Please see the message below from NSF. 

Dear Colleagues,

I wanted to make you aware that the NSF Award Terms and Conditions have been revised. The suite of award terms and conditions includes the:

• NSF Agency Specific Requirements to the Research Terms and Conditions (ASR);
• Grant General Conditions (GC-1);
• Cooperative Agreement Financial & Administrative Terms and Conditions (CA-FATC);
• Cooperative Agreement Modifications and Supplemental Financial and Administrative Terms and Conditions for Major Multi-User Research Facility Projects and Federally Funded Research and Development Centers;
• Cooperative Agreement Modifications and Supplemental Financial and Administrative Terms and Conditions for Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Projects;
• International Research Terms and Conditions (IRTC);
• Special Terms and Conditions for Administration of NSF Conference or Travel Grants (FL 26);
• Special Terms and Conditions for Administration of NSF Conference or Travel Grants Made to International Organizations (FL 26 for IRTC);
• Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I Grant General Conditions (SBIR/STTR-I);
• SBIR/STTR Phase II Grant General Conditions (SBIR/STTR-II); and
• SBIR/STTR Phase II Cooperative Agreement Financial & Administrative Terms and Conditions (SBIR/STTR-II CA-FATC).

The revised award terms and conditions will apply to all new NSF awards and funding amendments to existing NSF awards made on or after January 30, 2023.

A new Article on Safe and Inclusive Work Environments for Off-Campus or Off-Site Research has been added to the award terms and conditions. Additional revisions have been incorporated for consistency with the most recent Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG).

If you have any questions regarding these changes, please contact the DIAS/Policy Office by email at policy@nsf.gov.

Regards,

The National Science Foundation