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Page 1: NSF UpdateNSF Update · 2011. 5. 25. · NSF Cost Sharing Policy ACA Reauthorization and NSF Merit Review CriteriaACA Reauthorization and NSF Merit Review Criteria • NSF Data Management

NSF UpdateNSF UpdateNCURA Region I Spring Meetingg p g g

New Haven, CTMay 16, 2011

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C I f iContact Information• Jeremy LefflerJeremy Leffler

– Outreach Specialist, Policy Office; Division of Institution & Award Support; Office of Budget, Finance & Award Management

[email protected]• 703 292 8075• 703.292.8075

– Policy Office– Policy Office• [email protected]• 703.292.8243

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A k E l A k Oft !Ask Early, Ask Often!

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T i C dTopics Covered• NSF FY 2012 Budget Request• NSF FY 2012 Budget Request• NSF Proposals & Awards & Funding Rates• American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of• American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009

• Interdisciplinary Research• Interdisciplinary Research• Transparency & AccountabilityPolicy Updates• Policy Updates

• Key DocumentsC l i• Conclusion

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Office of Cyberinfrastructure

How We’re OrganizedDirector

Deputy DirectorNational Science Board

(NSB)

Office of Diversity & Inclusion

Office of the General Counsel

Office of Integrative Activities

How We re Organized

Office of theInspector General

(OIG)

Office of Integrative Activities

Office of International Science & Engineering

Office of Legislative &Public Affairs

Office of Polar Programs

Mathematical& PhysicalSciences

(MPS)

Geosciences(GEO)

Engineering(ENG)

Computer &Information Science &

Engineering(CISE)

BiologicalSciences

(BIO)

Social, Behavioral Education

& HumanBudget, Finance

& AwardInformation& Resource& Economic

Sciences(SBE)

& HumanResources

(EHR)

& AwardManagement

(BFA)

& Resource Management

(IRM)

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Personnel ChangesPersonnel Changes• Dr. Subra Suresh confirmed as NSF Director

• Dr. Cora Marrett serving as a Senior Advisor to the NSF Director

• Joan Ferrini-Mundy appointed Assistant Director for Education & Human Resources

D M hi Dil th i t d H d Offi f I t ti l• Dr. Machi Dilworth appointed Head, Office of International Science & Engineering

• Dr Farnam Jahanian appointed Assistant Director for• Dr. Farnam Jahanian appointed Assistant Director for Computer & Information Science & Engineering

• Ms Amy Northcutt appointed Acting Director of the OfficeMs. Amy Northcutt appointed Acting Director of the Office of Information & Resource Management

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FY 2011 Appropriations ProcessFY 2011 Appropriations Process(Dollars in Millions)

Change Over  Change Over 

Amt  Pct Amt  Pct 

FY 2011 Request

FY 2010Enacted FY 2011 

RequestFY 2010 Enacted

FY 2011 Estimate

R&RA $5,965 $5,564 $5,510 ‐$455 ‐8% ‐$54 ‐1%EHR  $892 $873 $861 ‐$31 ‐3% ‐$12 ‐1%MREFC $165 $117 $117 $48 29% $0 0%

q

MREFC $165 $117 $117 ‐$48 ‐29% $0 0%AOAM $329 $300 $299 ‐$30 ‐9% ‐$1 0%NSB $5 $5 $5 $0 ‐6% $0 0%OIG $14 $14 $14 $0 ‐3% $0 0%,NSF $7,370 $6,873 $6,806 ‐$565 ‐8% ‐$67 ‐1%Totals may not add due to rounding1 All years exclude transfers of $54 million for US Coast Guard Icebreakers.  The FY 2011 Estimate includes an across‐the‐board rescission of .2 percent.

