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NSF Issuance of Revised Award Terms and Conditions

The Foundation’s entire suite of assistance-related Award Terms and Conditions has been revised to parallel changes made to the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide.

Dear Colleagues:

I wanted to make you aware that the Foundation’s entire suite of assistance-related Award Terms and Conditions (see full listing below) has been revised to parallel changes made to the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide.  Each set of terms and conditions is accompanied by a comprehensive summary of the changes made to that document.

The revised Terms and Conditions will apply to all new NSF awards and funding amendments to existing NSF awards issued on or after February 24, 2014.  In addition to clarifications and other changes made to the conditions, the significant change involved supplementing the Program Income Article with information on the annual program income reporting requirement.

Revisions have been made to the following documents:

  • NSF Agency Specific Requirements (ASR) to the Research Terms and Conditions (RTC);
  • Grant General Conditions (GC-1);
  • Cooperative Agreement Financial & Administrative Terms and Conditions (CA-FATC);
  • Cooperative Agreement Supplemental Financial & Administrative Terms and Conditions for Managers of Large Facilities;
  • Cooperative Agreement Supplemental Financial & Administrative Terms and Conditions for Managers of Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCS);
  • International Research Terms and Conditions;
  • Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I Grant General Conditions;
  • Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II Grant General Conditions;
  • Fixed Amount Award Conditions; and
  • Administration of NSF Conference or Group Travel Grant Special Conditions (FL 26).

These Award Terms and Conditions are available electronically at:http://www.nsf.gov/awards/managing/award_conditions.jsp?org=NSF.

If you have any questions on these changes, please contact the DIAS/Policy Office on (703) 292-8243 or by email to policy@nsf.gov.

Regards,

Jean Feldman
Head, Policy Office
Division of Institution & Award Support (DIAS)
Office of Budget, Finance and Award Management

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