New NSF Proposal Guide, October 2007

NSF has a new edition of the
NSF Proposal Guide- October 2007, which will be effective January 5, 2008.
The summary of significant changes is below.

The link to the new proposal guide is:
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=papp

Summary of Significant Changes

Chapter I – Section G.3, Registering in the Central Contractor
Registration, has been added to instruct potential proposers of the
requirement to register in the Central Contractor Registration prior to
submitting a proposal to NSF. This requirement also applies to any known
subawardees at the time of proposal submission.

Chapter II – Section B.2, Proposal Margin and Spacing Requirements, has
updated guidance on fonts that may be used when preparing an NSF proposal.

Chapter III – Section A, Review Criteria, includes revised language to the
intellectual merit review criterion. The criterion now specifically
includes evaluation of proposals for potentially transformative concepts.

Chapter III – Section F, Review Information Provided to PI, has been added
to clarify what review information is available to the PI when a decision
has been made on his/her proposal.

Chapter IV – Section C, Declinations, has been revised to provide more
information on what is available to a PI if his/her proposal has been
declined.