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<p class="MsoNormal">Good morning,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Beginning January 25, 2016, NSF will enforce its proposal submission deadline policy as specified in the
<a href="https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf16001"><i>Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide</i> (PAPPG, NSF 16-1</a>). Starting January 25, organizations will not be able to submit proposals in FastLane after 5:00 p.m. submitter’s
local time. Submitter’s local time will be determined by the time zone field, which organizations will be required to fill out when registering in FastLane. Time Zone information for organizations already registered with NSF has been populated based on the
Awardee Organization’s zip code. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Institutions are responsible for their own organization profile information. In order to assist with the transition, NSF has pre-populated the time zone information for every institution where it could be determined. Any institution user
with the Review/Revise Organizational Information permission can view and update the time zone.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Additionally, NSF has established new guidelines for submitting proposals in order to comply with Policy updates. If you are preparing a proposal and planning to submit it after January 22, make sure to follow these new guidelines:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Courier New"">o</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span>Select or update your proposal Cover Sheet by selecting your applicable submission deadline.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Courier New"">o</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span>If you are planning to submit a proposal in response to the <i>Grant Proposal Guide</i>, ensure the Program Announcement / Solicitation / Program Description Number field on the Cover Sheet is NSF 16-1.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Courier New"">o</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span>You are required to complete the new single copy document for “Collaborators and Other Affiliations” upon submission.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Courier New"">o</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span>While filling in the <i>Biographical Sketches</i> or <i>Current and Pending Support</i> sections, you will need to upload a separate file for each senior personnel.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Make sure that your AOR submits the proposal by to 5:00 p.m. of your awardee institution’s time on the proposal deadline date.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For a complete list of all revisions in the PAPPG, please see the
<a href="http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappguide/nsf16001/sigchanges.jsp">Summary of Significant Changes</a>.
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If you have any questions, please contact the NSF Help Desk at 1-800-673-6188, or
<a href="mailto:fastlane@nsf.gov">fastlane@nsf.gov</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">National Science Foundation<br>
Division of Information Systems <o:p></o:p></p>
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