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NSF Guidelines

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION'S FASTLANE

NSF guidelines

Grants.gov Related issues

  • The NSF recently posted its Grants.gov implementation strategy and published a list of specific programs that will either require or permit use of grants.gov to prepare and submit NSF proposals.
  • NSF is in the process of revising funding opportunity notices to allow for the grants.gov submission.
  • The funding opportunities will be posted to Grants.gov FIND and made available for submission in Grants.gov APPLY.
  • Until these opportunities are posted, applicants should continue to use NSF Fastlane.
  • Neither collaborative proposals nor any other proposals that use subawards (even if the funding opportunity requires the use of Grants.gov) may be submitted to the NSF using Grants.gov, according to the implementation plan. These proposals must be submitted through NSF FastLane.
  • The application packages for these funding opportunities will consist of Grants.gov PureEdge forms and NSF-specific forms.
  • The NSF Grants.gov Application Guide will serve as the instructions for proposal preparation and submission.
  • Institutions should become familiar with the NSF Grants.gov Appllication Guide to determine whether and how they will most effectively submit NSF proposals through the portal.
  • The following are important items to remember:
    • Principal Investigators and administrative staff must be registered in NSF FastLane.
    • NSF will only accept PDF attachments and is very specific regarding what should not be use.
    • Submission in Grants.gov does not negate any of the current format requirements required in FastLane.

NSF Web Addresses for Grants.gov

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NIH Guidelines

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH'S eRA COMMONS

NIH guidelines

Grants.gov Related issues

  • PDF issues: All attachments must be provided to NIH in PDF format.
  • Editable field(s) in PDF: NIH does not accept attachments with editable fields.
  • Important tip: Principal Investigators do NOT need to register in Grants.gov but MUST be registered in the NIH eRA Commons prior to electronic submission of an application.
  • Missing Commons User ID: Required by NIH: PI's Commons User ID
  • CFDA Number Issues: For Funding Opportunity Annoucement numbers posted before 12/19/05, the Grants.gov system draws only the first CFDA in the list. (Applicants should ignore this and not try to enter/change data.)(Information about using CFDA numbers can be found at: http://era.nih.gov/electronicreceipt/print/tips_tools.htm#2)

The simultaneous transition to electronic application submission and a new set of application forms is a huge initiative for NIH with an aggressive time table. Click on the following link for more information on NIH’s planned timeline for transitioning all competing grant mechanisms, and a countdown chart: http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/strategy_timeline.htm.

The electronic applications will be posted 60 days prior to the deadline.

Tips & Tools for Navigating Electronic Submission

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  Last Revised: January, 2006   Publisher: Sponsored Programs Administration    For Information Contact: jmu_grants@jmu.edu
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