Completing an NSF Proposal

Prerequisite

The New Proposal Questionnaire must be completed before using this training document.  See Starting a Federal Proposal Development Record training document.

Completing an NSF Proposal

• Complete New Proposal Questionnaire
• Complete the Setup Questions tab
  • Is this a Flow Through project? > Defaults to No
  • Gov Submission Information will auto-populate based on the opportunity you chose in the new Proposal Questionnaire
  • Scroll down to the list of Forms and check the boxes under the “Included” column to have those forms populate in your proposal record

• Deadline information will default based on the opportunity deadline but can be overwritten, if necessary
• Complete the Human Subjects and Laboratory Animals Question > Default to No
• Add associated departments and/or associated Centers/Programs
  • NOTE: See Associated Departments training guide
• Select the Program Type in the drop-down menu
• The majority of the research will be conducted: “On-Campus” will be the default choice
  • NOTE: An off campus designation must be reviewed by ORA central office.  Navigate to the Pre-Review Questionnaire tab to answer questions regarding an off campus determination and start the pre-review route.
• Click Save and Continue

• After hitting save, the remaining proposal tabs and submission package forms will populate
• Navigate and complete the Pre-Review Info, Additional Proposal Info and Pre-Review Routing/Uploads tab
  • See Completing Pre-Review & Additional Information training document
• Complete the Personnel, Budget and F&A Dist / Credit Allocation tabs
  • See Completing the Personnel, Budget & Allocations Tab Training Document
• Navigate to the SF424 tab (R&R)
• Scroll through the form and edit any information that is highlighted yellow > Click within the box to edit the question > Save

• Save
• Complete the form by checking the “Complete” box in the top right-hand corner
  • NOTE: Any incomplete information will be displayed in a pop-up; page will not complete until information is entered
• Complete the Performance Sites, Other Project Info, S2S Forms and any other tabs/forms that are populated for this opportunity
• Finalize and Submit the proposal for internal routing