Totals may not add due to rounding

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FY 2012 RequestFY 2012 Request(Dollars in Millions)

Change Over  Change Over 

Amt  Pct Amt  Pct 

FY 2011 Estimate

FY 2010Enacted FY 2010 

EnactedFY 2012 Request

FY 2011 Estimate

R&RA $5,564 $5,510 $6,254 $744 13% $690 12%EHR  $873 $861 $911 $50 6% $38 4%MREFC $117 $117 $225 $108 92% $107 92%

q

MREFC $117 $117 $225 $108 92% $107 92%AOAM $300 $299 $358 $58 19% $58 19%NSB $5 $5 $5 $0 7% $0 7%OIG $14 $14 $15 $1 7% $1 7%,NSF $6,873 $6,806 $7,767 $961 14% $894 13%Totals may not add due to roundingTotals may not add due to rounding

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FY 2012 Budget RequestFY 2012 Budget RequestThe Three Pillars of Innovation• Invest in the Building• Invest in the Building Blocks of American Innovation

•Promote Competitive Markets that SpurMarkets that Spur Productive Entrepreneurshipp p

•Catalyze Breakthroughs for National Prioritiesfor National Priorities

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Invest in the Building Blocks ofInvest in the Building Blocks of American Innovation

FY 2012 R tFY 2012 RequestFundamental Research R&RA +12%

Growth in research awards + 2,000Integrated NSF Support Promoting Interdisciplinary Research and Education (INSPIRE)

$12 M

Science and Engineering Beyond Moore’s Law (SEBML)

$96 M

Research at the Interface of the Biological $76Research at the Interface of the Biological, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences (BioMaPS)

$76

Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)

$222 M(CAREER)Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRF) $198 M

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Invest in the Building Blocks ofInvest in the Building Blocks of American Innovation

FY 2012 R tFY 2012 Request

STEM Education Programs

Community Colleges $100 M

$Teacher Learning for the Future (TLF) $20 M

Transforming Broadening Participation through STEM (TBPS)

$20 M(TBPS)

Widening Implementation and Demonstration of $20 MEvidence-based Reforms (WIDER)

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Promote Competitive Markets that SpurPromote Competitive Markets that Spur Productive Entrepreneurship

FY 2012 R tFY 2012 Request

Advanced Manufacturing $190 M

Enhancing Access to the Radio Spectrum (EARS) $15 M

Engineering Research Centers (ERC) andI d t /U i it C ti R h C t

$96 MIndustry/University Cooperative Research Centers (I/UCRC)

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and $147 MSmall Business Technology Transfer (STTR)

Wireless Innovation (WIN) Fund•$1 billion over five years (mandatory spending)$1 billion over five years (mandatory spending)• $150 million in FY 2012

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C t l B kth h f N ti l P i itiCatalyze Breakthroughs for National Priorities

FY 2012 RequestFY 2012 Request

Cyberinfrastructure Framework for 21st Century Science and Engineering (CIF21)

$117 Mg g ( )

Science, Engineering, and Education for Sustainability (SEES)

$998 M

Clean Energy $576 M

National Nanotechnology Signature Initiatives $117 Mgy g

National Robotics Initiative (NRI) $30 M

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FY 2012 Budget Request: Major ResearchFY 2012 Budget Request: Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction

• Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (AdvLIGO)

• Advanced Technology Solar Telescope (ATST)

• Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA)Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA)

• National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON)(NEON)

• Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI)( )

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FY 2012 Budget Request: Terminations &FY 2012 Budget Request: Terminations & Reductions

Terminations• Terminations:– Deep Underground Science and Engineering

Laboratory (DUSEL)y ( )– Graduate STEM Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12)– National STEM Distributed Learning Program

(NSDL)(NSDL)– Research Initiation Grants to Broaden Participation

in Biology (RIG-B)S h t R di ti C t (SRC)– Synchrotron Radiation Center (SRC)

• Reductions:– Science of Learning Centers (SLC)

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NSF Competitive Awards Declines &NSF Competitive Awards, Declines & Funding Rates

42,5

47

Awards Declines Funding Rate

24 33,2

34

,841

1,73

2

32,7

52

32,8

83

30,5

87

Awards Declines Funding Rate

21,7

92 24,5

81 29,0 3

31 3 1

1

2

31% 29%27%

24% 23% 25% 26% 25%

32%

23%

9,64

9

10,2

30

10,7

21

10,2

55

9,75

7

10,3

18

11,3

54

11,0

24 14,6

4 1

13,0

15

3% 23%

FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010

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Distribution by Average Reviewer Ratings forDistribution by Average Reviewer Ratings for Awards & Declines, FY 2010 20,317

Awards Declines

12,106

2 643

4,5603,743

6,318

1,951

1 98

2,643

820

1,6731,312

No Score Poor to Fair Fair to Good Good to Very Very Good to ExcellentyGood

yExcellent

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Interdisciplinary Research (IDR)Interdisciplinary Research (IDR)• Important research ideas

often transcend the scope of a single discipline or program.

