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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=4 color=navy face="Monotype Corsiva"><span
style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:navy'>Linda Mason,
Ed.D.</span></font></b></strong><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Coordinator for Grant Writing and External
Funding</span></font><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font size=2
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color:navy'> Regents for Higher Education</span></font><font color=navy><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>405-225-9486</span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><a href="mailto:lmason@osrhe.edu">lmason@osrhe.edu</a></span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>IP: 164.58.250.178</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Due
to an expected increase in Grants.gov submissions relating to the processing of
Recovery Act proposals,</span></font> <font face=Arial><span style='font-family:
Arial'>the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has</span></font> <font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>authorized agencies to use
alternative methods for proposal submission and acceptance. NSF is able to
accept directly its full complement of proposals, both regular submissions and
those additional proposals anticipated under the Recovery Act, using our
long-established FastLane capabilities for proposal submission and acceptance.
Therefore, in order to assist Grants.gov in the effort to alleviate system
strain and increase system capacity, proposers will now be required to prepare
and submit proposals to NSF through use of the NSF FastLane system. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Effective
immediately, new funding opportunities issued by NSF will exclusively require
the use of FastLane to prepare and submit proposals. In addition, NSF plans to
revise existing funding opportunity documents to reflect this change and to remove
all active application packages from Grants.gov APPLY. NSF will continue to
post information about available funding opportunities to Grants.gov FIND.</span></font><font
size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:blue'> </span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Detailed
instructions regarding the technical aspects of proposal preparation and
submission via FastLane are available at: </span></font><a
href="http://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/a1/newstan.htm"><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>http://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/</span></font></a><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>If
you have any questions regarding this change, please contact the Policy Office</span></font>
<font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>on 703.292</span></font><font
size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:blue'>.</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>8243
or by e-mail to </span></font><a href="mailto:policy@nsf.gov"><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'>policy@nsf.gov</span></font></a><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Best,</span></font>
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<p><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Jean
Feldman</span></font> <br>
<font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Head, Policy Office</span></font>
<br>
<font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Division of Institution &
Award Support</span></font> <br>
<font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Office of Budget, Finance
& Award Management</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
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