Webinar – NSF Policy Office Outreach

NSF Implementation of the Common Forms for the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support

This session covered the policy behind NSF’s implementation in the Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 24-1). In addition, our colleagues from NIH/National Library of Medicine provided a demonstration of the revised capability to create and download these required proposal documents in SciENcv.

Held on April 25, 2024

Presenters: Jean Feldman, Samantha Hunter, Bart Trawick (NIH), Sherri Bailey (NIH)

Fall 2023 NSF Virtual Grants Conference: Proposal Preparation

Proposal Preparation

1:00 – 2:30pm EST Monday, December 4, 2023

NSF staff will review how and when to prepare a proposal, including discussion of what constitutes a project and a proposal of high quality. Presenters will discuss do’s and don’ts, recent procedural changes, as well as the various sources of NSF programmatic opportunities.

Presenters: Jean Feldman, Randy Phelps, and Jennifer Wade

Fall 2023 NSF Virtual Grants Conference: Merit Review Process

Merit Review Process

3:00 – 4:15pm EST Monday, December 4, 2023

NSF Program Officers will discuss the philosophy of merit review and how it works, as well as ad hoc and multi-tiered reviews. Presenters will also cover the role of the Program Officer, timing of proposal submissions, reviewer selection, release of reviewer comments, and conflict-of-interest issues related to merit review.

Presenters: Kelsey Cook, Nigel Sharp, Karen Santoro, and Cynthia Suchman

Fall 2023 NSF Virtual Grants Conference: Award Management

Award Management

11:00am – 12:30pm EST Tuesday, December 5, 2023

This session will address award requirements and conditions and will outline the responsibilities of those involved in the award process–principal investigators, grantee institutions, Program Officers, research administrators, and agency grants officials.

Presenters: Meghan Benson, Khoren Claiborne, Lynda Kummelt, Angela Turner, and Jeffery Vieceli

Fall 2023 NSF Virtual Grants Conference: Cost Allowability and Post-Award Oversight

Cost Allowability and Post-Award Oversight

3:00 – 4:00pm EST Tuesday, December 5, 2023

This session will provide a deeper look into NSF’s post-award monitoring process and oversight activities. This session will cover common non-compliances, cost allowability issues, and best practices for preventing compliance issues and cost disallowances.  This session also will cover NSF’s expectations, and how NSF provides business assistance to help awardees be successful.

Presenters: Cindy Galyen, Victor Velez, and Meghan Benson