• NSF gives high priority to promoting interdisciplinary p g p yresearch and supports it through a number of specific solicitations.solicitations.

• NSF encourages submission of unsolicited interdisciplinary proposals for ideas that are inproposals for ideas that are in novel or emerging areas extending beyond any particular current NSFparticular current NSF program.

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Transparency & AccountabilityTransparency & Accountability Administration Priorities

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Focus on “Open Government”Focus on Open GovernmentCore Principles:

– TransparencyParticipation– Participation

– CollaborationOpen Government Policy:

The President’s Memorandum on• The President s Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government (Jan 21, 2009)

• A Strategy for American Innovation: gyDriving Towards Sustainable Growth and Quality Jobs

• The Open Government Directive

“My Administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government. We will work together to ensure the public trust and establish a system of transparency, public participation, and collaboration. Openness will strengthen our democracy and promote efficiency and effectiveness in Government ”democracy and promote efficiency and effectiveness in Government.

- President Barack Obama

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Government wide efforts: TransparencyGovernment-wide efforts: Transparency• USA Spending.gov:

Financial TransparencyR T ki• Recovery.gov: Tracking Economic Stimulus Spending

• Data gov: One Stop

• IT Dashboard: Visualizing Technology

• Data.gov: One Stop Data Sharing Platform

Visualizing Technology Spending

“Transparency promotes accountability by providing the public with information about what the Government is doing.”

OMB Memo on Open Government Dec 8 2009OMB Memo on Open Government, Dec. 8, 2009

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NSF Efforts - TransparencyNSF Efforts Transparency• Grants.gov

• NSF Recovery.gov

• Data.gov: NSF Datasets

• Research.gov

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Current Research gov ServicesCurrent Research.gov Services Public Facing Services: Research Spending & Results Policy Library (Government-wide) Research Headlines & Events SEE Innovation (New!)

R h C it S iNEW

Research Community Services: Project Outcomes Report for the

General Public Federal Financial Reports

NEW

Federal Financial Reports Grants Application Status Manage institution and user

accounts Application Submission Web Service

(now in pilot) InCommon (now in pilot)

R h P f P Research Performance Progress Reports (planning stage)

Personalization enhancements

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P li R l t d T iPolicy-Related Topics• America COMPETES Act (ACA) Provisions Reporting of Research Results

NSF Cost Sharing Policy

ACA Reauthorization and NSF Merit Review CriteriaACA Reauthorization and NSF Merit Review Criteria

• NSF Data Management Plan Requirements

• FFATA Subrecipient Reporting

• New Payment System

• ARRA Update

• Research Performance Progress Report

• New Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide

• Key Documents• Key Documents

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Project Outcomes Report for the General PublicProject Outcomes Report for the General Public• Effective for new awards, and funding amendments to existing awards,

made on or after January 4, 2010. New functionality implemented on Research.gov in August 2010.

• Report is prepared in and submitted via Research.gov.

• PIs are required to prepare a brief summary (200-800 words) specifically for the public on the nature and outcomes of the award.p y p Updated email notifications to more clearly articulate new requirement to

PIs.

• Report is published on Research.gov – Research Spending & Results exactly as it is submitted.

• Report is not reviewed or approved by NSF.

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Find More Information about the ProjectFind More Information about the Project Outcomes Report

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Sample Project Outcomes ReportSample Project Outcomes Report

http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=porfaqs

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NSF’ R i d C t Sh i P liNSF’s Revised Cost Sharing Policy• In response to statutory requirements, and, as

recommended by the National Science Board, mandatory cost sharing has been implemented for the following programs:g p g– Major Research Instrumentation Program;– Robert Noyce Scholarship Program;

Engineering Research Centers;– Engineering Research Centers;– Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers;– Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive

R hResearch • Cost sharing for these programs must be

identified on Line M of the approved budget.

