NSF Proposals and Policies

Recent NSF Policy Additions and Revisions

These and other NSF policies may be found on the NSF Policy Office webpage.

• Data Management Plan Requirements on NSF Grant Proposals (effective 1/18/2011). NSF requires all grant proposals to include a supplementary document of no more than 2 pages describing how the proposal will conform to NSF policy on the dissemination and sharing of research results. Each NSF directorate and division has its own guideline for how this "Data Management Plan" should be prepared.
• Revised Cost Sharing Policy on NSF Grant Proposals (effective 1/18/2011). NSF prohibits inclusion of any voluntary cost sharing in an NSF grant proposal unless specifically required in the NSF solicitation.

NSF Proposal Preparation

These resources will assist you to prepare and submit an NSF grant application. Always notify OSP when you plan to submit a grant.

FASTLane -- All PIs submitting NSF grant applications must be registered with FASTLane. To register, complete the FASTLane Registration Form and email to your OSP representative at least four weeks before grant deadline.

FASTLane Proposals, Awards, and Status -- Provides help for proposal preparation and access to proposals and awards.

NSF Grant Proposal Guide -- The guide provides detailed information about preparing NSF grant applications.

NSF Homepage -- Access to other NSF resources.

NSF Freedom of Information Act Requests -- Access to all NSF publications and publically available grant proposals and reports from NSF supported grants

Proposal Preparation -- Information about how to prepare your NSF grant proposal

Budget Development -- Information about preparing the budget for your NSF grant proposal

Routing a Proposal for Approval -- How to route your NSF grant proposal through GSU