Dear Colleagues:
The following critical FastLane, Research.gov, and Grants.gov system-related deadlines for NSF proposals are approaching:
FastLane September 29th Deadlines
- Friday, September 29, 2023 (5:00 PM
submitter’s local time) is the last day to submit proposal file updates and budget revisions in FastLane,
withdraw FastLane submitted proposals, and
withdraw supplemental funding requests submitted in FastLane. Please see the
FastLane
System Decommissioning page for additional information.
- Friday, September 29, 2023 (11:00 PM
Eastern Time) is the last day to access
FastLane submitted and in-progress letters of intent, proposals, and supplemental funding requests in FastLane.
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FastLane submitted and in-progress letters of intent, proposals, and supplemental funding requests will
not be transferred to Research.gov; however, the reviews and summaries for proposals submitted in FastLane
will remain available in Research.gov.
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Refer to the
Instructions
to Access and Download/Print FastLane Letters of Intent, Proposals and Supplemental Funding Requests.
- Friday, September 29, 2023
(11:00 PM Eastern Time) is the last day to access the FastLane homepage using the
www.fastlane.nsf.gov
URL. Starting September 30, 2023, the following changes will be implemented:
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The FastLane homepage URL (www.fastlane.nsf.gov)
will redirect to the Research.gov homepage.
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Access to FastLane Proposal Review and Panelist Functions will be from the Research.gov homepage using the links indicated by an "F" icon displayed to the left of each FastLane functionality link.
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Links to decommissioned FastLane functionality (i.e., FastLane proposal file updates, budget revisions, and proposal downloads) will be removed from the Research.gov homepage.
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FastLane homepage top navigation bar tabs will be removed.
Research.gov and Grants.gov October 20th Deadlines
- Friday, October 20, 2023 (5:00 PM submitter’s
local time) is the last day to upload the NSF fillable PDF format for the biographical sketch and
current and pending (other) support.
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Proposers currently may prepare the biographical sketch and current and pending (other) support using either
SciENcv
or the NSF fillable PDFs.
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The mandate to use SciENcv only for preparation of the biographical sketch and current and pending (other) support will go into effect for new proposals submitted or due on or after October 23,
2023.
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Refer to Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide
Chapters II.D.2.h.(i).
and II.D.2.h.(ii).
as well as the NSF biographical
sketch and
current
and pending (other) support pages for more information.
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Please be aware that biographical sketch and current and pending (other) support format is validated for Grants.gov proposals at proposal submission to NSF rather than at document upload as in Research.gov.
Grants.gov proposals which include the NSF fillable PDF format will not pass the submission validations after Friday, October 20, 2023 (5:00 PM submitter’s local time). For more information about NSF proposal submissions via Grants.gov, please visit the
Grants.gov
Proposal Processing in Research.gov informational page.
SciENcv Training Resources
Questions? If you have IT system-related questions, please contact the NSF Help Desk at 1-800-381-1532
(7:00 AM - 9:00 PM ET; Monday - Friday except federal holidays) or via rgov@nsf.gov.
Policy-related questions should be directed to policy@nsf.gov.
Regards,
Division of Information Systems
National Science Foundation
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