The National Science Foundation’s entire suite of Award Terms and Conditions has been revised to implement two new requirements, which are either mandated by regulation or legislation. Each set of terms and conditions is accompanied by a comprehensive summary of the changes made to that document.
The revised Terms and Conditions will apply to all new NSF awards and funding amendments to existing NSF awards issued on or after February 1, 2012. In addition to clarifications and other changes made to the conditions, significant changes include:
- Travel*, has been updated to incorporate revised circumstances under which use of a foreign-flag air carrier is permissible. The Article provides information on recent modifications to the “Open Skies” Agreement with the European Union, and includes a link to the General Services Administration website for additional information.
- Academic Technology Transfer and Commercialization of University Research**, is a new Article which requires higher education institutions that have NSF research support and at least $25,000,000 in total Federal research grants in the most recently completed Federal fiscal year to submit to NSF the URL that contains information on their transfer of technology and commercialization of research results efforts. This change has been mandated by the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act.
Revisions have been made to the following documents:
NSF Agency Specific Requirements (ASR) to the Research Terms and Conditions (RTC)
- Agency Specific Research Terms and Conditions (NSF), February 1, 2012
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsfrtc212
- Significant Changes to Agency Specific Research Terms and Conditions (NSF), February 1, 2012
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsfrtc212sigch
Grant General Conditions (GC-1)
- Grant General Conditions (GC-1) February 1, 2012
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=gc0212
- Significant Changes in GC-1, February 1, 2012
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=gc0212sigch
Cooperative Agreement Financial & Administrative Terms and Conditions (CA-FATC)
- Cooperative Agreement Financial and Administrative Terms (CAFATC), February 1, 2012
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=cafatc212
- Significant Changes to Cooperative Agreement Financial and Administrative Terms (CAFATC), February 1, 2012
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=cafatc212sigch
Cooperative Agreement Supplemental Financial & Administrative Terms and Conditions for Managers of Large Facilities
- Cooperative Agreement Supplemental Financial/Administrative Terms and Conditions for Large Facilities (CAFATC), February 1, 2012
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=cafatclf212
- Significant Changes to Cooperative Agreement Supplemental Financial/Administrative Terms and Conditions for Large Facilities (CAFATC), February 1, 2012
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=cafatclf212sigch
Cooperative Agreement Supplemental Financial & Administrative Terms and Conditions for Managers of Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCS)
- Cooperative Agreement Supplemental Financial/Administrative Terms and Conditions for Managers of FFRDCs, February 1, 2012
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=cafatcffrdc212
- Significant Changes to Cooperative Agreement Supplemental Financial/Administrative Terms and Conditions for Managers of FFRDCs, February 1, 2012
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=cafatcffrdc212sigch
International Research Terms and Conditions
- International Research Terms and Conditions (IRTC), February 1, 2012
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=irtc212
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I Grant General Conditions
- SBIR – Phase I Grant General Conditions, February 1, 2012
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=sbiri212
- Significant Changes to SBIR – Phase I Grant General Conditions, February 1, 2012
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=sbiri212sigch
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II Grant General Conditions
- SBIR – Phase II Grant General Conditions, February 1, 2012
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=sbirii212
- Significant Changes to SBIR – Phase II Grant General Conditions, February 1, 2012
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=sbirii212sigch
Administration of NSF Conference or Group Travel Grant Special Conditions (FL 26)
- Administration of NSF Conference or Group Travel Award Grant Conditions, February 1, 2012
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=fl2621
- Significant Changes to Administration of NSF Conference or Group Travel Award Grant Conditions, February 1, 2012
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=fl26212sigch
* This article does not apply to the SBIR/STTR Phase I grant conditions.
** This article only applies to the ASR and CA-FATC grant conditions.
