From: The National Science Foundation
As part of the effort to modernize FastLane, NSF will transition notifications and requests from FastLane to Research.gov. The first step in this transition will be rolled out on March 23, 2015, when three new requests will be released in Research.gov.
These new requests are required by the Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG, NSF 15-1), and include the following:
- Salaries of Administrative or Clerical Staff
- Travel Costs for Dependents
- Additional categories of participant support costs other than those described in 2 CFR ยง 200.75 (such as incentives, gifts, souvenirs, t-shirts and/or memorabilia)
All other existing notifications and requests will continue to reside in FastLane and will be migrated in the future. Awardees may view the status of all notifications and requests in both FastLane and Research.gov, regardless of where they were created and submitted.
Notifications and requests communicate changes in the scope, time, staff or budget of an NSF funded project. Depending on the type of change, awardee organizations must notify or request approval from NSF prior to taking action. Notifications and requests can be created and submitted by either the Principal Investigators (PIs) and/or Sponsored Project Offices (SPOs), depending on the types of notifications and requests. For a full listing of all NSF notifications and requests, please click here.
NOTE: Some individuals with Sponsored Project Office (SPO) responsibilities may not be able to access notifications and requests because their existing permissions in FastLane need to be adjusted to work with Research.gov. NSF sent a separate communication to these individuals.
Please share this information with your colleagues. If you have any questions, contact the NSF Help Desk at 1-800-673-6188, or ithelpcentral@nsf.gov
Thank you,
The National Science Foundation