Grant Proposal Guide – August 1995

A. Overview

1. Unsolicited Proposals

2. Solicited Proposals

3. General

B. The Proposal

C. Who May Submit

Categories of Proposers

D. When to Submit

E. Where to Submit

A. Conformance with Instructions for Proposal Preparation

B. Special Instructions for Single-Copy Documents

1. List of Suggested Reviewers or Reviewers Not to Include

2. Information About Principal Investigators/Project Directors

3. Certification Page

4. Deviation Authorization

c. Format of the Proposal

D. 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

a. Salaries and Wages

(i) Policies

(ii) Procedures

(iii) Confidential Information

b. Fringe Benefits

c. Equipment

d. Travel

(i) General

(ii) Domestic Travel

(iii) Foreign Travel

e. Participant Support

f. Other Direct Costs

(i) Materials and Supplies

(ii) Publication/Documentation/Dissemination

(iii) Consultant Services

(iv) Computer Services

(v) Subawards

g. Total Direct Costs

h. Indirect Costs

i. Total Direct and Indirect Costs

j. Residual Funds

k. Amount of This Request

l. Cost-Sharing

m. Unallowable Costs

(i) Entertainment

(ii) Meals and Coffee Breaks

(iii) Alcoholic Beverages

8. Current and Pending Support

9. Facilities, Equipment and Other Resources

10. Special Information and Supplementary Documentation

11. Appendices

12. Special Guidelines

a. Small Grants for Exploratory Research

b. Group Proposals

c. Equipment Proposals

d. Proposals to the Directorate for Engineering

e. Proposals Involving Vertebrate Animals

f. Proposals Involving Human Subjects

a. Review Criteria

B. Revisions to Proposals Made During the Review Process

C. Award Recommendation

D. Copies of Reviews

A. Withdrawals

B. Returns

C. Declinations

D. Reconsideration

E. Resubmission

A. Research Instrumentation/Facilities

B. Conferences, Symposia and Workshops

C. International Cooperative Activities

D. International Travel Grants

E. Doctoral Dissertation Research

F. Human Resources Development

G. Facilitation Awards for Scientists and Engineers with Disabilities

H. Research Opportunity Awards (ROAs)

I. Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs)

J. Supercomputer Facilities Support and Access

K. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program

L. Small Business Technology Transfer Pilot (STTR) Program

A. Standard and Continuing Grants

B. Additional Support

1. Incremental Funding

2. Renewal Proposals

3. Two-Year Extensions for Special Creativity

4. Supplemental Funding

C. No-Cost Extensions

1. Grantee Authorized Extension

2. NSF-Approved Extension

A. General Requirements

B. Prior Approval Requirements

C. Transfer of PI

D. Equipment

E. Excess Government Property

F. Suspension or Termination of Grants

G. Grant Reports

1. Annual Progress Reports

2. Final Reports

H. Sharing of Findings, Data and Other Research Products

I. Acknowledgment of Support and Disclaimer

J. Release of Grantee Proposal Information

K. Legal Rights to Intellectual Property