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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Discussion of Research Administrators' Issues [mailto:RAMTALK@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Armstrong, Sean C - (sarmstro)<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 18, 2011 8:23 AM<br><b>To:</b> RAMTALK@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU<br><b>Subject:</b> FW: UA guidelines for submitting NSF proposals under NSF's cost sharing policy<br><b>Importance:</b> High<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>As a reminder, a number of new NSF requirements take effect today in FastLane.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>If you were working on a NSF proposal in FastLane over the weekend, please make sure that you have addressed the following two items, which now appear as errors on every FastLane proposal that SPS has access to at the moment:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>No Data Management Plan – A Data Management Plan has not been completed. Please upload a Data Management Plan in the ‘Supplementary Documents: Data Management Plan’ section. Your proposal may be returned without review if this issue is not corrected prior to proposal submission.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>No Primary Place of Performance - Enter a Primary Place of Performance on the Remainder of the Cover Sheet form <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Best,</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Sean Armstrong</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Sponsored Projects Administrator, Principal</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>University of Arizona</span><span style='color:#1F497D'> // </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Sponsored Projects Services</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>P.O. Box 3308</span><span style='color:#1F497D'> // </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Tucson, AZ 85722-3308</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>P: 520-626-6418</span><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>F: 520-626-4130<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Discussion of Research Administrators' Issues [mailto:RAMTALK@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Esham, Sherry L - (sesham)<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 14, 2011 12:36 PM<br><b>To:</b> RAMTALK@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU<br><b>Subject:</b> UA guidelines for submitting NSF proposals under NSF's cost sharing policy<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>UA guidelines for submitting NSF proposals under NSF’s cost sharing policy<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Links:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <a href="http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf11001">http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf11001</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>NSF Cost Sharing FAQs:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=costsharefaqs">http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=costsharefaqs</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>OMB Clarification Memorandum:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/memoranda_m01-06">http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/memoranda_m01-06</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>NSF has changed its’ cost sharing policy effective with proposals submitted on or after January 18, 2011. NSF no longer allows voluntary committed cost sharing unless specifically required by a program solicitation. The inclusion of person-months and $0 salary on a NSF budget is an example of voluntary committed cost sharing and is no longer allowed. The following guidelines and examples are provided to ensure UA maintain compliance with both the NSF cost sharing policy and the OMB Clarification memorandum. The OMB Clarification memorandum requires some level of faculty (or senior researcher) effort on most Federally-funded research programs. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><u>Example 1<o:p></o:p></u></p><p class=MsoNormal>A PI has an existing NSF program that funds two months of her salary. The PI is submitting an NSF proposal and does not want to request additional salary support from NSF. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The PI should list zero person-months and $0 salary on the budget page. The PI’s contribution to the project should be described in the Facilities, Equipment and Other Resources section. The description should be narrative in nature and must not include any quantifiable financial information. Be careful not to include a description of the PI’s contribution in the budget justification or project description. The person-months should be listed on the Current and Pending support page and an equivalent effort should be listed on the UA Proposal Routing Sheet. This effort is required to be tracked and certified per OMB Clarification memo and the University cost sharing policy.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><u>Example 2<o:p></o:p></u></p><p class=MsoNormal>A PI has an existing NSF program that funds two months of her salary. The PI is submitting an NSF proposal and will request additional salary support from NSF.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The PI should list the person-months and salary on the budget page. The budget justification should include a description of the PI’s commitment and why support greater than two months is needed. The person-months should be listed on the Current and Pending support page and an equivalent effort should be listed on the UA Proposal Routing Sheet.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><u>Example 3<o:p></o:p></u></p><p class=MsoNormal>Doctoral dissertation or fellowship proposal<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The faculty advisor should be listed as the PI on the cover sheet and budget with zero person-months and $0 salary. The student should be listed on the cover sheet but will need to be removed from the budget. The Facilities, Equipment, and Other Resources section should include a non-quantifiable description of the contribution by the faculty advisor and student. The person-months should be zero on the Current and Pending Support section for the faculty advisor and estimated for the student. The effort on the PRS should be equivalent to the Current and Pending Support section for both the faculty advisor and student. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>_________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sherry L. Esham<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Director, Sponsored Projects Services<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>888 N. Euclid, #510<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tucson, AZ 85719<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(520)626-6309 (tel)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(520)626-4137 (fax)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>