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NSF’s Revised Cost Sharing PolicyNSF’s Revised Cost Sharing Policy

• Mandatory NSF-required programmatic costMandatory NSF required programmatic cost sharing will rarely be approved for an NSF program. – To request consideration of mandatory

programmatic cost sharing requirement in an NSF solicitation the program must develop asolicitation, the program must develop a compelling justification regarding why non-Federal financial support and commitment is considered foundational to programmatic success. Such requests to require cost sharing must be explicitly approved by the NSF Director. p y pp y

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NSF’s Revised Cost Sharing Policy• Inclusion of voluntary committed cost sharing isInclusion of voluntary committed cost sharing is

prohibited in solicited & unsolicited proposals.

– To be considered voluntary committed cost sharing the– To be considered voluntary committed cost sharing, the cost sharing must meet all of the standards of 2 CFR §215.23, to include identification of cost sharing on the NSF budgetbudget.

– Line M will be “grayed out” in FastLane.

• Organizations may, at their own discretion, continue to contribute any amount of voluntary uncommitted cost sharing to NSF-sponsored projectscost sharing to NSF-sponsored projects.

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NSF’s Revised Cost Sharing Policy• The Facilities, EquipmentThe Facilities, Equipment

& Other Resources section should be used to provide a comprehensive description of all resources (both physical and personnel) necessary for,

d il bl t j tand available to a project, without reference to cost, date of acquisition, and whether the resources arewhether the resources are currently available or would be provided upon receipt of the grant.receipt of the grant.

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NSF’ R i d C t Sh i P liNSF’s Revised Cost Sharing Policy• NSF program officers may discuss theNSF program officers may discuss the

“bottom line” award amount with PIs, but may not renegotiate or impose cost sharing or other organizational commitments.

• NSF Program Officers may not impose or encourage programmatic cost sharing

irequirements.

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NSF’s Revised Cost Sharing PolicyNSF’s Revised Cost Sharing Policy• Significant effort made in scrubbing existing cost

sharing requirements in funding opportunities:sharing requirements in funding opportunities:– Both in the five solicitations that require cost sharing;

and – Language changed from “cost sharing is not

required” to “Voluntary committed cost sharing is prohibited” in all other announcements and

li i isolicitations.

• Cost sharing FAQs issued and updated• Cost sharing FAQs issued, and, updated.

• Send additional questions toSend additional questions to [email protected]

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NSF Revised Cost Sharing PolicyNSF Revised Cost Sharing Policy

http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/index.jsp

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America COMPETES Reauthorization & NSFAmerica COMPETES Reauthorization & NSF Merit Review Criteria

NSB T k F M it R i t bli h d• NSB Task Force on Merit Review established Spring 2010, charged with “examining the two Merit Review Criteria and their effectiveness in achieving gthe goals for NSF support for science and engineering research and education”

• F i• Focusing on:– How criteria are being interpreted and used by PIs,

reviewers, and NSF staff– Strengths and weaknesses of criteria– Impact of criteria on how PIs develop projects

R l f th i tit ti– Role of the institution

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C t St tCurrent Status• The Task Force is currently analyzing the various

inputs and is developing a set of principles toinputs, and is developing a set of principles to guide the description and implementation of the merit review criteria

• Draft recommendations were presented at the May 10-11 NSB meeting

• NSF will report to Congress by late June on policy and implementation plans related to the Broader Impacts Review Criterion, as required by theImpacts Review Criterion, as required by the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act

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D t M t Pl R i tData Management Plan Requirements• Data management plan must be submitted as a g p

Supplementary Document – effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after January 18, 2011

• Pl h ld d ib h th l ill f t NSF• Plan should describe how the proposal will conform to NSF policy on dissemination and sharing of research results.

• A valid Data Management Plan may include only theA valid Data Management Plan may include only the statement that no detailed plan is needed, as long a clear justification is provided.E t h ifi d i li it ti l t• Except where specified in a solicitation, plan may not exceed two pages.

