Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), January 2018: For proposals submitted or due, or awards made, on or after January 29, 2018, the guidelines in PAPPG 18-1 apply. This document replaces PAPPG 17-1.
Highlights include:
- unless otherwise specified in a program announcement, budget justification can now be 5 pages.
- unless otherwise specified in a program announcement, the Project Description must now have a section for Broader Impacts and another separate section for Intellectual Merit.
Additional updates include changes or clarification to the COA document, 2-month salary policy, IRB/IAUCUC requirements, and international collaborations. See below for links to the December 8,2017 NSF PAPPG Webinar presentation and slides, Jean Feldman, Head, NSF Policy Office as presenter.
Video:
https://nsfgrantsconferences.com/2017/12/14/pappg-update-webinar/
Slides:
https://nsfgrantsconferences.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/PAPPGWebinar.pdf
New Guide:
Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), January 2018
https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf18001
Effective 1/29/2018 (For all proposals due or submitted by that date)