NSF Revised Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR)

New Question for Project Reports with Active Other Support Changes

• On October 5, 2020, NSF added the following new question to the Edit Participants screen: Has there been a change in the active other support of the PI/PD(s) since the last reporting period? If Principal Investigators (PIs)/Project Directors (PDs) and co-PIs/co-PDs select “Yes,” they will be required to upload their most up-to-date Current and Pending Support document in an NSF-approved format to notify NSF that active other support has changed since the award was made or since the most recent annual report.
• Current and Pending Support documents not in an NSF-approved format will trigger a compliance error preventing document upload and submission of the annual or final project report.
• The NSF-approved formats for Current and Pending Support are SciENcv: Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae and an NSF fillable PDF.
• The NSF Current and Pending Support website includes additional information as well as links to system-related Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for both NSF-approved formats. A set of policy-related FAQs related to current and pending support is also available.
• The complete lists of FastLane and Research.gov automated proposal compliance checks effective October 5, 2020, are available on the Automated Compliance Checking of NSF Proposals website. 

Additional New Questions from the Revised RPPR

• What was the impact on teaching and educational experiences? (Impact tab);
• What percentage of the award’s budget was spent in a foreign country? (Impact tab); and
• Has there been a change in primary performance site location from that originally proposed? (Changes/Problems tab).

NSF-specific Updates

• NSF-specific help text updates have been added throughout, and NSF-specific instructions have been clarified or enhanced.
• To reduce administrative burden, NSF has consolidated data entry fields where possible. 

• NSF Current and Pending Support Video Tutorial
• NSF-specific Bookshelf Resource (includes screenshots and step-by-step instructions)

NSF Update on Implementation of Research.gov to Replace FastLane

• NSF is incrementally moving the preparation and submission of all proposals from FastLane to Research.gov, with a tentative target date for completion by 2022.
• Specific NSF funding opportunities will require the use of Research.gov for the preparation and submission of proposals to NSF.
• NSF funding opportunities will specify whether submission via Research.gov is available or required.

• Access NSF Research.gov training materials on the About Research.gov website.
• Start using Research.gov now for the preparation and submission of proposals.