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Data Management Plan Requirements• Proposers who feel that the plan cannot fit withinProposers who feel that the plan cannot fit within

the two page limit may use part of the 15-page Project Description for additional data management information.

• Plan will be reviewed as part of the intellectual merit and/or broader impacts of the proposaland/or broader impacts of the proposal.

• Does not supersede specialized solicitation requirements regarding data management plans.q g g g p

• FastLane will not permit submission of a proposal that is missing a data management plan.

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NSF D t M t P li O liNSF Data Management Policy – Online Resources

http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/dmp.jsp

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The Federal Funding Accountability & TransparencyThe Federal Funding Accountability & Transparency Act (FFATA) of 2006 & subsequent 2008 amendments

• Requires agencies to provide data on prime assistance awards h h h F d l A i A d D b S Plthrough the Federal Assistance Award Database System Plus format (FAADS+)

• Requires information disclosure of entities receiving FederalRequires information disclosure of entities receiving Federal funding through Federal awards such as Federal contracts and their subcontracts and Federal grants and their sub-grants

• Requires disclosure of executive compensation information for• Requires disclosure of executive compensation information for certain entities

• Requires the establishment of a publicly available, searchable ywebsite that contains information about each Federal award

• Requires agencies to comply with OMB guidance and instructions and assist OMB in implementation of websiteinstructions and assist OMB in implementation of website

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St t f NSF R ti tStatus of NSF Reporting to USAspending.gov

NSF h b i i h hi h d f• NSF has been reporting with a high degree of data accuracy and completeness since the beginning

• We have taken steps to address the few data quality challenges we have– Modified FastLane proposal submission to requireModified FastLane proposal submission to require

primary performance site and eliminate collection of performing organization (effective January 18, 2011)

– NSF systems are being modified to check for CCRNSF systems are being modified to check for CCR status prior to issuing new awards and increments

• Pace of reporting is increasing though we are not seeing a high volume of reportsseeing a high volume of reports

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C R ti Q tiCommon Reporting Questions• Which awards must report? Required for all new awards made on or after October 1 2010 Required for all new awards made on or after October 1, 2010 Standard grants, continuing grants, cooperative agreements,

fellowship awards made to the institution, renewals If in doubt, check your award letterIf in doubt, check your award letter

• Which awards are excluded? Obligations providing additional funding under continuing grants

initially awarded prior to October 1, 2010 Supplements, individual fellowships, and Intergovernmental

Personnel Act awards PI transfers when original award was made prior to October 1,

20102010• Why can’t I find my award is FSRS? Only use the numerical portion of your award number

• Send NSF-specific questions to [email protected] NSF specific questions to [email protected]

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N P t S tNew Payment System • NSF made the decision to develop a newNSF made the decision to develop a new

cash request system late FY 2010.• New cash request system will require grantees toNew cash request system will require grantees to

request funds for individual grants rather than request funds on a pooling basis.

• New payment process will allow NSF to attribute the payment to the funding source in real time.

• New system will also provide both grantees and NSF with real time status of funds data by award.

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Anticipated Implementation Timeline• NSF is currently in the planning stages of theNSF is currently in the planning stages of the

transition and is developing the timeline, but expects to transition during FY 2013.

• We are working with the grantee community to develop a timeline that will not interfere with grantee fiscal year end tasksfiscal year end tasks.

• NSF will continue to provide updates to stakeholders as the timeline is developed.as the timeline is developed.

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ARRA Reporting ToolsARRA Reporting Tools • NSF Recipient Quarterly Reporting Instructions, revised

October 4 2010October 4, 2010 • NSF Common Reporting Errors Guidance• Requesting Changes to Prior Quarter Reports UtilizingRequesting Changes to Prior Quarter Reports Utilizing

the Automated Data Change Request Tool, May 2011

http://www.nsf.gov/recovery/reporting.jsp

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R h P f P R tResearch Performance Progress Report (RPPR) Background• An initiative of the Research Business Models (RBM)

Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC)gy ( )– The first meeting of the Working Group was held on May 13,

2004– NSF participated heavily in development and served as Chair of

the Subcommitteethe Subcommittee• Objective to establish a uniform format for reporting

performance on Federally-funded research projects F t d l d th “R h lt ti ” t th– Format developed as the “Research alternative” to the Performance Progress Report (PPR);

– Proposed policy addresses interim progress reports only; and – The working group used the NSF progress report format inThe working group used the NSF progress report format in

FastLane as the model.

