 633 NSF Policy
- 634 Underrecovery of Indirect Costs
- 635 Rebudgeting of Indirect Cost Funds Provided Under NSF Grants
- 636 NSF Cognizant Organizations
- 640 Fee Payments Under NSF Grants
- Chapter VII - Other Grant Requirements
- 700 Non-Discrimination Statutes
- 701 General
- 702 Civil Rights Act of 1964
- 702.1 Background
- 702.2 NSF Regulations
- 702.3 Assurance of Compliance
- 702.4 Civil Rights Assurance-Subrecipients
- 702.5 Grant Provisions
- 703 Rehabilitation Act
- 703.1 Background
- 703.2 NSF Regulations
- 703.3 Assurance of Compliance
- 703.4 Section 504 Assurance-Subrecipients
- 703.5 Grant Conditions
- 704 Title IX - Sex Discrimination
- 705 Age Discrimination Act
- 706 Equal Employment Opportunity Under E.O. 11246
- 710 Protection Of Living Organisms
- 711 Human Subjects
- 712 Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules
- 712.1 Applicability
- 712.2 Policy
- 712.3 Research Requiring Prior Approval of the Director, NIH
- 712.4 Recombinant DNA Research Outside the U.S.
- 713 Animal Welfare Requirements
- 714 Marine Mammal Protection Act
- 715 Government Permits and Activities Abroad
- 720 Construction, Rearrangements and Alterations
- 730 Intellectual Property
- 731 Patents and Inventions
- 731.1 Background
- 731.2 National Science Foundation Patent Policy
- 731.3 Standard Patent Rights Clause
- 731.4 Electronic Invention Handling
- 732 Copyright
- 733 Special Patent and Copyright Situations
- 733.1 Special Grant Provisions
- 733.2 Grants Not Primarily for Research
- 733.3 Grants Affected by International Agreements
- 734 Dissemination and Sharing of Research Results
- 735 Tangible Property
- 740 Publication/Distribution Of Grant Materials
- 750 Program Income
- 760 International Considerations
- 761 Travel to Foreign Countries
- 762 Charter Flights
- 763 Projects in a Foreign Country
- 764 Passports and Visas
- 765 International Travel Grants
- Exhibit VII-1 -- Assurance of Compliance
- Chapter VIII - Other Proposal and Award Considerations
- 800 Intergovernmental Review Of Federal Programs
- 810 Handling of Information
- 820 Tax Status
- 830 Environmental Impact
- 840 Protection Of Properties In The National Register Of Historic Places
- 850 National Security
- 860 Miscellaneous
- Chapter IX - Reconsideration/Suspension and Termination/Disputes/Research Misconduct
- 900 Reconsideration Of Proposals Declined Or Returned By The Foundation
- 901 General
- 902 Policy
- 903 Explanations by the NSF Program Officer or Division Director
- 904 Reconsideration by the Assistant Director
- 905 Further Reconsideration by the Deputy Director
- 910 Suspension And Termination Procedures
- 911 Definitions
- 912 Suspension and Termination
- 913 Termination by Mutual Agreement
- 914 NSF Suspension or Termination Review Procedure
- 920 Informal Resolution Of Grant Administration Disputes
- 930 Research Misconduct