The new NSF Proposal & Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG 24-1) went into effect on May 20, 2024. The RAS checklist for NSF research proposals [PDF] is updated to reflect these changes:
- Biographical Sketch has been revised to remove the 3-page limit and the Synergistic Activities section has been removed from the Biographical Sketch. This information must now be submitted by individuals designated as senior/key persons as part of the senior/key personnel documents in Research.gov.
- Mentoring Plan has been expanded to address a mentoring plan for postdoctoral researchers or graduate students supported on the project. This page limitation for the Mentoring Plan remains one page.
- Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs: the AOR must certify that all individuals identified as senior/key personnel have been made aware of and have complied with their responsibility under that section to certify that the individual is not a party to a malign foreign talent recruitment program. Additional certifications are included in the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending Support generated from SciENcv.
Please reach out to your contract administrator if you have any questions or concerns.