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RPPR St tRPPR Status• The RPPR Policy Letter was

signed by OMB/OSTP onsigned by OMB/OSTP on April 21, 2010.

• Each agency is required to post an implementation plan p p pon the NSF and RBM website within nine months after issuance of the OMB/OSTP Policy LetterPolicy Letter. A total of 13

Department/Agency plans are posted on the NSF website.

• Given that the FastLane format was used to develop the RPPR, the NSF implementation will be VERYimplementation will be VERY familiar to our recipient community.

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NSF I l t tiNSF Implementation• NSF plans to implement the RPPR format for annual, interim, and

final project reports and utilize the following components as part of anfinal project reports, and utilize the following components as part of an NSF-wide standard format:– Mandatory Category: Accomplishments: What was done? What was learned? Accomplishments: What was done? What was learned?

– Optional Categories: Products: What has the project produced? Participants & Other Collaborating Organizations: Who has been

involved? Impact: What is the impact of the project? How has it contributed?

Ch /P bl Changes/Problems Special Reporting Requirements (where applicable) Appendix 1: Demographic Information for Significant Contributors

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NSF Implementation (Cont’d) • Develop a new project reporting service in

Research.gov to replace FastLane Project Reports

Th j t ti i ill id• The project reporting service will provide a common portal for the research community to submit and manage annual, interim, and final progress reportsmanage annual, interim, and final progress reports

• One of the key drivers in development of the project reporting service is the reduction of PI and Co-PI p gburden through use of more innovative mechanisms to pre-populate parts of the report

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B fit t C itBenefits to Community• Consolidated project reporting dashboard includesConsolidated project reporting dashboard includes

annual, final, and Project Outcomes Report requirements

• Designed to highlight most immediate requirements• Designed to highlight most immediate requirements • Enhanced pre-population leveraging STAR METRICS

investment• Secure mechanism for creating and managing Other

Authorized Users• More structured collection of the project reports data forMore structured collection of the project reports data for

enhanced NSF use• Adopts federal-wide data dictionary to increase

consistency of implementation across agenciesconsistency of implementation across agencies

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Current Status of NSF’s Implementation• High level requirements and draft wireframes• High-level requirements and draft wireframes

have been developed.• NSF internal review began last week• NSF internal review began last week.• NSF plans to solicit PI/SPO feedback within the

next 4 6 weeksnext 4-6 weeks. Met with FDP PIs and SPOs last week.

• Feedback will be incorporated into final wireframes and detailed requirements

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NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) Update ( ) p• Published in the Federal Register NSF’s intent to

modify the PAPPGmodify the PAPPG.• Issuance date will greatly depend on time

necessary to implement results from the Merit Review Task Force. Working issuance date remains October 2012

ith J ff ti d twith January effective date

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A ti i t d ChAnticipated Changes• Revision of Merit review coverage in Chapter III.• Completion of implementation of NSB’s cost sharing

recommendations: Necessary changes to FastLane Budget for removal Necessary changes to FastLane Budget for removal

of PI; Revision of Format of Facilities, Equipment & Other

Resources format in FastLane; and Update of Exceptions to Limitations on Indirect

Costs coverageCosts coverage. • Update of Biographical sketch requirements relating to

Publications• Proposal compliance checking

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Fact Sheets on Recent UpdatesFact Sheets on Recent Updates

http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/factsheets/datamgmt_costshare.pdfg _ p

http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/fhttp://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/factsheets/por_mentor.pdf

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Sign up for NSF-UpdateSign up for NSF-Update

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Learn Abo t NSFLearn About NSF

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Key DocumentsKey Documents•Proposal & Award Policies & ProceduresPolicies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG)

•FY 2012 Budget Request to Congress

•Science & Engineering Indicators

•Report to the NSB on NSF Merit ReviewNSF Merit Review Process

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For More InformationFor More Information

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