This document has been archived and replaced by NSF-94-2
National Science Foundation
Office of Budget, Finance & Award Management
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22230
August 7, 1995
Dear Colleagues:
We have published a new updated version of the NSF Grant Proposal Guide (GPG)(NSF 95-27) and Proposal Forms Kit (NSF 95-28). This document supersedes the prior version of the GPG (NSF 94-2) and the Proposal Forms Kit (94-3).
The principal purpose of this revision is to implement the Investigator Financial Disclosure Policy which was disseminated by NSF Important Notice No. 118, Investigator Financial Disclosure Policy, dated 07/13/95. (See also 60 Federal Register 35810, July 11, 1995.) This revision is also part of our effort to facilitate easier access to and use of NSF grant policy guidance. NSF guidance regarding proposal preparation, submission and review has now been consolidated in the GPG. Other sections have been revised, as appropriate, for clarity as well as to make the Guide consistent with current NSF policies, practices and procedures. A revision to the NSF Grant Policy Manual (NSF 95-26) will also be available and distributed to grantee organizations in early September.
The new GPG will be effective for all proposals submitted on or after October 1, 1995. Proposals submitted prior to October 1, may continue to use the forms contained in the previous edition of the GPG (94-2 or 94-3) or the forms contained in the new GPG (95-27 or 95-28). After October 1, 1995, the previous version of the GPG should be discarded.
The complete text of the GPG (as well as other NSF policy documents) is available electronically on NSF's Science and Technology Information System (STIS). In the near future, the GPG (including all forms) also will be available on the NSF Home Page in both Microsoft Word and html formats.
Please address any questions or comments about the GPG to the Division of Contracts, Policy & Oversight, Policy Office on 703-306-1243 or by e-mail to policy@nsf.gov.
Joseph L. Kull
Chief Financial Officer